Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Posted on Nov 19, 2005 in Journeys | 0 comments

While in Houston we made it over to the Center for Contemporary Craft which was having an exhibition of eight internationally known textile artists. I thought these big long pieces on linen by Ilize Aviks were okay, but when I got closer I was really impressed by how all the embroidery made the work. It was called “Book of Hours: Perfectionism,”, and you have to wonder how many hours all those seed stiches too.

There were several pieces by Joan Schulze that were a combination of toner drawings and machine embroidery on layers of translucent silk organza. The smaller ones were framed: this one is called “Gathering Clouds.”

And of course Nancy Crow was brillant with her color and composition in “Construction 77: Looking for a Reprieve.”

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