Artist Profile Series: Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Victoria Findlay Wolfe

New York City, New York

http://www.vfwquilts.com/

1. What is sitting on the edges of your work table? Nothing. I need to fix that. right. now.

2. If someone looked beneath the surface, what could be revealed that we might not know about you? That I'm very tired...and that I will be taking a few steps back to enjoy my life, my husband, and some travels with friends.

3. What occupies the space between your sewing machine and your cutting table? My huge ironing table and several boxes of quilts in progress.

4. What is the most exquisite moment in your artistic life? That moment when you get an idea and you physically tingle, and your eyes grow wide in excitement.

5. Do you have daily rituals in your studio? I sit at my machine in the morning with my coffee and bagel and look at what is hanging around on my design walls, savoring a few minutes or peace.

6. Reflecting on the quilts that you have made, which one stands out to you?  This current quilt sums up  years of my life. My family life is in transition with my daughter heading off to college, my quilts are in transition, and all my ideas fell into place easily on this quilt. It just feels like a complete thought and a capsule of time.

7. What do you have an affinity for in your work? Thing that look more complicated then they are....

8. What kinds of patterns do you use in your work to create interest and texture?  Layers of fabric/thread/and shapes.... Getting depth with color, and adding stitching or appliqué or other techniques to get a visual texture.

9. What personal iconography is identifiable to you exclusively in your work? Scrappy made fabrics or use of many small pieces of fabrics.

10. What was your inspiration for the Best of Dinner at Eight?  Looking deep. Looking at my family time, personal time, how time flies, the chunk of time raising my daughter, the time we take off of work for family trips, Looking at myself and my work... So many of the past ten year themes seemed to fit into this quilt... From the space between, to patterns, to personal iconography, to beneath the surface... Nearly every theme seemed to fit the imagery & idea I chose, and feeling I held for this quilt.  Thank you for a great 10 years of exhibits!