Sonya Ellingboe
She says her inspiration for her work may come from crumbling
facades, rusting pipes and demolition sites, translated to canvas
in a unique language that combines textiles, stitching and
paint.
“Deidre Adams: Passages” to be shown Nov. 7 through Jan. 2, 2009
at Translations Gallery, 855 Inca St. in Denver’s Santa Fe Arts
District, will be the Highlands Ranch artist’s first solo exhibit
in Denver, although her textile-plus-paint technique has drawn
attention at numerous exhibits.
Adams, who has lived in Highlands Ranch for 14 years, is a
freelance graphic artist who designs brochures, magazine ad
layouts. She started quilting some years ago and laughs when she
admits to owning “a lifetime supply of fabric” in her home
studio.
She creates about 10-12 mostly large pieces a year, which begin
with a homemade canvas, followed by many hours of intricate
stitching. Paint is next and can build to as many as 20 layers in
selected areas of the artwork. The process breaks down to “1/3
design stage, 1/3 layering and stitching, 1/3 painting.”
She uses artists’ acrylics — “the colors are unlimited.”
Also a fine arts photographer, she records images of crumbling
structures she sees on road trips. Several of her photographs also
will be on display.
Occasionally she teaches a fundamental design and composition
for artists who create contemporary quilts.
Translation Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays
through Fridays and by appointment. 303-629-0713, translationsgallery.com.
