Maria Shell Anchorage, Alaska, USA How do I get color to vibrate? How do I get a self made print to read against another self made print? How can I stitch these elements together so that the viewer sees not only hundreds of scraps of fabric but also the SUM–the

Martha Ressler Hamburg, Pennsylvania, USA A painter first, Ressler specialized in industrial subjects and working-class neighborhoods. But the allure of Fiberart won her away. She has been sewing since she was 13, and loves the textures of fabric. >She walks a lot, and takes photos or does sketches of her

Mikiko “Micky” Takase Tamamura, Sawa-Gun, Gunma, Japan “Before Jim Hay began teaching me about Art Quilts, I had studied traditional quilt-making for a long time here in Japan. I first became impressed with quilts from watching an old American TV program “Little House on the Prairie”. Now I enjoy making

Catherine McDonald Christchurch, New Zealand Catherine comes from Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand and has been a textile artist for 30+years. She is heavily into surface design and creating original fabrics for her works and for sale. Catherine has taught both surface design and specific projects both

Karol Kusmaul Inverness, Florida, USA I am fascinated by human faces and figures. Many of my quilts tell personal stories of my family and experiences. A great day for me is one in which I can play with my collection of thrift store shirts, skirts, pants and dresses, cutting the

Regina Marzlin Nova Scotia, Canada After immigrating to Canada from Germany in 2003 I discovered the fascination of quilting, first as a traditional craft, increasingly as a means for artistic expression. I taught myself how to use a sewing machine and  learned techniques mostly from books. I wanted to learn

Eunhee Lee Seoul, South Korea I walked through ‘Insadong’ street and entered an exhibition hall by chance. There I saw a quilt exhibition. It was very different from the quilt I knew. It was an ‘art work’. I was deeply shocked and impressed, and began to art quilt in earnest.

Deb Cashatt Cameron Park, California, USA Professionally, I have been part of the creative duo Pixeladies since 2003. Pixeladies create art quilts, teach Photoshop, and print their own fabric. Joining Cloth in Common is one of the first solo artistic endeavors I have undertaken in a long time. Probably like

Terry Grant Oregon, USA I have been sewing, drawing, and painting forever. I earned a degree in art and focused on painting and printmaking. It wasn’t until I saw a group of beautiful quilts that it occurred to me that my love of art and of textiles and sewing could

Dörte-Ina Liebing Borna, Germany I am a textile artist, I live and work in Germany. Since 2006 I have been focusing on textile materials and techniques. Before, I have graduated in economics (accounting/statistics) at the University of Leipzig and I am working as a tax counselor today. I am delighted

Like many others in the group, when I heard that our prompt would be “neighborhood,” I immediately thought back to when I was a kid. I moved around a lot, but always lived in suburbia. Kids played outside a lot. We rode bikes, built forts, and went from one yard

https://www.welt.de/newsticker/news1/article175885722/Leute-Schwedische-Kultband-Abba-fuer-zwei-Songs-wiedervereint.html Scientists at the IST Austria have found that the fastest growing cell in the eggs of zebra fish inhibits its neighbors using mechanical signals. “The winner takes it all, the loser’s standing small” – this quote from the famous song by the Swedish pop group ABBA also applies to