My love of fabrics began when I made my own dress for a 7th grade party. Over the years I’ve enjoyed sewing fashion and home dec projects and designing fiber art dolls but my passion is creating textile artwork inspired by the flora and fauna of northern Michigan where every season bring new wonders.
I am fascinated by the interplay of color, form and texture. My artwork sometimes includes tactile elements like beading and layering as well as dimensional components such as wired leaves. I enjoy combining my own hand-dyed and painted fabric with a wide variety of commercial fabrics.
My work has been exhibited in galleries, art centers and at national and international quilt shows; and has been featured in books and magazines. I am a member of, the Charlevoix Circle of Arts, the Crooked Tree Art Center, and the Jordan River Arts Center, and a professional artist member of the Studio Art Quilt Associates.
In addition to my artwork I offer a variety of art workshops including "Creating Strong Compositions" and "Capturing the Muse," as well as several art doll workshops.
I am fascinated by the interplay of color, form and texture. My artwork sometimes includes tactile elements like beading and layering as well as dimensional components such as wired leaves. I enjoy combining my own hand-dyed and painted fabric with a wide variety of commercial fabrics.
My work has been exhibited in galleries, art centers and at national and international quilt shows; and has been featured in books and magazines. I am a member of, the Charlevoix Circle of Arts, the Crooked Tree Art Center, and the Jordan River Arts Center, and a professional artist member of the Studio Art Quilt Associates.
In addition to my artwork I offer a variety of art workshops including "Creating Strong Compositions" and "Capturing the Muse," as well as several art doll workshops.
Artist's statement: It's the visual and tactile texture of fabric enhanced by the impression made by the stitch that induces me to create art with fiber.
Location: Charlevoix, Michigan, USA
Memberships:
Studio Art Quilt Associates
Fiber Artists Coalition
Fiber Artists Coalition
Languages spoken: English
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| "Polyphemus Moth", 40" x 28", by Kathie Briggs |
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| "Heron on a Stump", 28"x 40", by Kathie Briggs |
Tags: Textile Art, Fiber Art, Art Quilts, Art Dolls, Nature, Layers, Seasons, Wildlife, Michigan
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“Drive a nail home and clinch it so faithfully that you can wake up in the night and think of your work with satisfaction,- a work at which you would not be ashamed to invoke the Muse”
-Henry David Thoreau
In our case, it would be the needle or other fiber tool. Drive it home! And, we all thank you for your words, left here to these good folks. Invoke your Muse!