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Tapestry Topics
A Quarterly Review of Tapestry Art Today |
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Spring 2004 Vol 30 No1 |
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| Sarah Swett’s images, which according to the artist, reflect "wine, women, friendship, the universe, everything" could not be more true. Her use of figurative narrative in pieces like "Mary Magdalene and Maud" speaks to the comforts, familiarity, and intimacy of personal relationships. As complex visual stories emerge, we feel privy to not only Swett's superb technique and artistry but to her personal vision of life spent and shared in places and spaces she loves. Personal symbolism and common objects pique our curiosity. A sense of spirituality washes over her work, her world. As we look on, we are honored to be a part of her vision, feel glad to have been included in such special places. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Priscilla Lynch, Beach Babes, 2003, 23.5"x19.5"
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| "Beach Babes," Priscilla Lynch's brightly colored figurative work, offers a humorous glimpse of women (Lynch's real friends) having fun and relaxing. From a place of the outer, everyday world, we are transported to the inner spirituality of "Communion of Spirits." Lynch's admiration of prayer rugs is translated into a luminous display of reds and purples whose geometry prepares a place of focus, centering, and depth of feeling. We are drawn in, energized. We come away with the realization there is space for the multi-faceted "all" of us. |
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| As we round the corner, "Road from Here to There" and "Somewhere Sometime Ago," works by Tommye Scanlin. pull us in, away from our place of observation. Viewing the postcard-like images, we wonder where she is going, where the road leads. Scanlin, who sketches on road trips as her husband drives along, invites us to share her personal vision. They are like snapshots of places near and far from her home that if not captured, blend, blur, or look the same. We walk away with the feeling we have been someplace special. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sarah Swett, Mary Magdalene and Maud, 2003, 33"x26"
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