PRESENTS

Marcia Derse. Fiber

“Inspired by the colors of seasons and travel, I mix a palette from yellow, blue, magenta and white silkscreen paints.  Paint is applied to white cotton fabric…texture and patterns are added using spoons, brushes, home-made stamps, bamboo pens and monoprints.  Fiber reactive procion dyes and resists on muslin and silks are used to create more unique fabrics.  Working improvisationally when cutting, piecing and collaging, clues are taken from the markings and colors in the fabric.  They are like little maps or guides to the next piece of fabric put down.  Pieces are then layered with batting and a backing before being machine quilted.  Embellishment…beads, buttons, sticks and stitches are added for additional layers of color and texture.

Using each of these steps in the creative process, I am constantly reassessing and tweaking my pieces.  Even ironing can change the movement of a piece which adds to my surprise as I work with my wildly colorful fabrics to balance line, movement and shape.”

 Marcia Derse shows her fine art textile assemblages throughout the United States.  Her annual shows include Toledo’s Crosby Festival of the Arts; the original Ann Arbor State Street Art Fair and the Lake Front show in Milwaukee; as well as shows in Coconut Grove, Florida and Telluride, Colorado.  She is currently working on a large-scale wall installation for a private collection in Coconut Grove, Florida.  She is a member of the prestigious Athena Art Society for women in Toledo, Ohio.