Fiber Connections
Recent Work by Dawn Wilson on display at Booklovers' Gourmet, 55 East Main Street, Webster. Meet the artist Sunday, May 18 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-7 p.m., Saturday 10-5 p.m., Sunday 10-4 p.m. Call 508-949-6232 for more information.
Artist's statement: We all have connections, whether it’s to people, nature or our history. Through the medium of fiber I am exploring what connections I have to my life. Most of the materials I use are recycled or repurposed and recreated into a visual representation of that moment in time. The stories that come out of those materials speak to me internally.
The paper quilt series stems from my love of paper and the salvaging process that goes into collecting it. Today’s society has become such a throw away society that most people don’t even think about what they are throwing away. Working in the print industry I am amazed at how much “unusable” paper is tossed. Being socially conscious it has become my duty to “rescue” these gems out of the recycle bin and find a use for them. The paper quilt series is my accumulation of this collecting process and through the creative process giving the materials a new voice.
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