"Breaking Boundaries: The Art of the Quilt"  
Now through December 31, 2008

Twenty-five regional art quilters were selected to participate by gallery owner Christie Minervini and guest curator Desiree Vaughn.

Artists were chosen for their unique design abilities, skilled craftsmanship and overall commitment to fiber art. Vaughn is being featured in the adjacent Rinaldo Gallery with her latest work.

Awards were announced earlier this month. First place and a $300 cash prize went to Pat McKean for "Blaze"; second place and $200 went to Jill Ault for "Divided Circle: Anthracite"; and third place with $100 went to Lenore Crawford for "Hybrid Lily III". Honorable mentions went to Jacky Trimble, Virginia Spiegel, Jeanne Beck, Pamela Allen, Susie Vigland, Sidney Inch, Lynn Krawczyk, Sue Holdaway-Heys and Lisa Chipetine.

Over 100 art quilts are on display through the Mercato at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons through December 31, 2008. Gallery hours are Monday - Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Thursday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.  

	Autumn, 2007   Pamela Allen, Kingston, Ontario 22” x 17” Recycled and commercial fabric, hand raw edge applique, decorative embroidery $800
	Hildegard’s Veriditas, 2007 Pamela Allen, Kingston, Ontario 18” x 45” Recycled and commercial fabric, hand raw edge applique, found object embellishment $1,300
	Connections Mary Andrews, Grand Blanc, Michigan 31” x 24” Hand dyed, pole wrapped and stitched shibori on cotton; machine quilted $600
	Passing Through Mary Andrews, Grand Blanc, Michigan 20” x 30” Hand dyed cotton fabric,   machine pieced and hand quilted $600
	Sand Dollar #3 Mary Andrews, Grand Blanc, Michigan 27” x 27” Dye painted and overdyed whole cloth; machine and hand quilted, hand beaded $750
	Divided Circle: Anthracite Jill Ault, Ann Arbor, Michigan Framed 20” x 20” pieced silk organza, shibori dyed, embroidery $350
	East Lake Jill Ault, Ann Arbor, Michigan Framed 20” x 20” pieced silk organza, shibori dyed,beads $350
	Crooked Lake Jill Ault, Ann Arbor, Michigan Framed 20” x 20” pieced silk organza, shibori dyed, embroidery $350
	Log Cabin Study No. 12, 2008 Sarah Bearup-Neal, Empire, Michigan 45.5” x 45.5” Commercial cottons, recycled men’s shirts, machine pieced and machine quilted with hand quilting $350
	Banner Study No. 18, 2007 Sarah Bearup-Neal, Empire, Michigan 11" x 57" Commercial cottons, recycled men’s shirts, machine pieced, machine quilted $275
	Banner Study No. 23, 2007 Sarah Bearup-Neal, Empire, Michigan 8” x 67” Commercial cottons,   machine pieced, machine quilted $175
	Forgotten Language, 2006 Jeanne Beck, Canandaigua, New York 22” x 28” Dyed silk, canvas, paint,  machine and hand stitching $1,200
	King Ngoya’s Dream, 2006 Jeanne Beck, Canandaigua, New York 28” x 38” Silk charmeuse, silk crepe, cotton; dyed discharged, printed with acrylic paints, machine and hand stitching $1,400
	Harvest Jeanne Beck, Canandaigua, New York 26” x 40” Cotton, silk organza; dyed, painted, applique, hand and machine stitching $1,800
	Bronze Crazy Hazel Bradshaw, Grand Blanc, Michigan 20” x 20” Variety of fabrics, embellished with metallic threads, buttons, beads and metal clips $200
	Symbols Hazel Bradshaw, Grand Blanc, Michigan 18.5” x 21.5” Cotton fabrics, embellished with metallic threads and beads $175
	A Place in the Country Kathie Briggs, Charlevoix, Michigan 23” x 28” Hand dyed silk and cotton and commercial fabric $450
	Mostly Sunny/ Scattered Showers Kathie Briggs, Charlevoix, Michigan 18” x 18” Hand dyed, screen printed silk; mounted on artist’s canvas $200
	The Bay Kathie Briggs, Charlevoix, Michigan 9” x 12” Hand dyed and commercial cotton fabric; mounted on artist’s canvas Sold
	All She Wrote: A Calendar of Days Barbara Bushey, Ann Arbor, Michigan 16” x 12” Hand dyed and discharged fabric,   hand and machine stitching $150
	All She Wrote: Diary Barbara Bushey, Ann Arbor, Michigan 25” x 7” Hand dyed and commercial over-dyed fabric, hand and machine stitching $150
	All She Wrote: Posted Notes Barbara Bushey, Ann Arbor, Michigan 15.5” x 16.5” Hand dyed fabric, hand and machine stitching $150
	Dilithium Overdrive Lisa Chipetine, West Hempstead, New York 27” x 24” Extensive threadpainting $1,400
	Trapped Lisa Chipetine, West Hempstead, New York 25.5” x 23” Simplistic mixed media $950
	Sunrise Over Tuscany Lenore Crawford, Midland, Michigan 21.5” x 35.5” Hand painted and machine quilted $750
	Boy on the Beach Lenore Crawford, Midland, Michigan 29.5” x 37” Hand painted and machine quilted $1,500
	Hybrid Lily III Lenore Crawford, Midland, Michigan 31” x 37.5” Hand painted and machine quilted $1,600
	Self Portrait in Sun Glasses Cheryl Dineen Ferrin, Mattawan, MI 85” x 78” Portrait art quilt with hand dyed and commercial cottons and faux Lame $4,700
	Elements 33 Cheryl Dineen Ferrin, Mattawan, MI 22” x 10.5”, Articulated art quilt with hand dyed silks, freshwater pearl and brass and gold-plated jewelry findings $1,600
	Elements 16 Cheryl Dineen Ferrin, Mattawan, MI 22” x 10.5” Articulated art quilt with hand dyed silks, freshwater pearl and brass and gold-plated jewelry findings $225
	Fog Clairan Ferrono, Chicago, Illinois 13” x 12.5” Hand dyed and hand painted cottons, thread $350
	Runs Through It Clairan Ferrono, Chicago, Illinois 21” x 27” Cottons, thread $850
	Fool’s Journey Clairan Ferrono, Chicago, Illinois 40” x 48” Cottons, thread $1,350
	Blue Trees Sue Holdaway-Heys, Ann Arbor, Michigan 20” x 24” Fused raw edge applique and quilted using a poem in free-form, hand dyed fabrics and some commercial Sold
	Autumn Sue Holdaway-Heys, Ann Arbor, Michigan 26” x 19” Textile whole cloth painted and quilted; textile paints, watercolor pencils, hand dyed fabrics and some commercial $700
	Plastic Fusion Sidney Savage Inch, Lake Orion, Michigan 16” x 16” Plastic bags, metallic paints, steel and brass hardware washers, measuring tape, embroidery floss, eyelets and yarn $120
	Building Blocks Sidney Savage Inch, Lake Orion, Michigan 26” x 16.5” Cotton fabrics, batik fabrics, brass hardware washers, yarns, copper piping, assorted beads and bells $250
	Passion Triptych Sidney Savage Inch, Lake Orion, Michigan 27”x9”, 22” 9”, 19”x9”, hand dyed cottons batik fabric, steel and brass hardware, wooden washers, embroidery floss and yarn $320
	Shrinking Bay Gail Ingraham, Suttons Bay, Michigan 18” x 32” Cotton fabrics, tulle, twine, cheese cloth and burlap; free motion machine quilting, hand couching $675
	Full Retreat Gail Ingraham, Suttons Bay, Michigan 15” x 25” Cotton fabrics, hand dyed fabrics, tulle, burlap, raffia, cheese cloth, wool strips and dogwood stems; fusing, free-motion machine quilting and hand couching $435
	Many Happy Returns Gail Ingraham, Suttons Bay, Michigan 14” x 26” Cotton and rayons fabrics,   hand dyed fabrics, tulle, yarn, beads; machine quilting, hand stitching,   couching and weaving $435
	Reflections IV Peg Keeney, Harbor Springs, Michigan 32” x 18”, 2008 $425
	Willow III Peg Keeney, Harbor Springs, Michigan 13” x 27”, 2007 $240
	Recollection II Peg Keeney, Harbor Springs, Michigan 15” x 19”, 2008 $190
	Red Bird Lynn Krawczyk, Plymouth, Michigan 14” x 19.5”, Cotton fabrics, tulle, twine, cheese cloth and burlap; free-motion machine quilting, hand couching $675
	Talk to Me I Lynn Krawczyk, Plymouth, Michigan 13” x 13”, Cotton, several design techniques including coffee dyeing, image transfer, monoprinting, drawing and hand stitching $250
	Talk to Me II Lynn Krawczyk, Plymouth, Michigan 13” x 13”, Cotton, several design techniques including coffee dyeing, image transfer, monoprinting, drawing and hand stitching $250
	Trillium Ann Loveless, Frankfort, Michigan 29” x 23”, Batik and cotton fabrics, polyester black tulle, cotton batting, various machine quilting threads; free-motion machine quilted Sold
	Birches Ann Loveless, Frankfort, Michigan 32” x 21”, Batik and cotton fabrics, polyester black tulle, cotton batting, various machine quilting threads; free-motion machine quilted Sold
(image coming)	Four Seasons Ann Loveless, Frankfort, Michigan 11” x 25”, Muslin, fusible web, batik and cotton fabrics, various machine quilting threads; free-motion machine quilted Sold
	Flat Finish Pat McKean, Suttons Bay, Michigan 11” x 23”, Machine pieced and quilted with painted accents Sold
	Blaze Pat McKean, Suttons Bay, Michigan 22” x 28”, Machine pieced and quilted, painted, with hand applique and stitching $550
	Colorscape Pat McKean, Suttons Bay, Michigan 22” x 28”, Machine pieced and quilted, stanped with painted accents $1,200
	Dancing Spheres Carol Myers, Indianapolis, Indiana 48” x 24”, Painted canvas; quilted $600
	Spiral Carol Myers, Indianapolis, Indiana 23” x 19”, Hand dyed fabric, pieced, quilted $125
	Boundry Waters 19 Virginia A. Spiegel, Byron, Illinois 18” x 102”, White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint and thread $2,840
	Boundry Waters 22 Virginia A. Spiegel, Byron, Illinois 24.5” x 34”, White cotton fabric,duck cloth, inkjet print of artist’s photos on silk organza, graphite, Shiva paint sticks and thread $1,155
	Boundry Waters 23 Virginia A. Spiegel, Byron, Illinois 24.5” x 34”, White cotton fabric,duck cloth, inkjet print of artist’s photos on silk organza, graphite, Shiva paint sticks and thread $1,155
	A Piece of Mother Earth Joan Potter Thomas, Northville, MI 17.5” x 21.5”, Fabric, thread and acrylic paint; sewed to matte board and framed Sold
(image coming)	City Park Joan Potter Thomas, Northville, MI 29” x 23”, Hand dyed fabric, thread, cement; attached to stretched canvas with Velcro $520
	Reflections Joan Potter Thomas, Northville, MI 20” x 44”, Hand dyed fabric, thread and sand $300
	Thinking Inside the Box #1 Jacky Trimble, Alden, Michigan Framed 13” x 13”, Wool felt, re-purposed fabric, organza, mixed media hardware items $345
	Thinking Inside the Box #2 Jacky Trimble, Alden, Michigan Framed 13” x 13”, Wool felt, re-purposed fabric, organza, mixed media hardware items $345
	Thinking Inside the Box #3 Jacky Trimble, Alden, Michigan Framed 13” x 13”, Wool felt, re-purposed fabric, organza, mixed media hardware items $345
	Misty Path Susie Vigland, Benzonia, Michigan 15” x 22”, Hand dyed cheesecloth, dryer sheets, beads, thread, misc. notions, partial miniblind and cotton fabric $225
	Big Baby Girl Susie Vigland, Benzonia, Michigan 34.5” x 20”, Hand printed seed bag fabric; quilted using both sides $625
	Sunset on Lake Michigan Susie Vigland, Benzonia, Michigan 19” x 12”, Pieced fabric and quilting with an unusually formed frame $125
	Silk Sampler #8 Laura Wasilowski, Elgin, Illinois 20” x 32”, Hand dyed and fused silk $400
	Silk Sampler #9 Laura Wasilowski, Elgin, Illinois 20” x 32”, Hand dyed and fused silk $400

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