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Art Quilt Tahoe 2009 |
Carol Taylor
Workshop Description Value Of Value, Sensuous Lines and Circles This workshop is a combination of three of Carol's workshops that feature couched yarns as a main design element. Sensuous Lines & Curves, Arc-i-Textures, and The Value of Value. Once you learn the technique, you will be able to create ALL THREE of these quilts easily.
In the third part of the workshop, you will make a long skinny (horizontal or vertical) quilt for that special place on your wall. (Or create a table runner). After you've already mastered the skills by making the small 15 x 15 Arc-i-Texture quilt, we will take it up one more level. Carol will teach you how to use value (going from light to dark) as a main design element using these same skills. This is a simple, hands-on way to learn to integrate those values to create a smooth flow from light to dark. An element that makes Carol's quilts so effective! Skill level: Intermediate (includes piecing, fusing and couching skills you can learn easily if you feel confident with your machine). Supply List for Carol's workshop (Supply lists are provided by the instructor and you are encouraged to direct any questions regarding required equipment and supplies to the instructor.) |
Internationally known, award-winning quilt artist, Carol Taylor, approaches her quilt making with intensity and a seemingly boundless energy. Vibrant colors, striking contrasts, use of value, as well as heavy machine quilting and embroidery distinguish Carol’s quilts. She has created over 475 quilts since she began quilting in 1993. Carol has won six “Best of Show” awards in her career...with six separate quilts! She exhibits nationally and has won a myriad of awards at quilt shows over the years, with an amazing 15 major prizes in 2006 and 22 in 2005 alone. She has been included in Visions 2004, Quilt National 2001 and 1999 and the Museum of Art and Design in New York City has one of Carol's quilts in their permanent collection. She won another Best of Show in 2004 when her quilt, Tapestry, won at the Anderson Arts Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In 2003, her quilt, Interwoven, won her 3rd Best of Show at Quilts-Art-Quilts in NY and her original Best of Show was for Glimpse of the Grotto at Made in NY 1999. Jurors for the international exhibit, Quilt National, selected Carol’s quilt, Vibrations, for the 2001 edition of this “best of contemporary quilts” showcase. Quilt National 1999 also featured Carol’s quilt, Shattered, which traveled with the show for two years. She was also one of 35 artists to be juried into Visions 2004 in California. In May 2001, the Museum of Art and Design in New York City acquired Carol’s quilt, Reverberations, for their permanent collection and their “Six Continents of Quilts” exhibition. Other recent honors for Carol include the selection of her work for the Smithsonian’s “Following the Thread” exhibit in 2002, and the mixed media exhibitions, Crafts National 2003 (Juror’s Award), 2001, and 2000, Materials: Hard and Soft 2003,2004 and 2005, and the 24th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibit in Mesa Arizona, 2002, where she won a Juror’s Award, Handcrafted 2004, and Gross McCleaf Gallery’s Contemporary Quilts in 2003 and 2004. Her quilt, Cymbalism, was one of fifteen selected for the Museum of American Folk Art’s exhibition, which toured from 2001-2003. Carol has also won a myriad of awards at quilt shows over the years, and an amazing 22 major prizes in 2005, 17 in 2004, and 10 in 2003. This includes a number of first prizes and awards for the Best Use of Color and Best Threadwork, at the American Quilters’ Society in Paducah KY, the International Quilt Association in Houston, TX, and others. A teacher by degree, and outgoing by nature, she has been a sales recruiter (”headhunter”) for 22 years and just closed her business in October 2003 to quilt full time. Her quilting classes are said to be “fun, motivational, and non-threatening.” Carol delights in using hand-dyed fabrics in her abstract, motif-driven designs, accented by the use of value. Her art quilts grace the walls of several companies as well as many private collectors. Gallery inquiries, and exhibition opportunities are welcomed. Purchase information available by contacting the artist.
Foliage In Transition
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