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contemporary art by Susan Szajer

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Painting on Cotton … Feathers

I haven’t spent much time in the studio this week, but today I’m back at it full force!  I am … More

acrylic painting, art, art quilt, fabric art, fiber art, quilting

Painting on Canvas and …

This small painting was done using the same palette knife technique I have used in my more recent paintings.  I … More

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Studio Tour Quilts Finished and on Display

The Studio Tour Quilts are finished and on display at Lois Duffy Art.  They will be there through Thanksgiving weekend.  … More

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Binding the Studio Quilts

The quilting is done, and now the quilts need to be trimmed to size and the binding needs to be … More

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A Walk in the Wild Exhibit

WHERE EARTH AND SKY MEET…72 X 18 This quilt, WHERE EARTH AND SKY MEET, will be part of the exhibit … More

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Quilting the Studio Quilts

I am in the process of quilting the last Studio Tour quilt.  I am using my mid-arm quilting frame and … More

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Studio Quilt: Sneak Peek 3

Here is a sneak peek at the third…and last… quilt made from the dye painted blocks done by visitors during the … More

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My work is now on Galleribba

A few weeks ago I was kindly invited to have a page on the textile site Galleribba.  The site features … More

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Studio Quilt: Sneak Peek 2

I’ve pieced the second quilt from the blocks made at the studio tour.  In this quilt, I used the blocks … More

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SAQA Benefit Auction in Houston

My quilt, SQUARES I, is one of the SAQA Benefit Quilts to be auctioned at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, … More

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Studio Quilt: Step 2

I looked over the blocks I had and decided I could divide them into three groups…mostly black, white, and blue,  … More

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Studio Quilt: Step 1

After the blocks have been dye painted and allowed to batch for about 24 hours, it is time to wash … More

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Dye Painted Blocks

      The studio tour was fun.  The visitors to my studio had the chance to dye paint a block of … More

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Let’s Make a Quilt!

  My demonstration for the studio tour is working with dye on cotton.  I will prepare the cotton fabric to … More

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Accepted

A short post…This piece has been accepted into the Juried Fiber Art Competition  at the Shemer Art Center and Museum in … More

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Visitors in the Studio

I enjoy having visitors in my studio.  I feel it is a great opportunity to explain and actually demonstrate how I create my … More

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Quilt as Art 2

NIGHT TRAFFIC, another construction quilt mounted on stretcher bars.   I dyed much of this fabric in dark, rich colors so I could … More

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Lines Great and Small Series I

  This is the first piece in my Lines Great and Small Series.  The central fabric was created using the … More

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Lines Great and Small Series II

This quilt is number two in a series I call LINES GREAT AND SMALL.  The series developed from my experiments … More

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A quilt is Art

I am an artist and work with cloth as well as paint.  I dye painted the fabric for this quilt using … More

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Contemporary art on canvas and cloth, with paint and dye, with brushes and thread…all done in my studio…all original.  All images copyright 2011-2024.

 

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