Twisp of Fate

I stopped by the Confluence Gallery in Twisp yesterday to photograph the shawl pins I have on consignment there.  Rick was with me and we realized he had not yet seen the current show:  Fragments of Color.  The work is from a Pacific Northwest artist group called Fiber Optix, whose chosen medium is the art quilt or quilted wall hanging.

It’s a stunning show.  Many of the artists dye or handpaint (with dye) their fabrics, so they are completely unlike commercial fabrics found in quilt stores.  There is often a lot of surface embellishment.  I went back into the gallery today to get some general shots for the blog:

As you can see, they paired the wall hangings with art glass from Twisp River Glass (Jeremy Newman and Allison Ciancibelli, husband and wife team who live up the Twisp River and show their work nationally).

The gallery is also emphasizing fiber arts in the gift shop area, and invited our local weaving guild to bring items in for this show, especially:

They have also set up a quilting studio in the front of the gallery, in a space that used to be a cafe and is now usually used for showcasing work not included in the current show.  The women who are quilting and demonstrating in that area weren’t there when I took these photos today, but I will try to get back by next week and capture that part of the exhibit.

It runs through April 10th.  Definitely worth a visit if you happen to be in the valley!