Deidre Adams

Composition VIII, 39 x 39, ©2008 Deidre Adams
Ahh, Quilt National. The Holy Grail of art quilting excellence. The Nirvana to which all we faithful makers of quilted textile art aspire! Its fickle clarion call, beckoning faithfully once every two years, cannot be ignored nor disdained. Each time it comes around, I faithfully put together my [...]

Contingent, Eva Hesse, 1969
This piece has been the focus of my attention for the last several weeks. I just finished writing a research paper on it for my Understanding Visual Culture class. Eva Hesse created this work during the last year of her life, mostly through the assistance of other people, because of her illness [...]

Iterations #1: Aquamarine, 30 x 66 inches, © 2006 Deidre Adams
Wow, this last week has been quite a whirlwind. My entire last weekend was spent preparing all of my newest work for hanging at the Aurora Municipal Center for their Art in Public Places program. I was one of four artists selected for their 2007-2008 [...]

Colorways II (detail) ©2005
My friend Lisa Call is without a doubt the most productive person I’ve ever met. Not only does she make sumptuous art quilts with an outstanding use of understated color, but she does it with a singular focus and drive that are unrivaled by anyone I know.
I’ve been in a [...]