Exhibition Artists
Words from Jane
The diversity of our CST community was always understood but never quantified until the inaugural exhibition in the summer of 2020. As was true then, this year we have even more tangible evidence of the many distinctive talents of participants, including quilting and stitching, along with the use of clay, and all varieties of mixed media, drawing and digital work.
Some pieces tell stories we immediately grasp. Others allude to stories we will never fully know or understand. This exhibition also includes pieces that are beautiful in color or form, and that is the story each tells. There is something for everyone, because good work invites the viewer to engage, bringing his or her own version of the story into the equation.
I am grateful for each of you who took time to prepare photographs for us. It is important to share that this is an inclusive exhibition and anyone who submitted work was included. Jurying serves a purpose, but within the Creative Strength Training community it is paramount that all feel welcomed as part of this event. I hope you are proud of the work you shared and that this is an inspiration to keep working. I hope those of you who chose not to enter this time around will do so in the future! Creating art is first and foremost an experiential gift to the maker, but sharing it brings another sort of sweet joy that everyone should have the chance to experience!
And last, I would like to thank K Wayne Harms for his attention to detail in designing a beautiful publication for you to enjoy. Without Wayne, and Zenna James, who oversees it all, this project would have been impossible.
Adriana “Gigi” Mederos
Low Tide
2024
Approximately 40” x 16”
Mixed media mini-installation
NFS
Al Bates Lombard
Anita Centeno
Ann M Lee
Barbara Cardinal Sorge
Quetzal 2024
3" x 5"
Copper, bronze and silver metal smithing sawed form and image with layered metals and embellishing rivets and hammered texture.
NFS
Barbara Corso Ide
I’ve Got Your Back
2024
18” x 24”
Original Photo Collage with Digital Manipulation
Figurative Trio from the work of Padraig McCaul
NFS
Christine Barker
Vessel 2024
12”x 6”
Embroidered linen cotton lined NFS
Elizabeth Ferry Pekins
Ellen Nepustil
Gini Ewers
Glorianne K Garza
Ileana Soto
On the Wings of Freedom
29” x 25”
Vintage Belgian sheet; Pima cotton; woven mulberry paper
Janey Crook
Dancing Inukshuk
2024
9.5 “ x 10.5”
Acrylic paint and photograph
NFS
Janis Updike Walker
The Goddess Hera: Wife and Queen
2024
Size: 30”H x 15”W x 9”D
Mixed media embroidery collage
NFS
Jann Glisson
K Jewell Simpson
Karen Colett Frank
Karen McCann
Katherine Horne
Kris Hall
Color
Procion Fiber Reactive Dyed cotton
Laura Murray
Linda Lacampagne
Gingko in Gold
Lisa Check
Woven Treasure Bag
Fabric woven 2006, Bag created 2020
6.5” (W) X 5.5’’ (H) X 0.5” (D)
Pearl Cotton Thread, shisha mirrors, hand dyed ribbon, hand dyed embroidery threads, hand dyed cotton fabric lining, braid trim
NFS
Lisa Jenni
16” x 20”
Stitched textile wall art NFS
Sunrise over Wanapum 2024
Lucy Snyder
Lyn Bainbridge
35” x 23”
Cotton, hand embroidery NFS
Email: lsbart6@googlemail.com
Instagram: @lyn_artandthread
Buddha Panel 2022
Marie Martin
Marilyn Pitman Waite
In Homage to Louise Bourgeois
21.5“ x 21.5” Mixed Media Textile
Michelle Trachtman
Monica Bennett
Pam Lowe
Pamela Cole
Beginner’s Mind 2023
Each panel is 12” x 54”
Sheer polyester white fabric hand dyed with Black Indigo ink using a PVA resist. NFS pam.joy.cole@gmail.com
Sarah Edwards
Komorebi 2023
50cm x 40cm (HxW)
Freehand cut self-dyed cotton
NFS
sarah.edwards@ntlworld.com
Sharla Jean Hoskin
Garden of the Mystic 2024 13 x 14”
Procreate Digital Image NFS sjhoskin1@gmail.com https://www.67thstreetprintmakers. org/artists/sharla-jean-hoskin
Shelly Stokes
Sheryl L Miller
Circular Motion X: Orbit
Stephanie Ostmann
Poppies 2024
29” x 38”
Hand-dyed and commercial cottons NFS
Susan Gilleland
3’ x 28’ 9”
Susan Goldie
Susan Serreze
2024
11.5” x 12”
Materials: Commercial cotton and threads
NFS
Turquoise Veins
Theresa Martini
Bilan-Wallace
Yvonne
Zoie Holzknecht
