Award winning Photographer and Multimedia Fiber Artist Schatzi Brimer will have her works in the AmadorArts Gallery for the month of June. At the First Saturday Art Trek on June 4, meet the artist at the reception starting at 3:00 pm and enjoy appetizers and wine. The gallery, which is operated by the non-profit AmadorArts, is located at 11-A Randolph St., a block off Main Street, in Sutter Creek. The gallery also offers items such as jewelry by Ron and Carol Kamerlink and Karen Crane and assorted artists’ cards and small works of local scenes. Hours are 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday, and during weekdays, it’s best to call ahead, 267-9038.
Schatzi Brimer earned a BS in Computer Science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a Masters in Organizational Leadership. However she starting sewing at the age of 12 and for years she made her own clothing and as an adult sewed her own formal wear. When she retired after a 30+ year career in the technology field, she looked for a way to combine her love of photography and sewing. She found it through Fiber Art. Many of her Art Quilts are based on her own photographs. She continues to explore various surface embellishment and design techniques and uses paints, colored pencils, inks, dyes and fabrics in her work as well as non-traditional materials.
Brimer comments: "One of things I really enjoy about my work is the endless creative opportunities that come from working with fabric, both traditional and non-traditional, thread, paint and other media. I especially love the three-dimensionality and texture that are possible when using fabric and thread. For example, you can not only see the texture of the bark, you can actually feel it too...in fact, I encourage people to touch my work. I am drawn to nature - especially the linear, repetitive, and geometric qualities that can be found there."
Her works have exhibited at:
· "Textiles and Tastings," Shenandoah Winery Gallery, Plymouth, CA - 2014, 2015
· Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA - 2014
· Art Quilt Tahoe - 2014 (Best of Show Winner)
· Fiber Arts Festival, Silver City, NM - 2015
· Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Philadelphia, PA - 2015
· Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA - 2015
· International Quilt Fest, Houston, TX - 2015
· Hubbard Museum of the American West (a Smithsonian Affiliate) Ruidoso Downs, NM - 2016
· NIH (National Institute of Health), Bethesda, MD – 2016
For more information, contact AmadorArts: phone 209-267-9038 or visit www.amadorarts.org
For more information, contact AmadorArts: phone 209-267-9038 or visit www.amadorarts.org
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