Patricia Resseguie is a fine art fiber artist creating 2-D and sculptural work. She currently works with sewing thread as a medium, using free motion embroidery to create the work.
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 | | The Cascadia series is inspired by living and working in the Pacific Northwest. I am particularly drawn to the rain forests and the lichens and mosses that cling to every surface. |
 | | These studies of patches of lichen, initiated in 2010, give me a format to evaluate shape, color and texture for larger projects. |
 | | These pen and ink drawings of lichen give me a chance to study pattern and texture preparatory to creating work in thread. |
 | | The Of Eyes series explores color and pattern in a small, jewel-like format. For me, the eyes - whether animal or human - are tiny, abstract landscapes where the dark pupil is a gateway to something beyond. |
 | | I once enjoyed a 17th floor studio in Chicago overlooking Millennium Park and Lake Michigan. Visitors regularly leaned into the windows to see the view, leaving finger and forehead prints on the glass. I started to think about how we leave bits of ourselves wherever we go -- imprints on the landscape of our skin oil, shed hairs, and expelled fluids. |
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Washington State
Camano Island, WA 98282
United States
| I work as a fiber artist from my studio on Camano Island, Washington. My formal training includes a M.F.A. (2002) and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
My inspiration comes from observing how patterns and textures repeat and layer in nature . I am particularly inspired by the mosses and lichens found in the rain forests of the Pacific Northwest. Using a technique called free-motion machine embroidery, I use the sewing machine as a drawing tool to create abstract images in thread. The work is highly textured and three-dimensional. My work also uses bonded fiber and textiles to create and reference pattern and texture.
I have shown work in the United States, Europe and Japan, including work in exhibitions at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, the Bellevue Arts Museum in Washington state, and the Museum for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh. |
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