Revisiting Quilt Visions 2024 at Visions Museum of Textile Art

By Lonnie Burstein Hewitt. Photos by Maurice Hewitt.  

 

Soul Spies, by Candi Lennox, St. Augustine, Florida. (Emerging Artist Award)
“They are referred to as the window of the soul, and I have relied on the eyes
to tell me the story of my fellow humans during our masking season,”
the artist wrote.

If you missed seeing Quilt Visions 2024, Visions Museum of Textile Art’s 25th international juried art quilt exhibition that closed at the end of December, here are a few of the extraordinary pieces that were on view, each of them an award-winner.

Winter Trees-A Glimmer of Light, by Shin-Hee Chin, McPherson, Kansas.
(SAQA Award, selected by the jurors for art that is compelling, dynamic, and progressive.)
Materials: Recycled blanket, cotton, linen, polyester threads.
Technique: Hand stitching, random weave and stitch.

This was the most amazing piece in the exhibition: it looked like an impressionist painting!  

Emerald Gardens, by Mel Beach, San Jose, California.
(Quilts Japan Award,awarded by Japan Handicrafts Instructors
and Nihon Vogue.)
Materials: Evolon non-woven fiber, liquid acrylic fabric paints,
hand-carved block prints,ink pad, assortment of threads,
dimensional fabric paint, “and a few sequins for bling factor.”  
Technique: Faux dyeing, block printing, free-motion quilting,
hand embroidery. “Each transformation is both meditative and fun.”

Reunity, 2024, by Phil Jones, Morrison, Colorado.(President’s Award)
“I am deeply concerned by the ugly, divisive environment in our current
world state of affairs…Reunity is a spiritual compass--
beaconing towards unity, totality, wholeness, and inclusion.”

Milltown Bus Stop, 2023, by Maggie Dillon, Sarasota, Florida.
(Award for Realism)
Technique: Raw edge machine applique, free motion machine quilting.

There will be much more to see at Visions in 2025. We haven’t had a chance to visit the current exhibits that opened January 11^th but there are five of them, four of which will be on view through April 26^th. Here are two fine examples:

 

From Beaded Echoes: Reflecting the Fragility of Life: La Garza (Heron) by Isa Guadalupe.

From Rocks, Water, and Reflections: Valley View Yosemite by Sandra Mollon.

If you want to see more, check out Current Exhibitions - Visions Museum of Textile Art .  But it’s a far better thing to see Visions in person.

Visions Museum ofTextile Arts
2825 Dewey Rd. Suite 100 in Liberty Station. Free admission.
HOURS: Wednesday/Thursday, 10 am-2 pm. Friday/Saturday, 10-4.
Phone: 619-546-4872

Lonnie Burstein Hewitt is an award-winning author/lyricist/playwright who has been writing about arts and lifestyles in San Diego County for over a dozen years. You can reach her at hew2@sbcglobal.net