Cindy Grisdela
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Lecture Description: Have you ever wondered how to create an Improv Quilt without a pattern? Where do you start? How do you know when it’s finished?
About Cindy: I’m intrigued by color, line, and shape. Working with fabric like a painter works with paint, I create dynamic contemporary compositions, cutting the shapes out freehand without a pattern or template and sewing them together with my sewing machine. I come from a long line of women who have expressed themselves using a needle and thread, although there were no quilters in my family. Creating with various forms of fabric and thread has been a part of my life since I was a child, and I am self-taught as a fiber artist, with lots of experimentation along the way with mentors like the late Gwen Marston, and my studies with Nancy Crow. My formal education includes a BA in Fine Arts from the College of William and Mary and an MBA from George Washington University. |