Artist: Janet Swigler | Location: Columbia, SC
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Artist: Janet Swigler | Location: Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC
Stitching, by hand or machine, has always been my favorite and most satisfying creative outlet. My work honors the tradition of quilting and shows the versatility of that medium. My quilts are improvisational, cut free-hand, and created intuitively without the use of templates. I am at the beginning of my journey into quilting as an art form, and am working to incorporate the principles of art, such as color value, proportion, and figure/ground composition, into my work. Observations of daily life, attentiveness to nature, and reflections on personal insights provide the inspiration for my abstract creations. The use of color, improvisation, and imaginative re-structuring of a simple shape are important components.