Stitched Journeys with Birds

Inspiration to Let Your Creativity Take Flight

Martha Sielman

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Hardback

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Schiffer Publishing Ltd
01 November 2023

Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); Needlework & fabric crafts; Wildlife: birds & birdwatching

"Through personal interviews and galleries of bird-related fabric artwork, this book celebrates birds and the artists that have been inspired and moved by them.

Escape into an unexpected world of avian fiber art. This collection-brought together by Martha Sielman, executive director of Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA)-tells how artists live creatively and how birds fit into their lives and inspire them. Bird lovers, needlecrafters, quilters, and other crafters of all ages will be delighted by this book with gorgeous images of avian art on and with fabric and other materials.

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Interviews with and quotes from more than 100 of these artists give ""live creatively"" advice and inside information about the gorgeous bird-inspired art that they create .

More than 200 master crafters-quilters, embroiderers, and other fabric artists-from 15 countries on six continents from different backgrounds and experiences share their love of birds and the inspiration they find in them .

Includes photographic galleries of avian art and crafts sorted by bird types, including birds like finches, gulls, owls, woodland birds, birds of prey, and many more .

More than 500 full-color images

Readers can curl up in their favorite chairs and enjoy the best of ""bird stitchery."" Or they can share it with the bird lovers in their life!

AUTHOR: Martha Sielman is the executive director of Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA), the world's largest art quilt organization dedicated to advancing the art quilt as a fine-art medium. She lives in Amston, Connecticut.

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Bird-inspired fabric crafts from more than 200 crafters from 15 countries on six continents .

Makes a great gift for birdwatchers, quilters, needlecrafters, and other crafters .

Artists are very concerned about the environment, and their bird- and nature-related works reflect that

500 colour images"

By: Martha Sielman
Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 1.134kg
ISBN: 9780764366925
ISBN 10: 0764366920
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Martha Sielman is the executive director of Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA), the world’s largest art quilt organization dedicated to advancing the art quilt as a fine-art medium. She lives in Amston, Connecticut. www.saqa.com

Reviews for Stitched Journeys with Birds: Inspiration to Let Your Creativity Take Flight

“The main draw are the more than 500 images of the creatures depicted in embroidery, felt, quilts, rugs, and sculptures . . . The varied artwork impresses.” -- Publishers Weekly