January 21, 2023

Under the Pink Moon included in Soft Associations Exhibit

 

I am thrilled to announce that my newest art quilt, Under the Pink Moon, will be part of the invitational exhibit Soft Associations.


Fiber artists Meredith Grimsley and Paula Swett have curated this special fiber art exhibition. Artists in this show explore the meaning of soft associations: defined as the moment of awe in our relationship with nature - the moments that take our breath away. Soft Associations will be on display in the Olewine Gallery of the Ned Smith Center for Art and Culture in Millersburg, PA, from February 28th to May 20th. A free reception and gallery talk with drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be held on April 22nd from 2-5pm.


 Particpating artists include Beth Carney, Cathy Stechschulte, Linda Colsh, Rachel Dorr, Sue Reno, Betty Busby, Andrea Finch, Merrill Cormeau, Elena Stokes, Petra Fallaux, Daphne Taylor, Libby Cerullo, Sarah Dugger, Meredith Grimsley, Paula Swett, Arle Sklar-Weinsten and Elizabeth Bennett.  To learn more about the artists, click HERE



I am honored to be invited to exhibit with this roster of exceptional artists. 

Under the Pink Moon by Sue Reno
Under the Pink Moon

I had a solo show in the Olewine gallery in the fall of 2017, and can testify that it's a fabulous space to display art, located in a beautiful nature preserve. I am tickled that my quilt about April's full moon will be on display in the month of April.

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January 12, 2023

New Work - Under the Pink Moon

 

I am delighted to share my newest work, Under the Pink Moon.
Under the Pink Moon, by Sue Reno
Under the Pink Moon

The second in an emerging new series about the folkloric names ascribed to full moons throughout the year. Under the Pink Moon represents April, when the full moon shines down on the tender emerging foliage and flowers of spring. The center panels are direct solar dye prints of garlic mustard, Virginia creeper, and dock leaves, all very prevalent in the woodlands of Pennsylvania.

Under the Pink Moon, by Sue Reno, detail 1
Under the Pink Moon, detail 1

The vintage hexagon blocks, pieced from feedsack cottons, are bordered with vivid silks. I had a tremendous amount of fun designing and stitching this one together. I love vintage blocks-- these had been neatly, if not entirely accurately, handstitched, and as I worked I thought of the anonymous woman who had made them, and wondered what her hopes and dreams and plans had been.

Under the Pink Moon, by Sue Reno, detail 2
Under the Pink Moon, detail 2

I realized when I finished that this is an extremely rare quilt for me; there are no cyanotype blues in it! They would have distracted from the glorious extreme pinkness.  

Under the Pink Moon, by Sue Reno, detail 3
Under the Pink Moon, detail 3

The size is 49" high by 34"wide.

This quilt will be included in an invitational exhibit this spring--more on that in the next blog post.

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January 9, 2023

Beyond the Blue exhibit at BRCC

 I am excited to announce that my exhibit Beyond the Blue: Contemporary Narrative Quilts is now open in the Fine Arts Center Gallery at Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave, Virginia. The exhibit runs from January 3 - February 23, 2023.


 I will be there for an artist talk on February 2nd at 11:30, with a reception to follow at 12:30. In the event of inclement weather the lecture will be moved to Zoom. 

UPDATE 2/1/2023: The talk has been moved to Zoom, reception will follow in the gallery. Please see FB or Instagram for updates and details. 

This opportunity came about because the Gallery Director saw the exhibit at the Virginia Quilt Museum and initiated a request to have it travel to the BRCC. It's been a pleasure working with both institutions in making this happen so seamlessly. 


These pictures are from the installation and I am delighted with the clean aesthetic of the gallery space. They were able to include 9 of the 10 quilts from the original exhibit (no room for my huge In Dreams I Slept in a Cabin), so if you missed it last fall, here's your chance to see it!

Quilts included are: Sanctuary, In Dreams I Saw the Rift, Tropical Depression, In Dreams I Went Fishing, In Dreams I Found Utopia, Under the Thunder Moon, Fever Dream, On the Verge, and Partly Cloudy.

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