"Hocus Pocus Snippet" Char Wirfs Banner-style Textile Collage with Halloween theme. Currently on display at the Galleria Art Presence Art Center, Jacksonville, Oregon Sept. 16th to October 2, 2022 art-presence.org
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Candy Corn Pillows Char Wirfs Textiles Currently on display at "Hocus Pocus" Sept 16th to Oct. 30th, 2022 Art Presence Art Center, Jacksonville, OR art-presence.org Hand stitched and embellished with embroidery floss, beads, sequins, roving, and various trims. These 12" pillows were pure fun to stitch together. A smaller version are ornaments.
"Celtic Cottage" Textile, 12" by 12" Char Wirfs Rogue Gallery and Art Center has an Irish-themed show for their Celtic Celebration every March. This was an entry for that show which I put together a few celebrations ago. It's a cotton fabric collage of several fussy cuts, a hand embroidered cottage, and a green sun embellished with a celtic-style designs which I free handed. All pieces are appliquéd on a pieced background and hand quilted. It was recently displayed at "The Galleria", Art Presence Art Center Jacksonville, OR "Tenth Anniversary Show" April 8 to May 29, 2022 Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday from noon to 5pm http://art-presence.org Subscribe to Art Presence Art Center News Letter email: Nancy Sterling, nancy@nancysterlingfineart.com
" Crossing The Blues", Snippet Roll Textile Char Wirfs 40" by 3" Currently on Display at Rogue Gallery and Art Center 40 South Bartlett St. Medford, OR roguegallery.org Recently Displayed at The Galleria Art Presence Art Center, Jacksonville, OR "Tenth Anniversary Show" April 8 to May 29: Friday, Saturday, Sunday from noon to 5pm See Photos below for the whole 40" roll I entered a contest sponsored by Quilting Arts magazine in the fall of 2021. There were over 600 entries and only 10 were chosen. This wasn't one of the winners, but I learned many helpful things to enhance my creative uses with textiles. For several years I had two homes in Tacoma, WA and Baker City, OR and I drove back and forth between them. The Blue Mountains are East of Pendleton, OR and I crossed them in all kinds of weather conditions. My favorite was late Spring when the wildflowers were blooming. I chose that for my theme. The piece is rolled up on a child's toy wo
"Summer" Textile: 8" x 10" Char Wirfs This is a piece from a seasonal series of four: "Seasons of Paris". These all feature a photo transfer printed on fabric and appliquéd to a pieced background. I chose black and white fabrics with a bright snippet fabric added and bits of embroidered embellishments. They are hand appliquéd and hand quilted mini quilts and are mounted on canvas to display in a stand or to be hung on the wall. Each piece reflects the mood of the season. Recently displayed at the Galleria of Art Presence Art Center, Jacksonville, OR "Tenth Anniversary Show"-- April 8 to May 29, 2022 http://art-presence.org Open: Friday Saturday & Sunday from noon to 5:00pm Spring, These two pieces are now in a private collection. Spring 2
Gelato Textile Char Wirfs Size 41" by 30" This started as one block which is the girl on a bicycle. Borders were added around the block in a round-robin style. These were machine pieced. Appliquéd pieces and embroidery embellishments were added for final touches. It hangs from a rod inserted in a back sleeve, which is a traditional hanging for a wall quilt. This piece celebrates Spring. Recently Displayed at Art Presence Art Center Jacksonville, OR "Tenth Anniversary Show" April 8 to May 29, 2022 Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 5:00pm http://artpresence.org