Using thread as my medium, I stitch layers of cloth and images into visual conversations about the mystery of earth and sky. The fabric shapes selectively expose and/or conceal the riddles of the universe. They are cut, pinned, basted, satin stitched, pinned again to the batting and backing, then quilted into place. Embroidery stitches embellish the surface breathing life and texture into each piece. Nature speaks the soul's symbolic language and I discover layers of meaning in each tree and mountain that I quilt.
Trees remind me to move with the forces in my life. Remaining firml...
Using thread as my medium, I stitch layers of cloth and images into visual conversations about the mystery of earth and sky. The fabric shapes selectively expose and/or conceal the riddles of the universe. They are cut, pinned, basted, satin stitched, pinned again to the batting and backing, then quilted into place. Embroidery stitches embellish the surface breathing life and texture into each piece. Nature speaks the soul's symbolic language and I discover layers of meaning in each tree and mountain that I quilt.
Trees remind me to move with the forces in my life. Remaining firmly rooted in the energy of the earth, they bend and sway with the wind. They express their need to be nurtured as they extend their limbs to the light. Endless varieties pay tribute to their individuation.
Mountains speak of silence and strength. They hold their wisdom deep in the folds and layers of their mounds. When I listen and receive, I share the insightful understanding of the mountains.
Small clouds of conscious thoughts float in the vast unconscious sky reminding us how much we have to receive, while the overcast clouds of a cluttered mind block the warmth and light of the sun.
Pathways, rivers and windows transport me from one reality to another. Each time I pass through a window, my perspective changes and I am given new opportunities to flourish. Whether I am inside looking out or outside looking in, I gain insights to cultivate in my garden of discovery.
My work is a personal journal. I work intuitively allowing each page to unfold in its own time; in its own way. The process becomes meditation as my thoughts drift into the silence of doing. The magic is in the process.
Dottie Moore is a studio quilt artist living in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Since 1980 her award-winning works have been exhibited, collected, and published throughout the world and commissioned by many individuals, corporations, and hospitals.
Dottie has been featured in many publications including Threads, American Quilter, Art Quilt Magazine, Quilter’s Newsletter, and Traditional Home by Better Homes and Gardens. She is author of the CD book, Lives in Process: Creativity in the Second Fifty Years by Ladybug Press and one of the chapter authors of Midlife Clarity: Epiphanies from Grown-Up Girls by Beyond Words Publishing Company.
She is passionate about the power of the creative process for transforming lives and is founder of “Piecing a Quilt of Life,” an international project dedicated to empowering senior women by recognizing their creative abilities. She teaches and lectures internationally. Students and audiences for her classes and lectures include visual artists, musicians, writers, storytellers, women’s groups, college students, and quilt artists.
Dottie Moore
1134 Charlotte Avenue
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29732
USA
803-327-5088
dottie@dottiemoore.com
www.dottiemoore.com
www.creativetraces.com
