Mary Felder Art - Art Quilts, Mixed Media Collages, Photographs

Falling Rain This piece was quilted on my Queen Quilter, a machine purchased with a grant from the Cultural Economy Foundation of Louisiana.  it is machine quilted and machine appliquéd.  The beads represent the falling rain drops.  The next photo shows a closeup.

I recently received a grant from the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation to acquire a quilting machine.  This makes it possible for me to machine quilt my large pieces myself.  I am attaching a photo of a red and yellow piece that is incomplete.  This is the piece after it was finished.  I hand dyed the fabric, machine quilted it, and made fabric beads for embellishment.

Abstract Fabric Collages At the May meeting of The Contemporary Fiber Artists of Louisiana, I led the group in creating abstract fabric collages. Mary Ingalls and Michael Young assisted. We, along with Rosemary Uchniat, had recently taken a class with Randall Henry, a local abstract artist who uses mostly paper, tissue and found objects. Materials are easy to find - fabric, fibers, magazine paper, tissue paper, glue, foam brushes and found objects. I used heavy paper or fabric for my background. Below are some of the collages I created as samples . "Blue Bayou" "Eye See You" Collage: An artistic composition of materials and objects pasted over a surface, often with unifying lines and color. ( www.answers.com ) "Twisted" "In the Forest" "Blue Skies" TIPS: Be careful when gluing. Too much glue can warp a paper background. Work intuitively. Don't try to create a picture. Starching and pressing fabri...