Andrea Finch
Receptaculum V: Iris sibirica, 2025
Reclaimed decorator samples and other textiles, cotton batting thread, matte medium 17” high x 12” wide x 12 " deep
Machine quilted, machine thread painted, machine raw edge applique, hand & machine constructed, hand cut Materials: Reclaimed decorator samples and other textiles, cotton batting thread, matte medium
Andrea Finch
Receptaculum IV: Arbores unus, 2024
Materials: Reclaimed decorator samples and other textiles, thread. 12” high x 16” wide x 16” deep
The receptacle series started with a question while making some of the structures for my botanical series, what if I leave these pieces open? I started with a flat quilt I made many years ago, layering upholstery samples and other reclaimed fabrics, then stitching until they were stiff enough to stand. I create with discarded ephemeral fabrics from decorator sample books keeping them out of landfills. The focus of my art is on native plants like oaks that provide havens and subsistence for our native fauna. Method: Machine quilted, machine thread painted, machine raw edge appliqued, hand & machine constructed, hand cut Materials: Reclaimed decorator samples and other textiles, thread.
Andrea Finch
Magnolia Grandiflora III: Resurrected, 2023
Cotton, vinyl, reclaimed & other textiles, thread, cotton batting, polyester stuffing, aluminum wire 48" high x 48" wide x 48" deep
Most of my quilts start with a flower or weed in my garden. I have probably taken a hundred pictures of each in a different light and throughout its life, bud to seed head. I am intrigued by the center of the Magnolia flowers, the curves of the stigmas, often lost to the viewer because they are small. Many failed battles with the fabric to create these curls led me to the use of fabric wrapped wire. I echoed the curls on the petals of the flowers. The most mundane fabrics can come alive when embellished with thread as in the vinyl of the leaves. Method: Machine quilted, raw edge machine appliquéd, machine pieced, thread painted, hand constructed
