SAQA Texas Showcase, Texas IS a State of Mind, 2024
North Texas Local Connection: Remembering the Land
41.5” x 36”
Tina Hilton, Nancy Tully, Jackie Nixon-Fulton, Cyndi Watson, Connie Akers, Carolyn Skei, Emanda Johnson, Ava Nell Harris, Joy Holekamp, Renee Turner, Jonquele Jones
Starting from the photo of an abandoned farmstead by Nancy Tully, the NTX Connection was challenged to interpret it for the Texas regional exhibition. Discussion flowed around the themes of death and renewal, memory, our beloved flora and fauna, and the Texas landscape itself with its times and seasons. Row 1 Tina Hilton: Fractured Memories Nancy Tully: Reference Photo Jackie Nixon-Fulton: Remembrances Row 2 Cyndi Watson: Texas Summer Nancy Tully: Connie Akers: Row 3 Carolyn Skei: Windows on the Past Emanda Johnson: Ava Nell Harris: Fondly Remembering the Horned Toad Row 4 Joy Holekamp: Sunflowers|Renee Turner: Texas Poppy|Jonquele Jones: Ghosts
Ellen Baranowski, Tyler
Seasonal Life
14” x 16”
Plants and flowers are abundant in Texas all year long, from bluebonnets and azaleas in the spring to pippin' pansies at Christmas the eye delights in the colors of seasonal life. This piece represents the sun as flowers unfold along its rays.
Shibori resist, indigo dye, botanical printing, Sashiko stitched, embroidery
$100
NFS
Keri Bass, Houston
Coffee Quest
40” x 40”
Four friends gather around a table that is also a latte, in a mug displaying the Houston skyline. Around them, the names of Houston independent coffeeshops past and present reveal their city travels, with a border of latte art as seen over months of coffee socials.
Painted, machine appliquéd, machine quilted
www.instagram.com/paintedhippo
$1850
Deborah Boschert, Lewisville
Multiple Truths
52” x 21”
I often feel an uncomfortable tension about building a life in Texas. There are many things I love including enriching opportunities, stunning natural and urban beauty, and interesting people. There are also things that I find troublesome including social divisions, poor public infrastructure and support, and conservative policies and laws. People make many assumptions about Texas, but it's not one thing. It's full of individuals living their lives in the best ways they know how. Some are thriving, some are struggling and there are many in between. I'd like to spend more time sitting with my neighbors, sharing our ideas about the world and working together for the greater good of all people.
Fused appliqué, printmaking, FM quilting, hand embroidery
www.deborahsstudio.com
$1700
Lori Cook, Hewitt
My Texas Spiny Lizard Muse
33.5” x 18.5
The day is lovely and once again this Texas Spiny Lizard is out and about in my yard, and in my flowerpots. On my patio, he almost runs across my feet. Once I found him inside, sunbathing on my window blinds. To my surprise he is calm and ready for his photo-op. On hands and knees I look into his eyes. I think we love each other...I wonder if he is a prince in disguise ( I will never try to kiss him) or a relative from another life. When the days turn cooler and he is no longer showing up I wonder when I will see him again. My phone is full of his photos, and they inspire me. I'm so glad to meet you, my Texas Spiny Lizard Muse!
Thread painting, FM embroidery/quilting, painted paper & fabrics, collage
NFS
Stephanie Dahl, Garden Ridge
Busted
41” x 41”
Oil is the liquid gold flowing through Texas history -- but not always. Sometimes that gold turns to dust. This landscape quilt was inspired by an EPA government photograph of abandoned oil derricks on an abandoned farm near Kilgore, TX, c. 1970
Hand-embroidered, embellished, machine-pieced and appliquéd, FM quilted, thread painted and crayon
www.thenarrativethread.com
$650
Tana Doss, Tyler
Spotted in the Woods
29” x 24”
From an early age, wandering in the woods and catching a glimpse of wildlife has been a source of inner joy. Alert is signaled, predator near. So still, the fawn stood. My breath caught and stopped, stillness and quiet. Searching the canopy of dappled light, Cherishing the moment of a precious sight.
Wet appliqué collage, stencil, monoprint, painted fabric and papers. FM quilting
www.instagram.com/tanadossstudio/
$1300
Melanie Dossey, Holly Lake Ranch
Portholes and Sounds of the Texas Gulf Coast
22” x 18”
A view of the quietness of the surf and birds on the coast of Texas| Learning to sail as a teenager, I learned to appreciate the sounds of birds and the constant rolling surf near Galveston. The beach sounds on the Gulf coast were a welcome contrast to Central Texas where the whistle of dry wind was followed by the sand found on our windowsills.
Hand and machine stitching, deconstructed paper stitching with thread pulling and wax
NFS
Katherine Dossman, Belton
Bluebonnet Highway
20” x 28”
Living in Texas in the springtime is can be very colorful. The bluebonnets and others flowers that bloom can make a field appear to be an ocean and while traveling down many roads and highways the flowers can make one really appreciate the bluebonnets and the beauty they give to the landscape. I have added a few of my original haiku in this piece.
Hand dyed with inks, fabric markers. Machine quilted, embellished with hand stitching.
www.katherine2282.com
$300
Mel Dugosh, Hondo
The Oaks at Fulton Beach
30” x 32”
The distinctive oaks at Fulton Beach in Rockport, Texas together lean inland from weathering storms that build offshore - producing gale force winds that for centuries have blown with enough bluster to permanently bend these remarkable trees.
Edge turned hand appliqué, thread painting, machine quilting
www.quiltanddagger.com
$600
Jan Fox, Houston
Keep Austin Weird
31” x 45”
The armadillo is the official small mammal of Texas. But it is brown and gray, much too dull to represent the unique vibe of Austin. So I propose that this psychedelic, zentangled, beer rustling fellow be adopted as the mascot for our capital city. Doing our part to Keep Austin Weird!
Raw edge appliqué
$175
Muff Fregia, Midland
Permian Basin = Energy
57” x 45”
The Permian Basin is the heart of oil and natural gas resources in Texas, and its production leaves a distinctive mark on the landscape. When one has been away and flies home, the caliche roads, familiar dots of rigs and wellheads, as seen from above, announce that return is imminent. This is a fanciful view of oilfields sprawling into farmland and mountains beyond. I enjoy creating colorful skies in multiple fabric textures; it is the viewer's choice as to whether a sunrise or a sunset is represented!
Piecing, raw-edge appliqué, collage
$1500
Elisa Galloway, San Antonio
Lady Bird Roadsde Beauty
59.5” x 40.75”
Designated in 1901 as the official state flower of Texas, the bluebonnet blooms along the highways and open fields in Texas, a showcase in the Springtime.|The quilted panel is a beautiful tribute to Lady Bird Johnson. When President Lyndon Johnson was in office from 1963 to 1969, his wife ""Lady Bird"" made beautification and the seeding of wildflowers an important initiative.|Wildflower seeds were sown across Texas and all of America. She deeply cared about the environment. Partly due to her efforts, the Highway Beautification Act passed in 1965. Now many of the highways all across our nation are blessed with the natural beauty of wildflowers.
Pieced, Braid Template by Kate Collera Designs, Design based on ""Sew Special Quilts,”"San Antonio 2019 Shop Hop Quilt Pattern,” Machine quilting
$475
Debra Goley, AZ
Cacti at First Light
40” x 45”
The cacti that dots the west Texas landscape, are brought within a safe view. At dawns first light, the prickly pear thrives, stretching forth to the sun's rays. New pads are constantly exposing themselves as the light changes throughout the day. There is a play of differing shades of green as the daylight progresses. Zooming in to the thorns of this western desert plant, allows a new way to look at it.
Pieced, drawing on stabilizer, reverse appliqué, FM quilting
$2300
Jamie Graham, Waco
Mother Tree
20” x 23.5”
Live Oak trees are an important part of Texas history; from the Treaty Oak in Austin where Stephen F. Austin signed a boundary treaty with the Comanches to the Ranger Oak near Gonzales that sheltered an early encampment of Texas Rangers. |They grow large and proud. The Columbus (TX) tree is believed to be 500 years old and Big Tree near Rockport is believed to be one of the largest in the United States. They are protected under state law and it is illegal to cut down a Live Oak that is more than 24 inches in diameter. Mother Tree is an homage to a special Live Oak in Waco.
Dye painting, appliqué, machine quilting, yarn couching
Instagram.com/textileartistjamie
$500
Jean Grimes, Wolfforth
Summer Prairie
51.25” x 36”
Fields of native Texas prairie grass dotted with patches of yellow dyers flowers and purple Tahoka daisies surround my house with color each summer. God paints beautiful colors that change each day on this prairie.
Hand painted silk, hand dyed cotton overdyed by Arashi shibori. Pieced, machine quilted and embroidered
$2000
Ava Harris, Fort Worth
A Study in Orange and White
13” x 16”
The distinctive orange and white roofing and A-line building signal to all Texans a beloved fast-food stop. Using the bold colors and strong lines, I created a needled-felted piece to mimic a tourist's water-color sketch of classical buildings in European cities.
Hand painted silk, hand dyed cotton overdyed by Arashi shibori. Pieced, machine quilted and embroidered
$300
Barbara Oliver Hartman, Flower Mound
Transition
52” x 41.5
This image was based on a picture I took of a tree in a Kroger parking lot near my house. The leaves were just starting to turn color in early fall. Inspired by the tree, and being a parking lot, much creative license was used to make this piece. The tree was misshaped and the parking lot not attractive. so many changes were made. In Texas, weather moves quickly and when I drove by the tree a couple of days later, the top had lost their leaves and the bottom part was red. It was a lucky thing that I got the picture when I did.
Raw edge appliqué covered in FM stitches, machine quilted.
www.barbaraoliverhartman.com
$5500
Jackie Heupel, Fredericksburg
Me and My Best Friend
18” x 12”
This is a version from a thisTexan’s travel of an African giraffe and his “"bestie,"" an Oxpecker working to clear the giraffe's head of pesky bugs. This is based on a photograph taken on a photo safari to Tanzania in 2016.
Painted, quilted
NFS
Sue Hill, Palestine
Texas Peace
33.5” x 30.5”
"Driving on the Texas highways in spring is like looking through a kaleidoscope. The colors and shapes of the wildflowers on the side of the road change quickly giving new, inspiring pictures of the Texas landscape. There is no """"order"""" to nature. The flowers do not care who grows beside them. Instead they come together to bring joy, awe and appreciation to their viewers. Isn't this what Texas is about? Since its beginning, Texas has been a collection of people and cultures creating its own kaleidoscope of wonderment. We grow beauty as we plant kindness, tolerance, hope, peace and love in our children. Let US reap the rewards of a magnificent landscape WE sow.
Appliqué, Couching, Hand embroidery, machine embroidery (Free standing flowers, leaves and text), FM quilting, thread painting, Piping/cording, Hand dyed fabric, bobbin work
NFS
Joy Holekamp, Hurst
Lizard Hidden in the Pepper Plant
15.5” x 15.5”
I photographed a lizard found in my pepper plant in the front flowerbed. The white zigzag indicated a female anole lizard. The photograph was edited with Procreate for a machine raw edge appliqué composition.
Appliqué, hand embroidery, fabric weaving, machine embroidery and hand sewn shiny beads, leaves and flowers
NFS
Tanya Jamison
A long Way From Home
15.5” x 15.5”
Making the road trip from Colorado to Houston can be arduous, especially in summer. Crossing the Texas border might bring a fleeting sense of relief, but it quickly dissipates when realizing that two thirds of the journey still lie ahead. This experience inspired me to create my own vision of the Texas landscape. Using a series of wallpaper images and the native colors of Texas as my inspiration, I sought to capture the essence of this vast and diverse state. Although, Texas is not my native home, I am captivated by the beauty of the harsh landscape offset by the stunning native flowers.
""Confetti-style"" fabric using small cut single color pieces, collaged onto the background. Machine quilted, both straight line and some FM quilting for detail.
$220
Texas: Big Sky, Hot Sun
Jonquele Jones, Ft. Worth
23” x 29”
Once you cross the Mississippi River and move west on I-20, the trees grow smaller and smaller and the sky grows wider until at Monahans, the oaks are rarely above 6 feet. The sun lands like a hammer on an anvil, sucking moisture from unprotected earth and withering thin leaves., opening up the amazing landscape of North America's central plains and deserts with Texas lying at the southern end. Blazing hot, blindingly bright.
Raw-edge appliqué, thread painting, quilting, beading.
NFS
Water Lily 2
Kathy Kennedy, Llano
30: x 30””
Our backyard pond in Central Texas brings enormous joy during the summer months. We enjoy our goldfish and Water Lilies. This quilt was created from my own photograph.
Applique, collage, free motion stitching on domestic machine
NFS
Amy Limbacher, Austin
Don’t Look Down
16.5” x 13.5”
Inspired by ""Looking Up"" at The Contemporary Austin-Laguna Gloria. The sculpture reminds me to not focus on where I'm going but to look up and take in the world around me.
Original design, home machine quilted, hand appliqué
NFS
Cindy Loos, Georgetown
Lovely Texas Live Oaks
24”x 35.5”
Texas Live Oaks hold a romantic interest to me. Their undulating trunks wave in and out to support great weight and needed shade. This quilt recognizes their beautiful lines and enduring beauty.
Appliqué, stitching, hand dyed and commercial fabrics, machine quilting
www.cindyloos.com
$450
Ruth Manny, Houston
Monarch Magnified: A Texas State of Mind
20” x 20”
In 1995 the Monarch butterfly was designated as the Texas state insect. Wings provide much more than flight. The bright orange color of the Monarch wings warns predators they are poisonous. Wings provide temperature regulation and a way to determine its sex. They also provide an indication of the butterfly's age. Depicted here is a magnified view of the scales (60 micrometers across) that compose the Monarch's wings resting on a Milkweed leaf. The top stitching on the scales represent the scale ridges. The bright coloration with scales intact suggests that of a young Monarch before migration.
Machine piecing, machine quilting, appliqué, couching, shading with inks
NFS
Melanie Marr, Houston
NASA Longhorn
15.5” x 21.5”
NASA Longhorn was inspired by a photo my husband took of a Longhorn on NASA property at Clear Lake. There is actually a herd of them there. NASA also has a large herd of deer on that property as well.
Drawing on paper, transferred to fabric, acrylic paints, quilted, stitched binding
$699
Mary Kate Martin, San Antonio
Crossing Borders
45.12” x 29.5”
Crossing Borders was created from a piece of rayon that fell apart when a bleach discharge failed (or, not). Three plus decades later, I attached the black blocks to a piece of white flannel. From red, yellow and orange embroidery floss (colors used in many South and Central American flags), I recognized the people crossing the blocks' burned borders. Four-letter words describe vividly and accurately the experiences of people crossing a border not only in TX, but anywhere in today's world. And what is a border crossing without the ubiquitous barbed wire. The quilt's 'border' recognizes the overwhelming role of money in Crossing Borders.
Bleach discharged rayon, cross stitch, stamped, stenciled.
$1200
Sherri Lipman McCauley, Lakeway
Whirling
38” x 21”
Texas seems to be hit with a number of storms and gusting winds. This abstract piece brings to mind a vision of the path of the storm as the winds whip up and whirl about. Lines created with paint on fabric, always changing, always in motion. The gestural marks I make are intuitive, abstract, and continually a surprise. As the pigment lands on the fabric, my challenge is to engage with the marks and make them a part of my design. The abstract aspect of my work is my favorite part of creating. Free form 'scribble' quilting lines were added to extend the design and integrate the artwork.
Painted, raw edge appliqué, machine stitched, and machine quilted
@sherri.mccauley
$1200
Susie Monday, San Antonio
Prickly Pear and Desert Wind
36” x 45”
Imagine the wind blowing though a prickly pear cactus, ruffling the blossoms and spinning around the old tunas from last season. Texas blue sky above.
iPad designed fabric with digital painting, fused collage, FM quilting and hand stitching.
www.susiemonday.com
$1200
Deborah Monroe, Tyler
Saturday at the Square
44.5” x 22”
Saturday at the Square was a meshing of childhood memories of my paternal grandmother and a photograph, author unknown, circa early 1809s, that has been in our family's possession as long as I remember.My grandparents were life-long farmers, residing in Noonday, Tx. My grandmother would tell me how they would load the wagon and take their goods, from corn, cotton, potatoes, peas, to the downtown square in Tyler to sell. An all-day process, my grandfather, Daddy Harlen, would harness his two prized mules, Blue and Snowball, to pull the load. I have depicted them in the artwork. My grandmother, Mammy, always wore a bonnet and skirt , as depicted in the woman leaning over the wagon.
Raw edged appliqué, thread painting
NFS
Mary Ann Nailos, Cedar Park
Gracklelandia
36.5” x 31”
Grackles are a part of the urban landscape of Texas. They can be found in great numbers in the parking lots of shopping centers. At dawn and dusk flocks of them make a ruckus in trees near the lighted entrances. Woe to the person who parks beneath these
Stamping, hand stitching, shibori dyeing, raw edge appliqué, machine quilting
$900
Becky Navarro, Sugar Land
Trick or Treat
24” x 27.5”
For a child, trick or treat means a bag full of candy. For the quilter, the last weekend in Houston, Texas, means the International Quilt Festival. Instead of a bag full of candy, the treat is bags full of fabrics, threads, and a head full of creative ideas.
Needle punch, hand embroidery, thread painting, Crayola crayon drawing, machine and hand appliqué, machine quilted
NFS
Amy Nelson, Round Rock
Boundaries 2: Layered and Fractured
42” x 31”
Amorphous. The earth beneath our feet is a boundary that appears immovable and semi-permanent. We build upon it, dig within it, but barely scratch the surface of its immensity. My fascination with geology started as a college student driving between home and college on the Texas Caprock. My route approached the Caprock, where, at a distance it grows along the distant sky as if it is an immense mesa. As the road climbs up the escarpment, a glimpse is offered of some of the geologic layers that comprise the region. They have been deposited, molded, fractured and eroded over millennia. Layers and Fractures is my interpretation in fabric of the geologic processes working over millions of years.
Machine piecing, hand-embroidery, FM machine quilting
NFS
Trish Nicholson, San Antonio
Horny Toad Love
29” x 36”
The Texas horned lizard (a.k.a. ""horny toad"" or ""horned frog"") is a threatened species. Rarely seen today, these docile little critters were once plentiful statewide. Like many Texans of my generation, I have fond memories of playing with them as a kid. My older brother taught me how to race them, releasing his and mine side-by-side to see which one would scurry away faster. ||Habitat loss and fire ants led to the decline. These lizards eat harvester ants, and pesticides that kill fire ants have decimated harvester ants as well. Fortunately, some Texas zoos have begun breeding the lizards in labs and are working with landowners to reintroduce them in habitats where they can thrive.
Fabric painting, raw-edge fusible appliqué, FM quilting, wired support for agave leaves
NFS
Jackie Nixon-Fulton, Paradise
Treasures: Found and Lost
18” x 22”
On my morning walks on our North Texas ranch, I collect seed pods, seeds, flowers, bones, and feathers, etc. The monochromatic sculptures of Louise Nevelson which are composed of wood detritus she collected from the streets of NY City, inspired me to feature my collections as an assemblage. I attached my finds to blocks of fabric with thread and assembled them into a larger piece. I have attempted to preserve my treasures; however, in nature, these ephemera would be covered with earth and microbes and would decay. This transiency is suggested by the veil of white paint. My treasures, though found, will ultimately be lost.|
Hand-stitching, painting
$500
Bobbe Nolan, Eagle Lake
Gave up My Woolens When I Moved to This Flat Place
53” x 39”
After 20 years in Texas I finally sacrificed my Minnesota woolens, carried through 10 states & 49 years of marriage. Here on the flat Coastal plain, we grow rice, dig up gravel, herd cattle. The sky stretches on forever; irrigated fields are leveled by laser-equipped tractors. Nine months of the year are hot & humid, the other 3 are usually mild. Sweaters & plaid wool shirts haven't come out of the closet until now, when they've become joyous dancers at the river's edge.
Pieced, appliqué, hand-painted
NFS
Erin Riola, Sugar Land
Black Gold, Texas Tea
39.5” x29.25”
""Black Gold, Texas Tea"" is born from rescued images of an oil company, salvaged during a thrifting adventure. Embracing the quintessential Texas theme of the oil industry, this piece explores the intersections of environment, industry, class, and location. By crafting log cabin quilt blocks from the found photographs and binding them with marbled paper to emulate the appearance of oil, the piece reflects on the transient nature of our environment. The use of repurposed materials speaks to a commitment to sustainability and the ever-changing landscape of our world.
Log cabin piecework, sewing
www.instagram.com/erinriola
$1200
Sarah Ruiz, Houston
Zero Eccentricity
34” x 37”
NASA's Johnson Space Center first drew me to Texas more than 20 years ago, and the aerospace industry continues to have a major impact in my area of southeast Houston. I enjoy making art that combines my engineering and artistic mindsets, and that incorporates space and science themes. In orbital mechanics, eccentricity represents how much an orbit deviates from being perfectly circular. Zero eccentricity may be a rare find in the universe, but it was my goal for the many orbit-inspired shapes on this quilt.
Turned edge appliqué, hand quilting
instagram.com/bysarahruiz
$1500
Kristy Samuels and Jo Sweet, Katy
Don’t Bug with Texas
33” x 33’
Texas is known for many things, including its large quantity and variety of insects, arachnids, and other creepy crawlies. We captured some of them doing Texas things, including an orb weaver spider playing Texas Hold'em poker, a scorpion eating a taco, and a roach making music with maracas. The creatures depicted here are, left to right and top to bottom: wasp, spider, bee; ladybug, scorpion, cricket; mosquito, cockroach, longhorn beetle.
Fusible machine appliqué, machine embroidered, machine quilted
NFS
MaryEllen Sax
Outlook Valley #2
22” x 14”
Outlook Valley #2 is a remake of an earlier piece which I felt needed more details to tell it's story, Although Outlook Valley #2 is a fantasy location it is one that was inspired by my personal collection of Texas bluebonnet photos. The fresh spring grass, big Texas sky, wild flowers and a rolling countryside that goes forever, are a combination of sights from many locations which I tried to embrace in one piece. I hope the viewer will enjoy my variety of elements of a spring day in Texas.
Hand inked and colored fabrics, hand embroidery and stitching.
NFS
Carolyn Skei, McKinney
Secondhand Boots
23” x 31”
Cowboy boot ownership is a Texas rite of passage. Who among us hasn't worn them with pride and limped away at day's end? I took the original photograph in a Waco-area shop famous for its used Western wear. What stories these many boots have to tell!
Textile collage based on artist's own photograph. Fusing, raw-edge collage, machine quilting and decorative stitching.
www.carolynskei.com
NFS
Sandra Stephenson, Levelland
Haboob
42” x 32.5”
Other than stunning sunsets, most of west Texas has little natural beauty; what we do have is miles and miles of miles and miles, dust storms, and sometimes a haboob...an awe-inspiring mega-dust storm.
Machine pieced and quilted, hand embroidery
NFS
Jeanie Schoennagel, Pittsburg
Maritime Signals
27.5” x 33.5”
Texas is a maritime state rich in coastline, ports and worldwide trade. Since my grandfather was in the Coast Guard, was an avid yachtsman, and taught power squadron classes, I have been interested in nautical flags. They are part of the international maritime signal flags and are used worldwide to communicate from ship to ship regardless of the language barriers between nations. Even with our modern radio system they are still being used to this day.|To honor the international maritime shipping that is abundant in Texas I have displayed a collage of these flags in my quilt Maritime Signals.
Pieced cotton fabrics and FM quilted
NFS
Annie Smith,The Woodlands
Nightfall Over the Bayou City
40” x 34”
Weather in the Houston area is ever-changing, so weather reports are a part of daily life. Former chief meteorologist Frank Billingsley shared pins sent in by viewers during his evening forecasts. Some of those sunsets' colors were stunning and inspired me to create my own vivid nightfall over the Bayou City.
Machine quilting; hand appliqué; hand embellishment
www.anniesmithart.com
$1100
Wendy Starn, Alexandria, LA
Cypress Sunset
36” x 36”
What could be more evocative of the gulf south than a cypress swamp? Sunset over water adds to the mood. The trees and birds are formed from painted cheesecloth, applied to a painted surface and heavily quilted. Borders are quilted with lacy branches of bald cypress leaves.
Painting, collage, machine quilting
instagram.com/splendiferousfiber/
NFS
Renee Summers, Austin
Uvalde: A Vigil
53” x 39”
The names of the Uvalde children and teachers should never be forgotten, along with the other souls in our schools lost to gun violence. The embroidered quotations are from the transcripts of 911 calls placed by children and teachers from Uvalde and other schools. These are words that no child or any teacher should have to utter.
Original watercolor painting printed commercially, original foundation paper piecing, hand embroidery, FM quilting
Unchastenstitch.com
$1000
Byrdy Wagner, La Coste
Poppy Memories
20” x 20”
Texans have been involved in many conflicts over the years. "Poppy Memories” reflects on one person who survived and who trusts that truth and beauty will surpass the strife. Picking poppies is a reflection on past conflicts and a wish for joy that must remain constant so we may survive our future.
Commercial cotton fabrics and batting, machine stitched, embroidery, couching hand stitching
$150
Karen Walters, Bullard
Country Stars Shine in Texas
29.75” x 34”
Nashville is known as the mecca of Country music. Many famous singers and songwriters were born in Texas and still have roots here, and others have moved on. Even though, their early music influence began in Texas.
Fused raw edge appliqué, fabric painting, painting lutradur, couching, quilting
NFS
Sylvia Weir, Beaumont
Earth, A Texas State of Mind
40” x 22”
Texas is BIG! And the center of the universe. Why else would Sunbonnet Sue consider growing her garden anywhere other than Texas.
Machine piecing, hand embroidery, hand appliqué, machine quilting
sylviaweirart.wordpress.com
$350
Marie Welsch, Austin
Butterflies and Thistles
12” x 12”
This painted piece was completed after I took a class with Judy Coates Perez who encouraged me to paint this copyright free design. It has been a good number of years since then, and I came across this painted thistle this spring. It reminded me that thistles in Texas may not be as full, yet I see plenty of them around and love to see butterflies visit them.
Hand painted, pieced and quilted
$250
Hope Wilmarth, Houston
Texas Blues
43” x 25”
Fields of blue are the harbinger of spring when Blue Bonnets bloom in the Hill Country of Texas.
Hand dyed organza, fused appliqué, domestic machine quilted
hopewilmarth.com
$2500
Sally Wilson, Southlake
Texas Solar Eclipse, 202423
23.8” x 30”
Millions watched the Texas Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. Our family chose to have a big family reunion that day so all 40 of us watched in awe as the sun crept behind an invisible moon, and then re-emerged.
Turned edge appliqué
NFS
Libby Williamson
Dress Code
83” x 15” x 10”
Free-motion quilting and machine sewing, hand-embroidery, couching, fabric painting
N
