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Masters: Art Quilts: Major Works by Leading Artists (The Masters)

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Editorial Reviews

These art quilts showcase such versatility, innovation, and beauty that readers can’t help but be truly inspired. The gifted artists come from across the globe—including Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America—and their work displays their varying sensibilities, backgrounds, and talents.
Abstract appliquéd shapes cascade across the surface of Ita Ziv’s brilliantly colored quilts, creating vibrant celebrations of life. Noriko Endo captures her deep feeling for trees in a stunning interplay of light, shadow, and leaves. Gloves appear in nearly every quilt by Jane Burch Cochran, representing probing hands and, sometimes, angel wings. John Lefelhocz’s fantastic imagery—including an airplane silhouette that lights up—grabs viewers’ attention.
Esteemed curator Martha Sielman contributes an illuminating essay for each of the 40 featured artists, who are showcased in eight-page features.
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Customer Reviews

Masters is masterful

Reviewed by Quilteveryday, 2009-08-08

This is a great book. It really covers the range of styles of are quilting. I saw my favorites in there, and some new quilters, too.

Unrelenting beauty and inspiration

Reviewed by It Tolls for Thee, 2009-06-17

All quilters, whether they work art quilts or traditional quilts, will want to own this amazing gallery book. The work of the master quilters featured is unrelentingly beautiful and inspiring. It's an essential title for the libraries of all fine art and craft fans. Martha Sielman, the president of SAQA (Studio Art Quilts Associates) curated the collection, and it's a tribute to her knowledge about art quilts and to how far this medium has progressed. Art quilting is a true art form. It's a fantastic book.

art quilts

Reviewed by T. Leitch, 2009-06-14

Great concept book. Would prefer seeing more artists reviewed rather than so many quilts from each artist. Still a great book to browse over and over before starting a new quilt.

Inspiring, beautiful, and lush

Reviewed by Paul Carnahan, 2009-03-06

My wife received this book as a gift and she can't stop talking about it. Here's what she says:
"Masters: Art Quilts" is a fantastic collection of visual and verbal profiles of quilt artists. It is wonderful to sit and immerse myself in the photos of about 10 quilts for each artist. The quotes from the artists provide wonderful windows on their individual creative ideas and processes. The photos do a great job of bringing out the richness of the colors. The author's introduction to each artist highlights themes and techniques. It's like having the curator stand next to you in the gallery, leading you deeper into the art. Highly recommended!

SUPERB, SPECTACULAR look at the MASTERS of an INNOVATIVE MEDIUM

Reviewed by D. J. Bein, 2009-03-05

FIVE STARS is not enough to rate this fantastic compendium of contemporary artists who work in the new innovative medium called 'art quilt' or 'quilt art.' Martha Seilman has done a fantastic job of introducing the reader to the MASTER artists and for once, here is a book that gives us ENOUGH of a sampling of the artists' work so we get an idea of the evolution and progression of their body of work. Art collectors will use this as a reference for years to come; artists in other mediums will take note of this new medium which combines fiber and thread with traditional art techniques and takes them all to a new and higher level; art quilters will display this on their coffee table as proud reference and inspiration for pushing their own artistic envelope. Masters: Art Quilts must have a VOLUME TWO in another few years! Thank you, Martha!