Manhattan Quilters Guild
New Works by the Manhattan Quilters Guild
When the Manhattan Quilters Guild planned the 40th anniversary exhibition we had no idea that our plans, venues and events would be derailed by Covid-19. For one of the exhibition galleries we were asked to make face masks to represent different elements that we were all experiencing during the pandemic. We are pleased to offer these masks as an additional offering to our 40x40@40 exhibition. These masks, as well as our quilts, show the wide range of techniques, materials and personalities within our group.
Diana Goulston Robinson – BEE SAFE Wearable Mask Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $100 Materials: woven and printed cottons, tulle and sheer iridescent fabric, metallic thread. Techniques: hand and machine applique, hand embroidery. Statement: The Status Quo: in the current pandemic humans risk illness and death from viral disease. Bees have been decimated by virus too. […]
Diana Goulston Robinson – DRAGONFLY Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $100 Materials: printed cottons, tulle and sheer iridescent fabric, metallic thread. Techniques: hand and machine applique, hand embroidery. Statement: Lovely dragonfly With silken gossamer wings Cool zephyr breeze blows. (Haiku by Sandra Weiss) We need to pay attention to conserving our environment, water quality and fragile […]
Randy Frost – Halloween PP Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $75 Statement: Traditional mask-wearing opportunities (or necessities) suggest occasions like Mardi Gras, masked balls, bank hold-ups, Halloween, and now, Covid-19. My mask is not functional. It is a memory of many Halloween nights, carving pumpkins, trick or treating in home-made costumes with matching masks, and having […]
Teresa Barkley – Personal Protection Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $100 Materials: Cotton, including the flag fabric used in my quilt Techniques: Machine pieced Statement: A thimble protects your finger. A suit of armor protects your body. A mask protects the rest of the country.
Ruth Marchese – Fancy Mask #1 – Gold Dragon Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $50 Materials: Silk, polyester organza, beads Techniques: bojagi technique Statement: Although in these times, masks have a purely practical purpose, there is no reason why some should not be just beautiful!
Ruth Marchese – Fancy Mask #2 – Gold Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $50 Materials: Embroidered silk organza, beads, Techniques: bojagi technique Statement: Although in these times, masks have a purely practical purpose, there is no reason why some should not be just beautiful!
Ruth Marchese – Fancy Mask #3 – White Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $50 Materials: Polyester organza, netting, beads Techniques: bojagi technique Statement: Although in these times, masks have a purely practical purpose, there is no reason why some should not be just beautiful!
Ruth Marchese – Fancy Mask #4 – Reds/Black Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $50 Materials: Polyester organza, netting, beads Techniques: bojagi technique Statement: Although in these times, masks have a purely practical purpose, there is no reason why some should not be just beautiful!
Paula Nadelstern – KALEIDOSCOPIC XL: Her Self/A Radiation Mask Year: 2016 Ins. Value: $500 Materials: Cotton kaleidoscopic fabrics designed by the artist; beads, sequins. The foundation is the intact hard plastic radiation mask (including the original attached clips) worn by the artist during treatments. Techniques: Hand stitched, hand beaded, glue, fused Statement: Shaped to fit […]
Victoria Findlay Wolfe – Wrapped in Nature Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $300 Materials: cotton, embroidery floss, felt Techniques: machine stitched, embroidery Statement: Keeping with the theme of my quilt, “Look to the Trees,” I feel it maybe was foreshadowing of the times ahead. A move from NYC to Long Island, I’m surrounded by trees, my […]
Benedicte Caneill – Swirling Around Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $75 Materials: Cotton fabric, cotton thread Techniques: Cotton fabric monoprinted with a plexiglas plate using fabric printing ink. Mask assembled by machine. Statement: When the time came to sew a mask at the beginning of the pandemic, I felt I wanted to use my own printed […]
Paula Swett – Hugs & Kisses (reversible) Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $100 Materials: cotton Techniques: machine stitched Statement: My inspiration for this mask came from the song What the World needs now is “love sweet love”. So many are without hugs and missing friend and family connections. Wishing many hugs and kisses come your way.
Paula Swett – New York Strong Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $100 Materials: cotton Techniques: machine stitched Statement: I found this fabric that I saved for many, many years. Obviously, it was printed before 9/11 but after all these years and now living and dying with Covid we are New York strong.
Rachael Dorr – Gold Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $150 Materials: cotton, polyester thread, glass beads Techniques: free motion quilting Statement: I made this mask when we had all started to wear masks full time when outside of the home and I wanted to make something luxurious and impractical versus the clinical and plain masks we […]
Rachael Dorr – 100 billion Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $75 Materials: cotton, medical gauze, paper, glue, safety pins Techniques: machine stitched Statement: This mask was made due to my concern over our constant and over use of hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizer kills both the bad and good bacteria on our skin and while there are […]
Beth Carney – All dressed up, but nowhere to go! Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $300 Materials: Hand-dyed cotton by the artist, beads, beads and beads Techniques: Machine quilted and hand embellishment Statement: As masks became an important part of our lives this past year, I realized we needed masks to match our outfits… One can […]
Katherine Knauer – Do What You Can. Use What You Have Year: 2020 Ins. Value: $150 Materials: Commercially printed fabric mask, Silk-screen cotton bandana Techniques: machine stitched, silk-screen printing Statement: In March and April when we were all instructed to stay home as much as possible, I decided to use only materials I already had […]
