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\"Amieresized\"\"photo-work\"\"B&W\"\"Jasperrevised\"\"photo-imagine\"Meet the Artist<\/h1>\n

All my life I have loved textiles, needle, and thread.<\/strong> The rhythm and quiet of stitching.<\/em> The creation that comes of it. I remember, as a girl, discovering the fun of\u00a0sewing paper to make tickets, sewing bags, and designing my own clothes. Next, I\u00a0learned to quilt and had the pleasure of working in a great quilt shop, and now, as a fine artist, I am so in love with these heavenly, intricately-stitched fabric works of art, and the time spent cocooning in my studio.<\/p>\n

I have always been fascinated by texture.<\/strong> Old architecture \u2013 with all that wonderful masonry and sculpture \u2013 especially inspires. It\u2019s the way something feels<\/em> that speaks to me, draws me in, inviting me to run my hand across a brick wall or touch the surface of a quilted quilt.<\/p>\n

My husband and I moved to Saudi Arabia from Canada in 2001. Being new to the culture and language, my art has been a way of speaking for me, an important means of personal expression where I might have otherwise felt disconnected from my old home and this one.<\/strong> Living here also offers me the gift of time. I have been able to dedicate myself to this craft and art, and to my passions for textile and texture.<\/p>\n

About the Process<\/h2>\n

I work rather serendipitously, finding inspiration in the very medium I create with: the fabric.<\/strong> Painting, surface designing or hand-dying fabric may lead me \u2013 the way the paint runs, the imprint of an unusual drying surface or the wind that folds a wet piece of fabric can all influence my creative process. After incorporating numerous surface design methods in many layers to create a pleasing design, the work is then heavily textured by way of dense quilting.<\/p>\n

I take pleasure in all aspects of the creative process. Conceptualizing in my mind and\u00a0manifesting on the fabric is so enjoyable but, I save the best for last; my labor of love is\u00a0the quilting. I am reminded of being a child with a new box of crayons as I take out my\u00a0thread to choose the colors. Quilting is my absolute love.<\/p>\n

Outside the Studio<\/h2>\n

I adore theatre, ballet, symphony and art galleries.
\nEnjoyment can be found in witnessing the creations of others.
\nI am so fortunate to be the mother to one of my favorite people, Tiffany.
\nMy dog and I have a sacred relationship. I talk, he listens; it is complete perfection.
\nI had to overcome my fear of flying to see the world \u2013 so worth it.
\nI am a total newshound!
\nFamily time is precious and rare and often means gathering in an amazing location.
\nI am a deep soul and cherish all my precious friendships.
\nIt is completely possible I may be falling in love with my camera.
\nI share this existence with my generous husband \u2013 what an incredible journey!
\nI believe the road to contentment is paved in kindness.
\nI take time each day to imagine the possibilities!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet the Artist All my life I have loved textiles, needle, and thread. The rhythm and quiet of stitching. The creation that comes of it. I remember, as a girl, discovering the fun of\u00a0sewing paper to make tickets, sewing bags, and designing my own clothes. Next, I\u00a0learned to quilt and had the pleasure of working […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"template_full.php","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4aocm-6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67,"href":"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/67"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}