Mary Stiewig
Fiber Artist
About the Artist:
Mary Stiewig came to the world of Quilts after many brief
interludes with crafts such as knitting, crochet, crewel embroidery,
rug-making, and macramé. A chance beginning quilt-making class with an
amazing artist then led to a 30-year journey filled with the creation of
hundreds of quilts, and leading to her current career as a Fiber
Artist. From the beginning she loved making quilts but found it
difficult to follow patterns exactly, always wishing to “change it up” and make
them her own. Rather than working exclusively with cotton, she now uses a
multitude of fibers to design and create her own representational and abstract
pieces.
Media: Fiber Art
Memberships: SAQA
(Studio Art Quilters Association), “Journeys” Art Quilters, Ridgerippers of
Eagle Crest
Exhibitions:
In recent years Mary has entered 3 pieces in Oregon SAQA (Studio Arts Quilt Association) traveling exhibits which travel throughout the state, and one that was exhibited in a Portland gallery for 5 months.
2018 - "Lighting the Lonely"
2017 - " A Promise Beyond" and "Beauty at Rest"
2015 - "Awakenings"
Northwest
Quilting Expo, a Juried Exhibition, Portland, Oregon, 2013
A private showing at the Redmond (Oregon) Library, 2013
“For
the Love of Central Oregon” A Juried Exhibition, Redmond, Oregon, 2013
“A
Sense of Place” by Journeys’ Art Quilters, Sisters, Oregon, 2013
“Two
Rivers, Three Sisters” traveling exhibit, Oregon, 2012
Solano County Fair (California)
California State Fair, Best of Show Exhibit
Address: Redmond, OR 97756
Phone: 541.923.4122
Artist Statement:
I
feel blessed to live in an area thriving with beauty and talent. I
am continually exposed to beautiful landscapes and amazing art work. My
fiber pieces attempt to capture the essence of Central Oregon and the thriving
artistic atmosphere in which I live.
