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From San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

  1. Diamonds in the Rough by Debra Lunn, Image 1.

    Debra Lunn

    Diamonds in the Rough, 2007

    Hand-dyed fabrics

    66 x 66 in (167.64 x 167.64 cm)

  2. Circles #16 by Suzanne MacGuineas, Image 1.

    Suzanne MacGuineas

    Circles #16, 2006

    Silk Charmeuse

    33 x 32 in (83.82 x 81.28 cm)

  3. Woman Still Seated by Anne McKenzie-Nickolson, Image 1.

    Anne McKenzie-Nickolson

    Woman Still Seated, 2001

    Cotton

    57 x 57 in (144.78 x 144.78 cm)

  4. Walking the Dogs / Summer by Linda Levin, Image 1.

    Linda Levin

    Walking the Dogs / Summer, 2000

    Cotton, oil pastels, colored pencils

    59 x 53.5 in (149.86 x 135.89 cm)

  5. Color Wheels II: Chinese Fan by Lin Pierce, Image 1.

    Lin Pierce

    Color Wheels II: Chinese Fan, 1998

    Cotton

    38 x 38 in (96.52 x 96.52 cm)

  6. Remains of the Day by Karen Perrine, Image 1.

    Karen Perrine

    Remains of the Day, 1994

    Cotton, sateen and nylon tulle treated with Procion dye, fabric pigments, felt marker

    44 x 43 in (111.76 x 109.22 cm)

  7. Crazy Nine-patch by Sharon LoMonaca, Image 1.

    Sharon LoMonaca

    Crazy Nine-patch, 1988

    Cotton, brocade, moire, lace, satin, findings, braided trim

    36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)

  8. Kuba Kosmos Too by Charlotte Patera, Image 1.

    Charlotte Patera

    Kuba Kosmos Too

    cotton

    34 x 35 in (86.36 x 88.9 cm)

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About the artist

Ellen Oppenheimer

b. 1952

Ellen Oppenheimer studied glassblowing at college and now designs neon pieces in San Francisco. Her first experience in working with fabric came after graduation: her father was throwing out several of his old ties and Oppenheimer reclaimed them, joining the different materials together to form her first quilt. She uses the technique of ​“machine inlaying” to create her pieces, which allows odd shapes to be incorporated into the design without the stitches showing. Oppenheimer’s quilts combine vibrant colors with patterns she prints herself. They often employ a single, continuous line that twists and turns through the maze of fabrics, representing what the artist feels are ​“the convoluted journeys that we take to get exactly where we started.”

born White Plains, NY 1952