 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| All works on this site are copyright protected by the artist. All of the images on this web site are © Patricia Gould. These images may not be used, copied, reproduced or distributed by any means in whole or in part without the written permission of Patricia Gould. |
 |
| ANGEL FIRE DESIGNS |
With a BA in Fine Arts/Art History, and sewing since the age of eight, it’s no surprise that I chose fiber art as my passion in life. A true fabric addict, many different types of fabrics find their way into my quilts and wearable art and I never met a color I didn’t like. Travel was a very important part of my upbringing and my family visited almost all the National Parks in the US and Canada before I was out of school which gave me a deep appreciation for our precious Mother Earth and her creatures. Since 1993, I have been making landscape art quilts, drawing inspiration from trips to China, East Africa, Russia, Antarctica, and extensive travel throughout North America and Europe. I’m drawn to a few subjects in nature that I find perpetually intriguing by themselves and my voice is whispering a tribute to the incredible beauty in both the subtle and violent forces of nature, only touched by the hand of humans on rare occasions. I’m obsessively drawn to trees, rocks, all forms of water, and animals; I portray these subjects as if they were asking to me to reveal their messages to the world. A self-taught quilter, I am captivated by the tactile qualities and subtle displays of color and light in fabrics, especially in silks and hand-dyes. While inspired to create landscapes using a variety of techniques, I generally work from photographs and interpret the scene inspired by my emotions at that time and place. My current work is created spontaneously, manipulating the fabric with very little drawing or planning. I find that I work best in that freestyle manner, quickly assembling my fabric collage with fabric pieces, paint, and other materials, based on value and texture. Chiaroscuro gives depth and three-dimensionality to my landscapes and animal portraits. Certain subjects demand to be rendered in a “whole-cloth” painted manner with no appliqué and I especially enjoy doing those on silk. My fiber pieces are dramatic portraits of Earth and I hope to draw the viewers into these scenes to share the exhilaration I feel and to cherish the wonders of the place we call home. |
| Three Gentoos, one of 288 12" square fiber art works to be auctioned online beginning September 20, 2010. SAQA auction page |
| I was honored to be invited to exhibit my work at the 2009 Florence Biennale. See the three pieces I exhibited and some photos of the opening ceremony here. |