Byron, Illinois
http://www.virginiaspiegel.com
1. Did the change in dimensions present any specific challenges for you? I usually work with a long horizon line, so it took some thought to work toward a square shape for the artwork.
2. Describe your design area, specifically your work table: what is the best thing about it? I work both upstairs and in the basement in our house. Upstairs means an Ikea table that is used as a writing table, a cutting area, and many other uses. I keep this studio relatively neat as so many things need to happen in one space. The basement is my painting and mixed-media area. It features a bunch of miscellaneous 8 and 6 foot tables, some covered in 4x8 sheets of melamine. It’s
a mess down there and I like it!
3. What set this quilt apart from other recent projects you have been working on? I have been experimenting with working more realistically and this was a nice bridge between that and my usual abstract style.
4. When you get “stuck” how do you deal with a “design block”? How do you
overcome it? I’m never stuck because I have so many things going on, in and out of the studio. No time!
5. Do you work on single or multiple projects at the same time? Multiple. See #4 above.
6. What do you hope people take away from your work? An appreciation for the complexity and beauty of Nature; an understanding that my artwork involves a great deal of intellectual thought and emotional investment.
7. What are the best parts of working on an art quilt: What are your least favorite
parts? Best: When I myself am amazed by what I have created. Least: Any sort of construction issues, finishing edges, exhibition sleeves.
8. What art/quilt-related organizations do you belong to? Studio Art Quilt Associates, Edge (Contemporary Fiber Artists, Art Quilters, and Mixed Media Artists)
9. Do you have a preferred color palette? Why? Since my artwork usually focuses on nature, I do seem to use a lot of blue, brown, green, orange.
10. What do you regard as your most interesting milestones along your art
journey? The fact that I am an artist at all as I assumed I would spend my career in academia.
"It's a mess down there and I like it!" I had to laugh ... sounds like my studio, and I'd love to see yours! Can't wait to see you at Festival.
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