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Melody Randol |
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Fabric is fascinating. As a fabric artist, I use it in countless combinations to create scenes, illusions, complex patterns, and designs. Intriguing arrangements of fabric may scream or whisper, evoke tears or laughter, haunt or soothe. Although two dimensional, the order of fabrics may suggest light, movement, depth and dimension. Fabric is both visual and tactile, with color, value and texture palettes as diverse as Mother Nature's. I use fabric to create art quilts.
Quilts are universal, in both time and place. Quilts embody two common human needs: the need to conserve and the need to create. Why else would quilt makers around the globe take the time to sew recycled bits of fabric together into interesting designs, patterns, and pictorials? At the most basic level, a quilt warms the body - is a sensory comfort food. It may also trigger old memories, create new ones, elicit an intellectual reaction or evoke an aesthetic response. In one way or another, people connect with and react to quilts. I strive to create quilts that entice viewers to take a closer look - to see the parts as well as the whole, to note details not visible from afar, to ponder the techniques used in creating the quilt. If a visual image of the quilt imprints on the viewerıs mind, or if the viewer thinks about the quilt when it is no longer visible, I have succeeded in creating a piece of art. Visit Melody's website to see more of her work, www.melodyquilts.com |