HOME ARTISTS EVENTS ENEWS SIGN UP Ana Sumner Fiber Art als_sumner@yahoo.com · www.sewuniqueart.com Click on images to enlarge Coral Goose Autumn Splendor Anticipation My love of art, fabrics and sewing began when I was growing up. I would always help my mother with sewing projects or found myself drawing on whatever scrap of paper I could find. When I moved to North Carolina I was fascinated by the opportunities that were available in this area to take classes and workshops on a wide variety of mediums. From drawing and watercolor classes to quilts, embroidery and silk ribbon embroidery, beading and other classes and workshops. I began to immerse myself in trying out new things to see what I enjoyed doing the most. It was not until I took a Crazy Quilting class, (in which I had created a scene of a beach, bird and beach umbrella) did I realized that I could create my own designs. This textile art was extremely creative and free flowing. I found the techniques learned in prior workshop and classes had come together to express themselves in the creating of this crazy quilt. I enjoyed making these types of quilts so much that I started making them as gifts to family and friends. I then began to use my creative license and modified the crazy quilting format to create pieces that represented landscapes, trees and gardens. Then using my imagination or pictures that my husband and I took on our vacations, I began to create art that expresses the world around us. The process to create this art can take several weeks or months depending on its complexity. Through a series of steps from choosing the fabric for the backgrounds, embroidery, appliqué, and thread art for the subject matter and embellishing with threads, ribbons, clay and beads to give it details, I proceed to produce art pieces. My hope is that in creating art in this unique way, incorporating the needlecraft techniques, maybe I will spark a renewed interest in working with these wonderful tools of fabric, needle and thread to a new generation. TOP © Cary Gallery of Artists. Please do not use or reproduce without written permission.