Artist Panel Discussion With Alexis Diese, Carson Converse, and Sarah Nishiura
Artist Panel Discussion With Alexis Diese, Carson Converse, and Sarah Nishiura
Date: Saturday, June 20, 1:00–2:30 PM CST
Cost: Members: $15 / nonmembers: $20
This program is supported by a grant from the Greater Cedarburg Foundation
Description: Join us in celebrating the opening of the exhibition “Slow Light” with an artist panel discussion featuring Alexis, Diese, Carson Converse, and Sarah Nishiura.
The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session and book signing.
Image Credit: Carson Converse, “Untitled 2-2020”; Quilted Textile; 3” x 80” (135 cm x 203 cm); 2020; Photograph by Daniel McCullough.”
About Alexis Deise
Alexis's quilts explore the intersection of traditional craft and modern expression, incorporating motifs and techniques from traditional quilts and bringing the form into a contemporary context.
Ongoing series work includes Alexis's "kintsugi" quilts, which are inspired by the kintsugi aesthetic tradition in Japanese pottery. These quilts, their traditional surfaces interrupted by "repairs," explore themes of perfectionism and idealization as they relate to the history of craft and domesticity and the present-day work and lives of women.
Past projects include: "American Quilts," a meditation on the epidemic of gun violence in America; Irish Chain Variations, a yearlong study of the traditional form; and "Quilts for Ruth," a series of quilts based on the feminist jurisprudence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Alexis's quilts have been exhibited at the National Quilt Museum, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Schweinfurth Art Center, Arlington Center for the Arts, and Mosesian Center for the Arts, among others, and have been collected by the International Quilt Museum and Study Center at the University of Nebraska and by numerous private collectors.
Alexis lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts with her family. She holds a BA in Art History and Theater Studies from Swarthmore College and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
https://www.alexisdeise.com
About Carson Converse
Carson Converse is an artist and designer based in Western Massachusetts. After studying sculpture at Boston University, her interest in the decorative arts and architecture led her to complete a master’s degree in interior design from the New England School of Art and Design. She continues to work in a range of disciplines, often blurring the line between craft, fine art and design. Fueled by curiosity and a passion for the creative process, Carson draws from diverse inspirations when developing her hand-crafted art, interiors, and products. From designing hotel interiors to creating award winning modern art quilts, her work has a consistent focus on strength of form, materiality and attention to detail. Forward-thinking yet grounded in tradition, Carson’s work embodies a dynamic, modern sensibility.
https://www.carsonconverse.com/
About Sarah Nishura
Sarah Nishiura grew up in Detroit and now lives in Chicago, where she uses traditional techniques to craft one-of-a-kind quilts from her own designs. Sarah learned to sew from her mother and learned to love geometry from her father. From her grandparents, who were great builders, painters, stitchers, weavers and gardeners, she learned that making things is one of the greatest imperatives, privileges and pleasures in life.
Sarah's quilts are all pieced from 100% cotton recycled and vintage materials, backed with new yardage, and then hand quilted. It can take up to 4 months to complete a quilt, but the result is strong, durable, and suitable for warmth or display.
https://www.sarahnishiura.com/
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About Alexis Deise
Alexis's quilts explore the intersection of traditional craft and modern expression, incorporating motifs and techniques from traditional quilts and bringing the form into a contemporary context.
Ongoing series work includes Alexis's "kintsugi" quilts, which are inspired by the kintsugi aesthetic tradition in Japanese pottery. These quilts, their traditional surfaces interrupted by "repairs," explore themes of perfectionism and idealization as they relate to the history of craft and domesticity and the present-day work and lives of women.
Past projects include: "American Quilts," a meditation on the epidemic of gun violence in America; Irish Chain Variations, a yearlong study of the traditional form; and "Quilts for Ruth," a series of quilts based on the feminist jurisprudence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Alexis's quilts have been exhibited at the National Quilt Museum, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Schweinfurth Art Center, Arlington Center for the Arts, and Mosesian Center for the Arts, among others, and have been collected by the International Quilt Museum and Study Center at the University of Nebraska and by numerous private collectors.
Alexis lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts with her family. She holds a BA in Art History and Theater Studies from Swarthmore College and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
https://www.alexisdeise.com
About Carson Converse
Carson Converse is an artist and designer based in Western Massachusetts. After studying sculpture at Boston University, her interest in the decorative arts and architecture led her to complete a master’s degree in interior design from the New England School of Art and Design. She continues to work in a range of disciplines, often blurring the line between craft, fine art and design. Fueled by curiosity and a passion for the creative process, Carson draws from diverse inspirations when developing her hand-crafted art, interiors, and products. From designing hotel interiors to creating award winning modern art quilts, her work has a consistent focus on strength of form, materiality and attention to detail. Forward-thinking yet grounded in tradition, Carson’s work embodies a dynamic, modern sensibility.
https://www.carsonconverse.com/
About Sarah Nishiura
Sarah Nishiura grew up in Detroit and now lives in Chicago, where she uses traditional techniques to craft one-of-a-kind quilts from her own designs. Sarah learned to sew from her mother and learned to love geometry from her father. From her grandparents, who were great builders, painters, stitchers, weavers and gardeners, she learned that making things is one of the greatest imperatives, privileges and pleasures in life.
Sarah's quilts are all pieced from 100% cotton recycled and vintage materials, backed with new yardage, and then hand quilted. It can take up to 4 months to complete a quilt, but the result is strong, durable, and suitable for warmth or display.