AUBURN - They were inspired by a wide variety of sources: the colors of the Arizona desert, sea lions in the Galapagos, jet trails in the sky, a Haiku poem, winters in the Midwest.
Violet Cavazos, of Falls Church, Va., was compelled to sew her quilt by her husband's illness.
“I was trying to establish some peace in my life while spending endless hours in the hospital hoping medicine could revive my husband's failing heart,” Cavazos wrote. “I cut and manipulated pieces of fabric day after day, trip after trip, and found much peace while ‘piecing.'”
Her quilt is one of 87 on display at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center's 28th Annual “Quilts=Art=Quilts” show.
The show opened with a reception Saturday night.
The juried show was the largest ever for the Schweinfurth, with 367 entries from 40 states and four countries, said Stephanie Schuster, the center's assistant director.
It is fitting for a prestigious show like the Schweinfurth's to draw such interest, since quilt shows in museum settings are rare, Schuster said.
“It's one of the best known juried quilt shows on the East Coast,” Schuster said.
Like many of the artists, Bob Adams, of Lafayette, Ind., was inspired by the world around him. But his inspiration was of a topical nature.
“Infrastructure no. 12” came from the headlines. In the artist statement hung on the wall beside his quilt, Adams explained that it was inspired by the 135W Mississippi River bridge collapse and the condition of a deteriorating state road in Indiana.
“These events reminded me that our country is faced with addressing the aging infrastructure,” Adams wrote.
Pat Berardi, of Penfield was among the artists who came to the opening reception. Her quilt “Stripes Squared” is in the show.
Berardi's entry almost happened by chance.
“I just started cutting pieces of fabric apart and putting it back together,” she explained. “I just kept playing with it.”
Berardi began quilting when she retired in 1999. Soon it became an obsession.
“I don't get to quilt every day,” she said. “Life gets in the way sometimes. I love the process. I feel like I'm stretching and keeping those old brain cells working.”
“I was trying to establish some peace in my life while spending endless hours in the hospital hoping medicine could revive my husband's failing heart,” Cavazos wrote. “I cut and manipulated pieces of fabric day after day, trip after trip, and found much peace while ‘piecing.'”
Her quilt is one of 87 on display at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center's 28th Annual “Quilts=Art=Quilts” show.
The show opened with a reception Saturday night.
The juried show was the largest ever for the Schweinfurth, with 367 entries from 40 states and four countries, said Stephanie Schuster, the center's assistant director.
It is fitting for a prestigious show like the Schweinfurth's to draw such interest, since quilt shows in museum settings are rare, Schuster said.
“It's one of the best known juried quilt shows on the East Coast,” Schuster said.
Like many of the artists, Bob Adams, of Lafayette, Ind., was inspired by the world around him. But his inspiration was of a topical nature.
“Infrastructure no. 12” came from the headlines. In the artist statement hung on the wall beside his quilt, Adams explained that it was inspired by the 135W Mississippi River bridge collapse and the condition of a deteriorating state road in Indiana.
“These events reminded me that our country is faced with addressing the aging infrastructure,” Adams wrote.
Pat Berardi, of Penfield was among the artists who came to the opening reception. Her quilt “Stripes Squared” is in the show.
Berardi's entry almost happened by chance.
“I just started cutting pieces of fabric apart and putting it back together,” she explained. “I just kept playing with it.”
Berardi began quilting when she retired in 1999. Soon it became an obsession.
“I don't get to quilt every day,” she said. “Life gets in the way sometimes. I love the process. I feel like I'm stretching and keeping those old brain cells working.”
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