ART QUILTER GAY YOUNG demonstrated various methods of thread painting and presented a trunk show of
her art quilts at DAFA’s meeting on Monday, Sept. 23. Among a number of DAFA’s members who
exhibit their work widely, Gay explained ways in which she thread paints over
original photos printed on cloth and sometimes uses free-motion techniques to
thread paint on double layers of water-soluble stabilizer. Video projection by
board member Chuck Baber enabled mini-workshop goers to watch closely as Gay
demonstrated at her machine.
Left to right: Gay Young
prepares to demonstrate thread painting “live” to her audience. Gay’s
thread-painted butterfly. The video projection of Gay’s demo.
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During the trunk show that
followed, Gay showed some of her early work, followed by a variety of recent
quilts that have been juried into shows and publications. Her landscape quilts,
including a series of Aspen Quilts, have attracted the attention of gallery
owners and show jurors in several states. Her quilt “Portland Reflection” was
featured in the February 2012 issue of Quilters’
Newsletter magazine, and “Headwaters” is included in Lone Stars III: Texas Quilts Today, 1986-2011. She has been a
devoted contributor to the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative.
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Gay describes her “Nebula”
quilt. Carol Regan and Chuck Baber perform duty as Quilt Vannas, displaying Gay’s
Mesa Verde-inspired quilts. Audience members gather after the presentation to
get a closer look at textures and quilting techniques.
-- Carolyn Skei
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