Featured Artist: SUE COrtesE

Sue Cortese is a textile artist who lives in Holland, Michigan. Her medium is the quilt form, but since her process starts with white fabric, she prefers the term textile artist.

Sue has been creating and quilting sewn compositions with her dyed fabric since 1995. The combination of layers of pattern, as well as the texture that quilting stitches add to the work, keep her exploring. From start to finish, her work incorporates the many techniques she has learned over the years: dyeing and printing her own fabric, piecing and appliqué, machine and hand quilting, and various finishes.  She has recently added in shibori manipulated, indigo-dyed fabrics.

In her exploration of techniques, Sue has started working in paper and mixed media collage including dyeing, painting, and printing a variety of papers, as well as hand making paper. Her work has been displayed in quilt shows and art museums around the country. She teaches various dyeing and quilting techniques. Sue is also a Certified Quilt Judge through NACQJ and a Regional Representative for SAQA.

Sue will have items for sale and will be available at her booth to share techniques and answer your questions. Please stop by!

Website: SueCorteseQuilt.com
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