Rituals~Featured at International Quilt Market/Festival
Havel’s Scissors is proud to be a sponsor of Rituals by Curators, Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison. Jamie and Leslie, along with forty artists, have come together to reveal the art that can be found in everyday life. I had the privilege to see the exhibit at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this year. The ingenuity of the artwork in the exhibit is nothing short of spectacular! Each artist tells a story through the threads of the fabric. And the stories that are woven through each piece will inspire you to live life to the fullest and appreciate each and every opportunity we are given to share with loved ones.
Leslie Tucker Jenison, San Antonio Texas-Artist, mother of 3 artists, wife, nurse, friend, pilot, teacher, board member, photographer, cook, reader, dog lover, traveler, observer.
“The Coffee Break” refers to a long-running email conversation with my friend and teaching partner, Jamie Fingal. When I see “coffee break” in the subject line, I know to get my cuppa and put my feet up, because it will be a long conversation in print.
The Coffee Break by Leslie Tucker Jenison
Lisa Kijak, Irvine, California-Artist, art therapist, mother.
“Neon Coffee, Los Angeles” is part of a series I am working on inspired by old neon signs. I am interested in texture and how it can capture the passage of time. Peeling paint, weathered patinas, chips, cracks and scratches are all marks of moments that have passed. Layers of fabric, raw edges exposed, mimic those surfaces well. When I was invited to participate in Rituals, this coffee sign immediately came to mind. As a mother of young children, my day is fueled by caffeine. The same drink, at the same time, every day.
Neon Coffee, Los Angeles by Lisa Kijak
Lyric Montgomery Kinard, Cary, North Carolina-artist, teacher, mom, traveler, music lover, chief schlepper of kids.
“Links” is about the connection between friends, between families, between humans. Avocations? mothering, art making, playing french horn, gardening.
Links by Lyric Montgomery Kinard
Susan Fletcher King, Houston, Texas-Artist, mother, wife, observer,
“Moon Drunk.” One of the bonuses of living in Houston is using our screened-in porch for (at least) 3 seasons a year. Sometimes, if we time it right, we will watch the moon rise and as it does, the bounty of insects we have here in Houston seem to rise with it. If we are really lucky, the light of the rising moon shows a beautiful trail of small moths and other flying creatures that only come out at night.
Moon Drunk by Susan Fletcher King