I have a fondness for orange combined with pink. Pink is not my favorite color, so there must be something about orange that transforms it for me!
“Textiles had been relegated to a secondary role in our society, to a material that was either functional or decorative. I wanted to give it another status and show what an artist can do with these incredible materials.”
-Sheila Hicks in a 2004 interview from Archives of American Art
I first saw a piece by Sheila Hicks while on vacation to DC, and the colors were mesmerizing. It turns out she studied with painter Josef Albers at Yale, who was influential in color theory, and was friends with Anni Albers, fiber artist, and then she won a Fulbright to Chile to study weaving, and fiber and color became the essentials of her vision. The Mint Museum of Craft & Design is hosting the exhibit Sheila Hicks: Fifty Years, until January 29, 2012. I am also smitten that The Mint Museum has a Wiki created by their Library staff, with information about exhibits, which appeals to my librarian self.
What colors are transformed for you when put together?
More Orange Goodness at my Pinterest Orange Tuesdays Board.
Love that orange and pink combo, too. Fiber arts are so cool. I can feel myself being drawn to them. Also, your Chinese coin quilt has so much movement in its pattern. Fun to look at.
Thanks Mary! I have the Chinese Coin trivet in my studio, because I find it fun to look at too, and couldn’t part with it.
I love the photo of her with the Sumo Balls! Thanks for sharing her.
Aren’t the Sumo Balls amazing! I found quite a few photos of her surrounded by her art–very cool.
hehehe..i love that first pics some kind of knitted piece..can i have that? heheh.
“There’s something about orange that makes me like that color” I like that lines too 😉
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I believe it’s a weaving–I’d like to have it too!
I like the silky rainforest,
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that is very pretty 🙂 what a talent you have 🙂 Thank you for sharing. Dropping some love for Orange Tuesdays, hope that you can return the favor too.