Paint By Needle

Friday November 2nd, 2007
Rowan Morrison Gallery
"Paint by Needle"
The Textile works of Narangkar Glover and Ako Castuera

Details from the works that will be on exhibit

As I gather the bits and pieces together and work frantically to finish up my last pieces, I'm being reminded of the work of many talented contemporary artists whose work is also in the textile-soft-sculpture-visual-art category. Here are just a few of our picks:

Laura Splan

"Underneath" (installation) 2003, cosmetic facial peel, wood, metal, thread, blood

Frances Trombly is a Miami Artist showing at Steven Wolf this month, and has a write up by Kenneth Baker at SFgate.

"Balloons" 2004, crochet

Anu Tuominen is Swedish, I think.


Maria Porges is an Oakland sculptor perhaps known more for her wax sculptures, but this I'm very familiar with, as it's as the Berkeley Art Museum:

"Bomboozle", 2003, felted wool, dimensions variable, 48” x 48”

Tonya Solley Thornton just moved from Oakland to Ashville, NC

"Merry Go Cake", mixed media, 5'9"

Lacey Jane Roberts knits with a little toy that makes I-chords. At CCA she made a giant, bright pink, chain link fence with I-chords. Here's another of hers:


And here's a preview of my work that will be showing here at Rowan Morrison Gallery and Artist's Bookstore.

"Color Wheel", 18" x 18", Crewel Embroidery on Jute