Discover Harvey Fierstein's stunning quilt exhibit, showcasing creativity and artistry at the Keeler Tavern Museum. Join the quilting journey!| Welcome to the Cotton Candy Fabrics Blog
I often like the back of stitched artworks as much as I like the front, or, sometimes, even more. There is something appealing about the rawness, the loose threads, the visible markings of the artist’s hand, the messiness… For the same reasons, perhaps, I also love exposed seams. If you looked through my closet, you’d… Read More »Inside Out Art Quilt Series| ANY Texture
Unlikely Inspiration There is a big maple tree right outside my studio window. Each year around Thanksgiving, the tree transforms into a red and yellow flame, which glows whenever the sun peeks out. It washes my entire studio in red light, and never fails to fill me with awe. One of my very first art… Read More »“Warm Void,” an Art Quilt| ANY Texture
Rothko Inspired Quilt “Silence is so accurate.”― Mark Rothko I’ve been intrigued by the artwork of Mark Rothko ever since I can remember. Posters of his work were plastered (among others) all over the walls of my college dorms. And when I finally entered a Modern Art Museum for the first time in my 20’s (the […]| Simple Simon and Company
A couple of years ago, after completing my experimental seaweed art series, I decided to continue playing with pictures of my late father’s first algae collection. I enjoyed the delicacy of the dried seaweeds in my dad’s collection, and felt comforted by incorporating something he cared about into my own art. After digitally manipulating images,… Read More »From Wall Art to … Table Runner?| ANY Texture
I used strips of fabric, "Cloth Strokes," to compose an art quilt the way a painter composes a painting by combining brush strokes.| ANY Texture
I felt the need to immerse myself in textures and colors, so I embarked on a series of six art quilts, which I called the Flow Series.| ANY Texture