What did I say at the Lux?

April 9, 2008

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Can’t remember really. Something about how I used to draw and do digital art, but missed the joy and funkiness of the handcrafted object, and so began to combine my drawing with making quilts. Also, how I was inspired by the mis-matched patterns of old-time patchwork quilts, and tried to preserve that kind of spontaneity and humor in my own work.

And since I was standing in front of this quilt, (thanks for this photo Robert Duncan:) I used it to explain how I enjoy putting memories of objects and people I love into my work. For instance, on long road trips I often eat those little white powdered donuts you buy at the gas station. So when I made this quilt, I was thinking about how the aliens had been on a really long road trip to get to Earth, and gave them some white donuts and Tang for the trip.

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Photo of the opening by Lisa Call who gave a good talk (read her funny version of her road trip with sharks) about her own work Fencing In or Keeping Out and since she was curator for the show, about the other artists — Deidre Adams, Joanie San Chirico, and Jeanne Williamson. The Lux is a great art center with 20 year history, and the show looked great. Here’s a photo gallery of the whole show on Flickr.

Filed Under exhibitions, other artists, quilts 


Comments

6 Comments so far

  1. merrilee on April 9, 2008 8:18 pm

    congratulations on another successful opening! THe show looks great, and so do you!

  2. Contemporary Textile Art » Adventures in Lincoln - Day 2 on April 9, 2008 10:01 pm

    […] conversation was powdered sugar donuts, a favorite of Pam’s on road trips and her aliens (see her comments on her blog). Surprisingly we hear little noise from the high schoolers sharing the hotel with us as the […]

  3. Judy on April 10, 2008 7:12 am

    Great show Pam…wish I was closer and could take it in in person, but I did appreciate the slide show on Flickr! Fun and cute pic of you in front of your flying saucer too!

    xo

  4. Joanie San Chirico on April 10, 2008 3:30 pm

    That is such a CUTE picture of you!

  5. Dianna in Maui on April 10, 2008 5:58 pm

    Congrats on the show and the nice opening! I am laughing at your powdered sugar donut comment - the best ones I ever had were from a gas station outside of Barstow, CA on the way to the Colorado River at 1:00 a.m. The Hostess truck must have just made a delivery! :-) My hub and I still laugh about that trip and it was YEARS ago. Thanks for bringing back the memory.

  6. Gerrie on April 14, 2008 11:12 pm

    You looks so darn cute and very Pamdorish in that photo!!

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