This group exhibit by artists Ann Carlson, Sherry Henrickson, Jackie Keizer, and Deb Turnbull, is the third collaborative effort of this ensemble of artists. The exhibit will feature two- and three-dimensional pieces creating a suspended kelp forest, sea creatures with wall hangings, rustic furniture, and quilting.
Jackie Keizer
Jackie Keizer began to develop as an artist when she entered her first Wearable Art Show (WAS) in 1998, and then move to creating paper and willow lamps for a KAAHC open call show in 1999. The challenge of figuring out how to bring to life the vision she had in her head forced her to explore a variety of artistic techniques. After years of regularly entering the WAS and Main Street Gallery art exhibits, she built quite an eclectic toolkit, but art quilting, fabric collage, and rustic furniture making have become her favored pursuits. She makes her home in Ketchikan, Alaska, and is inspired by the abundant beauty of the rainforest surrounding her. Jackie has exhibited in numerous shows at the Main Street and MainStay Galleries and has curated/co-curated four shows. She received the People’s Choice Award at Juneau’s Wearable Art Extravaganza in 2002 and won 1st Place in the Blueberry Arts Festival Exhibit in 2005. Jackie is also one of a group of four wonderful fiber women who created "The Library Tree" as part of the public art for the Ketchikan Public Library, and is very happy to be teaming up with these same women for the current show!
Deb Turbull
Upon arrival in Ketchikan, Alaska in 1992 Deb Turnbull was introduced to quilting. Although needle and thread had been held in hand all through her childhood and young adulthood, quilting was something quite different. While traditional piecing and machine quilting built the foundation of her art, soon hand-dyed fabrics, shibori resist-dyeing, and sashiko stitchery filled her work. Deb's work has been on display at a number of the Annual Rainy Day Quilters Guild Show, her solo exhibit "Shift" at the Main Street Gallery in 2000, and The 2000 Biennial Earth Fire and Fiber Exhibit in the Anchorage Museum. One of four fiber artists that created a public art piece "The Library Tree" as part of the Ketchikan Public Library. She's looking forward to working once again with all of these fiber artists on "Act III: Tides of Transition"
Sherry Henrickson
Sherry Henrickson learned to sew at an early age, following in the footsteps of her mother, grandmothers, and great grandmothers. They didn’t call it art then and they were too practical to label themselves artists. Sherry evolved from making doll clothes, into prom dresses, to traditional quilts. Her current love of fiber art interests including fabric dyeing, painting, and manipulation of fiber; collage, mixed media, costuming, masks, and sculpture; and – still – traditional quilting.
"While I do believe, to an extent, that writing about art is like dancing about architecture. I have actually attempted to dance about architecture. So… a few words about what influences my particular fiber art:
- I’m very much inspired and informed by dance and theater. In all my artistic endeavors, I actually think in choreography and costumes, props and sets, masks and movement, subtext, and dialogue. Of course, it goes both ways; my performances are as stitched, dyed, knitted, knotted, beaded, and woven as my fiber art!
- I’m all about COLOR (the more and brighter, the better)
- Of course, fiber artists work in the medium because they love TEXTURE (the more and varied, the better) and I’m no exception!
- I love embellishments, raw edges, and loose threads (shockingly, the more the better!)
A final note about collaborations with Ann, Jackie, and Deb, my favorite fiber women on the planet: the more the better!"
Ann Carlson
Ann Carlson is a fiber artist and a weaver. She enjoys creating and manipulating all different kinds of fiber. She describes her weaving as falling into one of two main categories – utilitarian and exploratory. Her utilitarian weaving requires the use of a large floor loom from which she creates wall hangings and rugs, rugs that are strong, long-lasting, and practical. Her exploratory weaving is freer and not so practical. Currently, in addition to floor loom weaving, Ann has been exploring the use of smaller looms and is enjoying learning and practicing more traditional tapestry weaving styles.
