Artworks with Texture

Each artwork here is unusual - unique - in that it is crafted through the meticulous manipulation of the fibres of simple cheesecloth, sometimes with the addition of painted fabric, resulting in intricate texture and compelling imagery.

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Mary Pal is a Canadian artist best known for her fibre artworks made with cheesecloth. Her work is exhibited internationally, purchased for private and museum collections throughout North America, and widely published. A juried artist member and former board member of Studio Art Quilt Associates, she is an enthusiastic supporter and promoter of the fibre art movement.

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I am delighted to be exhibiting my David Attenborough portrait, "A World of Difference" in Current Threads 2024, a multi-media surface design art show presented the Surface Design Association BC + Yukon. Join us at the Pat Martin Bates Gall
The Drifter is still drifting. I have not seen him in many years as he has traveled to a series of US galleries, part of the SAQA Layered and Stitched exhibition, and then before I left for China, I was invited to have him shipped to the Cameron Art
Those of you who have followed my work may remember this piece from 2011, entitled Musing. Instagram was in its infancy, so I don’t think she ever got posted here. Her presence was requested by the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC for an ex
Diamond Day begins at 2pm ET in the SAQA Auction of one-foot-square textile artworks. See https://www.saqa.com/auction/auctionFAQ for details on how to bid. #saqaart #textileartist #artauction #cheeseclothart
My portrait of Leonard Cohen, entitled “Half Time” can be bid on tomorrow during Diamond Day and if it isn’t snapped up, then during Section 2 bidding, Sep 25 - Oct 1. Lots of amazing textile art to bid on! #şaqa #textilearts #saqa
Current bid is $160 ($120USD) - just register and he could be yours by Friday! Check it out at www.32auctions.com/MISSAsummerauction where there are lots of wonderful works of art, and you’ll be supporting a great cause. #missamagicauction #m