Marge & Friends: Stitched Whimsies
Capitol Lakes Galleries
July 2 - August 29, 2019
Reception Friday July 12, 7 pm
333 W Main St
Madison, WI
Come stitch with Memory Cloth Circle
Tuesdays 11 :30 am
July 16, July 30 & August 13
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
WORDS!
Memory
Cloth Circle
January 8
– February 20
Reception
January 16, 2019
4:30 – 6:30 pm
Lakeside
Street Coffee House
402 W.
Lakeside Street
Madison,
Wisconsin
Join us
for a reception of the exhibit, WORDS, embroidered on vintage textiles on
January 16, 4:30-6:30. This exhibit
focuses on words, unusual words, meaningful phrases, and poems.
The
Memory Cloth Circle began at the Lakeside Street Coffee House as part of the
2013 MMOCA Triennial. Each week people
signed up to tell stories and embroider their memories. We’ve been continuing it ever since then.
Memory Cloth Circle will hold a free stitching workshop at Alicia
Ashman library on February 12, 1-3 pm.
Monday, May 29, 2017
Memory
Cloth Circle: Recent Work
Reception
Friday June 2, 7-10 pm
Madison
Public Library first and second floors
Exhibit June 1 –
July 27 2017
201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI
Mon-Thurs: 9-9, Fri: 9-6, Sat: 9-5
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| by Jane Pearlmutter |
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| by Brenna Hopkins |
On February 27, 2017 the New
York Times ran a full-page list of statements concerning the nature of
truth. This page inspired the Memory Cloth Circle to make this piece. Each stitcher created an individual response
on a vintage linen doily with hand crocheted lace borders.
We feel strongly
committed to the pursuit of truth as an essential element in the preservation
and growth of our democracy.
The
truth is hard. (Brenna Hopkins)
The
truth is hidden. (Kris Dohm)
The
truth must be pursued. (Peggy Thornton)
The truth is hard to hear. (Jane Pearlmutter)
The
truth is rarely simple. (Lisa Binkley)
The
truth isn’t so obvious. (Candy Flynn)
The
truth is necessary. (Leslee Nelson)
The
truth can’t be glossed over. (Evelyn Kain)
The
truth has no agenda. (Bobbie Malone)
The
truth can’t be manufactured. (Joan Zieger)
The
truth doesn’t take sides. (Maureen Griffin)
The
truth isn’t red or blue. (Cynde Quinn)
The
truth is hard to accept. (Marinela Manistrili)
The
truth pulls no punches. (Pam Phillips Olson)
The
truth is powerful. (Marilyn Wedberg)
The
truth is under attack. (Ellen Nordsieck)
The
truth is worth defending. (Madge Klais)
The
truth requires taking a stand. (Sherri Shokler)
The
truth is more important now than ever. (Marilee Wertlake)
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Laurie Stephens Vance - ALL THE GOOD YOU DO
Laurie Stephens Vance
I have always stitched and loved stitching as far back as I can remember. Many times I have told people I could sit and embroider all day long if I could. A more wonderful and relaxing activity I have never been able to find; lest it be swimming, perhaps. Thankfully, finding a group with like-minded people (who love stitching, too), has been such a blessing for me! And I hope for them, too.
ALL THE GOOD YOU DO
Vintage Hankie, Viol, Fabric, Lace, Floss, Bias Tape,
Various and Sundry Embellishments like Fake Rhinestones and Plastic Figurines.
This piece was a lot of fun to put together! It is frivolous and fun; but also highlights the very important truth: All The Good You Do Will Come Back To You! There is only so much energy in the world and when someone does something, good or bad, it will eventually come back their way. So, why not let it be Good? Even when one thinks they will never see the benefit of the good they are doing; one day, totally out of the blue, the Good Deed surely flies back to us. Much to our surprise and amazement!
Sherri Shokler - We Are Stardust
Sherri Shokler
We Are Stardust
Hand-dyed cotton and linen, commercial cotton fabric,
vintage doily pieces, rick-rack, cotton, wool and metallic threads, beads,
netting and hand made paper.
Stitching a humble sampler
A beginners attempt at applique
A daughter’s heart and soul
Fraught with dark energy
Circles of cloth and a simple grid
Hands and spirit lead the way
No rules, no plan
Just exploration
Of a color that delights,
A texture that comforts,
A material that sparks interest
Stitching becomes a meditation
A relief, a respite
From the pain and anguish of a situation
That is uncertain and unpredictable
In everything except in its unrelenting chaos
Stitch transforms
One stitch, then another and another
Breathing
Quietly
Within the circle of creative energy
Something new emerges
Spiraling upward, onward
Stitching a sampler of starlit galaxies
Filled with endless possibilities
Monday, October 12, 2015
Maureen Griffin HOPE
Hope
Cotton fabric and embroidery
thread, Czech crystal beads.
11” X 5”
Custom Wooden Frame (by Lynn’s)
“There is always hope,” spoken by
a five year old boy who was asked by his Hebrew teacher if he knew the meaning
of the sanctuary light in the temple. He had recently lost his father to
cancer. The Tree of Life image holds great meaning to his mother.
Kris Dohm RED THREAD
Red Thread
Vintage Linen, embellished.
10” x 11”
The “Red Thread” quote is from a Chinese saying. It perfectly reflects how I felt when meeting
my first grandchild, adopted from Taiwan.
I imagined her looking out the window at the same moon as I, not yet
knowing that we’d meet, when we’d meet.
Fabric and fibers are my choice of artistic medium. I have sewn, quilted, stitched, printed, dyed
and collected all kinds of textiles and trims for most of my life. I recently have connected with a circle of
like minded stitchers and reconnected with my love of hand stitching. One of my favorite forms of art is using
vintage linens and trims in my work to both honor the original makers and add
my own mark.
I sell some of my work at CharlotteOnSunday.etsy.com
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