Katherine Heisler

"Gully washer", Blue, Indigo Dye, Sequins, Beaded Embroidery, Eye

2020

This brightly colored mixed media artwork titled "Mask On, You’re Happy Now" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery, latex paint, marker and handmade sequins o...

This piece titled "And Then There Were Two" is an original piece by Lindzeanne and is made from hand embroidery, white cotton thread, and antique textiles This piece measures 17.25”h...

This piece titled "A KAJUAL DAY IN TAIPEI" is an original piece by Danielle Clough and is made by watercolor, cotton thread, wool, etoile on cotton, in solid kiaat. This piece measur...

"Sunday Mornings" is an original piece by Sarah Detweiler made from acrylic paint and photo transfer on memory foam-stuffed leather; printed cotton. This piece measures approximately...

This figurative painting titled "Sunday Night" is an original artwork by Kay Healy made of acrylic paint on cotton with polyester batting. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w x 1.5"d. Through her drawn, screen printed, and stuffed fabric installations, Kay Healy investigates themes of home, displacement, and loss. Healy is an artist and educator originally from Staten Island, NY and received a BA from Oberlin College, and a MFA from the University of the Arts in Book Arts and Printmaking. Her 350 square foot screen printed installation Coming Home, was purchased by the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2016. She completed Lost and Found, a 1,000 square foot digital and screen printed fiber installation...

This is an original woodblock print on muslin by Dennis McNett. The piece measures 84”h x 40”w and was created using a single woodblock printed on a large press. The piece is part ...

This gorgeous, horizontal embellished tapestry measures 45 inches tall and 74 inches wide. It is a collage of hand painted and dyed fabrics, vintage textiles, trimmings, and antique ...

The present work is an excellent example of the flags and banners of Haitian Vodun practice. It is constructed of cloth with hand-stitched glass beads and sequins, representing the figure Gran Bwa (also Grand Bois, spelled on the flag "GRAИD BOI"). According to Patrick Arthur Polk, Vodun flags are meant to honor or invoke gods, as well as to depict their likenesses and attributes with dazzling displays of color. In addition, the beadwork may reference the African religious elements of Vodun which came to Haiti with African slaves. Haiti is an important part of the African diaspora and there is no other Caribbean nation that has such rich survivals of African-style music and dancing, and of religious beliefs and practices that relate to ancient African tradition. According to Polk, Gran Bwa, "ruler of the forest, is the master of herbal remedies. He also presides over initiations which require, at least symbolically, the secrecy of the forest’s darkest recesses. He normally appears as a tall, symmetrical figure that is half man and half tree." The imagery of Haitian Voodoo culture is derived from multiple sources, and the culture seems to have the ability to integrate the various sources from popular culture to Catholic imagery into traditional African symbols, values and rituals. Images like that of Gran Bwa are based off ritual drawings, or vévé, used to invoke the deity and to consecrate ritual space. Such vévé in Voodoo, unlike images appropriated from Catholicism or from popular culture, are probably based off of ground drawings from Central and West Africa. The relatively young age of this example shows the power and influence the imagery continues to have in Haiti to this day. 16.5 x 19.25 inches, artwork 24.25 x 27 inches, frame Polk, Patrick Arthur. Haitian Vodou Flags...

Double sided image. Cotton sewn on paper

Cotton fabric hand dyed with natural dyes including barberry and avocado.

Old constructs finally breaking down, 2020 Contemporary Textile Artwork Wool rowing, silk, Michigan wool, Japanese Cotton 24x24in Signed and dated

Untitled, 2013 by Ana Seggiaro From the Cartographies series Embroidery on canvas (map) Unframed In the mid-2000s, Ana Seggiaro made her first small-scale collage works on paper. S...