Art & Inspirations: Ruth B. McDowell (Art and Inspirations Series). This item is unavailable.Art & Inspirations: Ruth B. McDowell (Art and Inspirations Series)

This first volume in the Art & Inspirations series is dedicated to the work of Ruth B. McDowell. The book leads you through her progression into becoming one of today's most prominent quilt artists. Full-color reproductions of her finest works, drawn from collections all over the world, illustrate this volume and offer an immensely sensitive and personal look at her work. This book is wonderfully inviting for artists, quilters, and anyone in search of inspiration. Ruth explains, "I share with you my thoughts and ideas, construction tips, methods of working, quiltmaking philosophy, and images of the quilts...for your amusement and inspiration".

More and more quilters are exercising their design skills and are in need of sources of inspiration for their own quilted creations. This and the following work will appeal to quilters who want to move beyond project books. McDowell is a multifaceted quilt artist whose work is noted for its diversity of style, sureness of design, and dramatic use of color. Paging through this personal memoir of her career is like visiting a gallery. Traditional patchwork, applique, strip piecing, symmetrical patchwork, tessellations, penrose tiles, fractals?she has left her unique mark on virtually every form of quilting. This first book in C&T's "Art & Inspirations" series is a personal retrospective of the career of a woman who knows what she means when she writes, "It's a lot easier to buy nice fabrics than it is to make good quilts." Highly recommended for academic and large public libraries.
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