While the building is still not quite finished, I am still planning the gallery opening for September 16! If you would like a personal invitation to the opening, please send me your address!! The easiest way to do this is using the contact me page on my website. You can also message me on Facebook.
My Garden Series will be the opening show and will be up until the end of the year. The town of Williamston is only a little over an hour drive from the Detroit Metro Airport. And since we are so close to Michigan State University, there are plenty of nearby hotels and restaurants.
This past month I finished machine quilting the last piece for my opening show. This piece is part of my leaf studies. As I composed this, I was missing my husband. We had been apart for almost two weeks, and I was anxious to be home. After over 30 years of marriage, he truly is my other half. I am very grateful to have paired with such a supportive partner.
“Paired Leaves” 2018/2022. 42.5” w by 42” h
commercial cottons, double cotton batting, machine quilted
© Pamela Loewen
One of the distinguishing characteristics of my work is the variegated thread I use in machine quilting. I especially love how the same thread looks different depending on the color of the fabric beneath the thread. A great example of this can be seen below. Looking at the peach fabric, connecting to the tan fabric and then the pink — the same variegated thread reads differently on each color. I believe this gives the entire work more movement and interest.
“Paired Leaves” detail