Catherine Whall Smith

SAVE THE DATE or BID on LINE – Join me in supporting the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, CT!  My piece is #26.

#26 Catherine Whall Smith     Description Title: Gold Hay #5

Media: Hand-stitched fiber                    Size: 36 x 36 in

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The 14th Annual Art Party of the Year is approaching
Who: New Britain Museum of American Art
What: 2014 Art Party of the Year
Where: New Britain Museum of American Art
When: Saturday, May 3, 2014
If you are interested in seeing what the NBMAA has to offer this year, visit artpartyoftheyear.org, where you can bid on items of interest or help the Museum by way of a donation. They have incredible works by Lino Tagliapietra, James Prosek, and Florence Academy artists and also affordable options by local Connecticut artists. You can also bid on special treasures, an evening out, or cultural excursions such as dinner at River Tavern followed by a show at the Ivoryton Playhouse in Deep River, CT.             givingcenter.bidpal.net

Did you ever look at a piece of art photographed in a book and then when you actually saw it’s real size wondered why it was so much bigger or smaller than you had imaged?  Since many of us have a frame of reference that quilts are bed size it may be hard to imagine that many present day Art Quilts can have a much smaller or larger real size.  Many of my line pieces start out small and then “grow” as I start to assemble them.  The movement of the curved lines across the surface of the quilt encourages me to create more and more of this movement.  In Gold Hay #6 the piece grew to a finished size of 60Hx60W inches.  Shown below it is hard to tell it’s real size;

 Hung on a wall you have a better idea of it’s real size;

this close up photo shows the hand stitching of one section

So what do you think is the real size of this piece?

2012 – “Views” CWSmith.All rights reserved – SOLD

Next week-end will be busy with several Art openings. I’m hoping for good weather so that I can attend them all.  Here is a list of a few that include some of my art. – Hope to see you there!

– ” LOCAL COLOR” opening at the Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT – Friday, February 7th from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. – Sister in Cloth are hosting this event – so plan to attend and get one more opportunity to see “Local Color” in a whole new venue. Show ends March 16th. “Heating Up the Hay” and “Public Transportation” are included in this show

– “Out of The Loop” – West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT-  February 6 to 23, 2014 in the Clubhouse Gallery. The opening reception will be on Thursday, February 6th, 2014 from 6:00 pm. to 8:00 pm. “In My Own World #1” and “In My Own World #2” are included in this show.

–  70th Annual Connecticut Artists Juried Exhibition @ the Slater Memorial Museum – Opening Sunday, February 9, 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Awards ceremony at 2:00 pm. Opening is free and open to artists, friends and the public – all are welcome!  Show dates: February 9 – March 21, 2014.

New work included in this show: “Tying Up the Hay #1” (detail) shown below

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and the first in a new series “See Double” which incorporates duplicate images of my hay bale photos. Shown below  “Balancing Acts” 30H x 36Winches.

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