Fiber Art Catherine Kleeman www.cathyquilts.com

Catherine Kleeman’s stunning fiber pieces are the results of an interweaving of precision craftsmanship and the play of chance, as well as a dialogue between fiber art and abstract painting. Jason Fagan, 22 nd Annual Critics’ Residency, Maryland Art Place

Symphony in Red 47” L x 44”W

Deep Purple 57” L x 49” W

Downtown 51” L x 44” W

Downtown (detail)

Moss Gold 45” L x 58” W

Moss Gold (detail)

Red Rover 44” L x 58” W

First Frost 60” L x 34” W

Yellow Brick Road 53” L x 50”W

Spring Green 54” L x 50” W

Sun Dance 50” x 50”

Urban Greenspace 52” L x 54”W

Urban Greenspace (detail)

Blue Moon 44.5” L x 34.5” W

Winter Song 40” L x 45” W

Winter Song (detail)

Kleeman is fascinated by color and composition, by the possibilities of thread and fabric, by the process itself. Her work does fit the technical definition of a quilt – two pieces of fabric enclosing a layer of batting – but the results are uniquely her own. The result is something that is beautifully rich in two traditions: that of the quilter, transformed and transfigured, and that of the abstract painter. Darcelle Bleau, 22 nd Annual Critics’ Residency, Maryland Art Place