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“Reprise of Music in Curved Entrances” Terry Riley

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12″x12″ Silk on linen with hemp, cotton metallic thread and floss

This was created specifically to sell at the Museum Shop of the Montclair Art Museum to go with my piece on display in their New Directions in Fiber Art Show.  And thankfully it sold within five minutes of the shop opening  on the first night of the exhibition.

“Music In Curved Entrances” on display at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ through June 2019

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“Music in Curved Entrances” is inspired by the music of minimalist composer Terry Riley from the 1970’s films, “Les Yeux Fermés & Lifespan”. My work is hand-sewn and embroidered fabric art, made in silk and linen with elements of shiny metallic floss and thread. The tactility, structure, and sheen of the fabric and thread form an integral part of how I “see” and engage with Riley’s looping phrases that tumble over each other. The touch of rough and smooth textures, the brightness of silks, the matte finish of linens, and the sparkle of metallic threads all reflect my synesthesia while satisfying my other senses as I work.

My hope is that this work allows the viewer to share the energy and joy I experience as I listen to music.