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Ellen Lindner

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Home: Melbourne, Florida

A former flight instructor, Ellen didn’t try her hand at art quilting until her forties.  After learning the basics, she quickly began to experiment, and over the course of years, developed her own fabric collage technique. Now using her teaching skills at a lower altitude, she teaches online and in person, as well as via her episodes on Quilting Arts. Ellen has also written two eBooks and several articles.

Her classes are perfect for traditional quilters who want to try art quilts, but are looking for direction. In some classes the students learn a technique, such as Double Reverse Applique. But most cover an artistic concept, such as color or design. Some of these actually have “artistic courage” included in the supply list! Ellen thinks these are the absolute best classes, because her students learn so much.

www.AdventureQuilter.com

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Lynn Koolish

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Home: Berkely, California

Lynn Koolish is a fiber artist, teacher, and author. She is most known for her bright colors and hand-dyed fabric. She also creates mixed-media fiber art collages.

She offers single day and multi-day classes in fabric dyeing (including beginning, shibori, and water-soluble resists), mixed-media / alternative surfaces collage, fabric painting, and improvisational design and piecing. Her classes are process oriented giving students freedom to explore and experiment.

Lynn also offers 45 minute slide talks on her journey as an art quilter (Confessions of an Eclectic Quilter); Fabric Dyeing; Alternate Surfaces to Paint, Stitch, and Embellish; and Creativity From the Inside Out.

She has written/co-written 5 books including Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing, The Wonderful Colorful Wonder Wheel of Color (with Kerry Graham and Mary Wruck), Innovative Fabric Imagery for Quilts (with Cyndy Rymer), and More Photo Fun (with the Hewlett-Packard Company and Cyndy Rymer). She also has a DVD: Lynn Koolish Teaches You Printing on Fabric

Website: lynnkoolish.com

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Jaci Lawson

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Home: Dover, New Hampshire

When I was 9 years old, I saw a beautiful, knitted bikini in a magazine. My first thought was “I can do that!” I have been creating the impossible and the improbable ever since and luckily most turn out better than that bathing suit!

Currently working on a beer bottle garden edging and an outdoor pantry featuring a repurposed wooden boat, my projects tend to ensnare husband, family and unsuspecting friends.

An art quilter from Dover, NH, I have been quilting since 2007 and I made my first art quilt in 2009. My art quilts have since been shown in local art exhibits, local and regional quilt shows and a local craftsmen outlet.

I have also designed original purse and craft projects and my original luggage tag design was published in Quilts and More, Summer 2011. Recently, I have had two cathedral window projects published in The Quilt Pattern Magazine.

I have given demos on art quilting techniques at our local quilt show. I have also given demonstrations on fabric collage and other art techniques including a 3-D challenge at the Cocheco Quilt Guild Art Bee.

I am a member of the Cocheco Quilt Guild as well as a founding member and leader of the Cocheco Quilter’s Guild Art Bee. I have received a many winning ribbons in the annual Cocheco Quilt Guild Challenge Contest and recently I have been designing the annual mystery quilt for the guild.

After majoring in everything from political science to sociology, I eventually received a BA in English from the University of NH (2005).
My greatest achievement is living happily with the same husband for over 30 years despite dragging him into every home and garden project I could dream up. He lives in fear of 5 words, “Honey, I have an idea!” We have 3 extraordinary daughters, and 3 exceptional grandchildren. Truly, the Lord has been good to us and blessed our home.

See more about Jaci on her website

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Leni Wiener

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Leni Levenson Wiener (2)Home: New York City, New York, USA

Leni Levenson Wiener is an art quilter, author and instructor living just outside New York City. Her work, which has been exhibited across the US and internationally, can best be described as fabric collage. Photo-realistic in nature, her themes focus mainly on the faces and body language of people caught in ordinary moments of their everyday lives.

“As a former commercial photographer, I still see the world through a camera lens. I am drawn to subjects that are photographic in nature–I like to capture a fleeting moment in the life of a stranger. I often depict an insignificant moment, but one that causes the viewer to look closely, to fill in the story, and in that way to be drawn deeper into the work.” All of Leni’s pieces begin with a photo or a combination of photos which are translated into commercially available fabric.

Leni has authored four books; Thread Painting (2007), Photo-inspired Art Quilts (2009), 3-Fabric Quilts (2011) and Pictorial Art Quilt Guidebook, which will be released in the spring of 2014.

Leni’s workshops cover color, value and print scale; how to choose the right fabrics for your art quilt; making a pattern from a photo; and then the steps required to learn her easy technique. She also gives talks on her process with an overview of her work and on finding your artistic voice. Workshops can be customized to fit the specific needs of the guild or group.

Visit Leni’s Website for information on workshops, talks and to see more of her work.

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