Tanya Walker
Soft Sculpture Art Panel, “Trust!”, 2023
Textiles, Embellishment Threads, cotton batting 5 feet by 6.5 feet
I enjoy lettering art panel with inspirational words or messages. I have experienced great exhibtions over the years of four generations of quiltmakers and textile artists in my family, art institutions, and community functions. .
Tanya Walker
Mr.Buttons Big Lies!, 2025
Acrylic paints, mediums, beads, buttons, fibers, heavy duty canvas, thread embellishments 20 x 30
Mr. Buttons has a big tongue busy with mischief from all types of lies! His lies are not buttoned up with truth! He represents the blogger, the email, the spasm caller, or creative social media clowns! I mixed acrylic paints, glossess, and textures to seal and create sculpture forms stitched and quilted onto a firm canvas frame. Mr. Buttons is a collaged sculpture that put humor and ethical thoughts of honest social media!
Tanya Walker
The Jesus Faith Pocket Art Quilt, 2020
Textiles, Cotton, Thread Arts 32 in x 65
This art quilt is shown at a small group presentation with the Springfield Chapter of the LINKS. It demonstrates the third and fourth generation of my matriach textile art and quilt makers, and the unique POCKET concept. This small group exhibition and presentation is an outreach and project supported by the Ohio Arts Council, for my program with surface design art surfaces and pocket arts.
Tanya Walker
Blue Jean Betty’s Breast Cancer Recovery, 2004
Acrylic Gloss, Beads, Canvs Frame, Cotton, Textiles, Thread Arts, Fibers, Molding Pastes 18 width x 36 length x 2-3 inches dimensions
Betty is one of the soft sculpted "Poverty Bucket Sistahs," stitched and molded onto a professional grade linen art canvas. She was created in my role as a Community Artist with the City of Cincinnati Enterprise program, after my Vermont Studio Residency period. It was inspirational art, collaborated with PATTERNS, a support group for African American women surviving breast cancers in the Cincinnati area. Progam
