See quilt artist Mary Stoudt’s art works at GoggleWorks retrospective

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By: Erin Negley, LancasterOnline (1.9.17)

Quilting and fiber artist Mary Stoudt will have a retrospective exhibit at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. An opening reception will be held Friday, Jan. 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., followed by an open studio night which ends at 8:30 p.m.Ā Stoudt layers fabric, often six or seven layers, in a grid pattern to create art quilts.

“I love the warmth, the flexibility, the play of color and textures of quilt making,ā€ Stoudt says in an artist’s statement. ā€œImprovisation is important to me. Working within the stability of a grid, I feel free to change color and direction as I move through the construction of a quilt. I imagine the composition in my head, and then work intuitively through the process.”

Stoudt was one of the original GoggleWorks studio artists and had a studio there for almost a decade. Her work has been included in art exhibitions there, regionally and internationally.

ā€œWhen Mary Stoudt retired from the studios at GoggleWorks her presence was greatly missed in our artistic community,ā€ gallery director Lauralynn White says. ā€œThe exhibitions committee at GoggleWorks decided to host a retrospective of her work to honor Stoudt and showcase her National Award Winning Art Quilts. Stoudt’s quilts are a terrific example of fine craft and fine art successfully combined.ā€