Tag: 2021

[NEWSLETTER] FEBRUARY 2022 – Tales from the Innervision QUILT SERIES

Angela Heath ART
February 2022 News

textiles | painting | surface design

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During the past summer-fall months of 2021 and 2022, I’ve worked on my new mosaic textiles  (quilt) series inspired by Stevie Wonder’s album Innervisions. This album represents the 16th studio album in his illustrious career. He played all the instruments on 6 out of the 9 tracks.  Innvervisions covered a range of societal issues such as drugs, racism and inequality.   Similarly this series is called Tales from the Innervision and covers a variety of topics dealing with the realization of Self.
 
View the quilts and read the entire series statement HERE.

 

Angela

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Seeing My Way Out of Blue
MOSAICS Series
fused
16-1/4″w x 20″h
Fused commercial cottons
2021
QUILTS, Tales from the Innervision, 2021, fused, yellow, gold, blue
 

Statement:
The 2nd work in the Tales from the Innervision quilt series, Seeing My Way Out of Blue represents the eventual transformation of a human being out of the muck and mire of life’s visceral levels into a deeper, psychic realm of existence.

View the Tales from the Innervision series statement.

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Searching for Inner Code
MOSAICS Series
fused
13-3/4″w x 20-1/4″h (each piece)
Fused commercial cottons
2021
QUILTS, Tales from the Innervision, 2021, fused, brown, black
 

Statement:
The first work in the Tales from the Innervision quilt series, Searching for Inner Code represents the inner work that every person goes through to discover their own “code”.

View the Tales from the Innervision series statement.

AUGUST 2021 | Newsletter | Coming Soon

Angela Heath ART
August 2021 Newsletter

textiles | painting | surface design

What’s happening…New mosaic textile series coming

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During the past summer months, I’ve been working on my new mosaic textiles series inspired by Stevie Wonder’s album Innervisions. This album represents the 16th studio album in his illustrious careers. He played all the instruments on 6 out of the 9 tracks.  Innvervisions covered a range of societal issues such as drugs, racism and inequality.   Similarly this series is called Tales of the Innervision and covers a variety of topics dealing with the realization of Self.
 
 
I’ve  selected and cut the fabrics.  I’ve laid out the mosaics on all the textiles.  Now, what’s left is sewing.   I’ve finished sewing 2 out of the 5 pieces so far.  I haven’t decided on a binding yet for this pieces.  I’m leaning towards framing all of them.  Thus far, I’ve completed and named 2 pieces –
 
 

Coming soon…NEW Surface Design Collection

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I’m also working on my new Surface Design Collection !  Super excited about this since it’s been a few years since my last full collection, Future Code (2018).  I’ve finished the images and created my first cutbook draft.  Now, I need to narrow down the designs for the collection.  I’m aiming for a collection of 25 images.
 
 
Once the 25 or so images are chosen, I will determine the colorways for each design.  The designs and colorways make up my lookbook and narrative. The main difference of the cutbook and lookbook is important. While the cutbook is a tool for design selection, the lookbook tells the story of the collection.

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Check out my previous design collection lookbooks:
 
2016-2018 – Future Code – designs generated not created
2015 – Home – designs to explore personalities of the home
2014 – Luxury  – designs to emulate textures
 

Sharing what I’ve learned…

I’ve been a creative for all of my life.  Sharing my journey allows me to help others and help myself at the same time.  Throughout the year, I share my studio credo.

 

SHARING
 
I aim to share my art to bring happiness to others.  Through my art, I aim to share what I have learned about art and about myself.
 
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Angela

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Ebony Sons Rising
PIECED Series
fused
18″w x 24″h
Fused commercial cottons and rayons. Metallic threads.
2021
QUILTS, Pieced Series, 2021, fused, black-white, grey, oranges, burgundy
 

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Statement:

Ebony Sons Rising honors our black men, their struggles living in America and their enduring strength and resolve to rise.  This piece follows one of my studio tenets which is –
 
BENEVOLENCE
Webster’s dictionary defines benevolence as “the quality of being well meaning; kindness.”  
I aim to create art primarily to promote awareness and enlightenment of mankind.
 
While my artistic voice has historically been abstract, I realize that stories need to be told, candles need to be held up and lights need to shine.  To that end, I continue to strive in letting my unique light shine to tell the stories that enlighten and uplift mankind.

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