Martha
E.
Ressler
Juried Artist Member (JAM)
Location
Hamburg, PA
United States
Region
Artist Statement
A sense of place is the abiding theme of my art quilts. From the weathered, gritty industrial streets of Pittsburgh, where I started stitching and collaging fabrics and found objects, to the green of my new home in Eastern Pennsylvania. I love to include something used, whether a page from a time-worn book or sheet music, or swatches of rescued embroidery, unfinished quilt tops, or linens.
Lately I have been starting with my photographs, printed on cloth and reborn as textured records of a place on earth.
I am a member of Cloth in Common, an international group of art quilters, and a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates. I was a painter before turning to art quilts.
Currently the Director of Art Plus Gallery, I support the arts in their many forms. My husband and I have turned our five acres into a haven for birds and pollinators, and planted about 800 trees to “re-wild” some of our land.
Lately I have been starting with my photographs, printed on cloth and reborn as textured records of a place on earth.
I am a member of Cloth in Common, an international group of art quilters, and a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates. I was a painter before turning to art quilts.
Currently the Director of Art Plus Gallery, I support the arts in their many forms. My husband and I have turned our five acres into a haven for birds and pollinators, and planted about 800 trees to “re-wild” some of our land.
