Speaker: Lorraine Woodruff-Long

Lecture: Polychrome, Commentary & Reimagined

Format: Hybrid

Speaker Location: Zoom

The May 2026 General meeting will be hybrid, meaning you can attend virtually via Zoom or in-person at the Phinney Center (blue building), room 7. If you register for the in-person meeting, we will still send you the Zoom information (because, hey--life happens).

For our virtual participants: remember to send your photos for sew and tell to hello@seattlemqg.com by 8 pm, Tuesday, May 13th.

ARTIST STATEMENT

One of my earliest memories is feeling compelled to touch and run my hands over bright, shiny colorful plastic buttons on a store rack. The same fluttery thrill bubbles up when I see collections of color in nature, art and everyday objects. It is this feeling that I seek to capture in my textile art and quilts.

Using mostly repurposed fabric from clothing and solid cotton fabric, I create improvisational quilts with pulsing energy, color and movement for the viewer. My passion in the fiber art of quilting is utilizing vivid, electric color and shapes to create an immersive polychromatic experience in addition to using textiles to express my political and personal beliefs.

I am inspired by the historic legacy of women quilters, weavers, and textile artists before me who have poured their creative energies into meaningful, useful and beautiful works of art for their homes and families. I pay homage to the quilters of Gees Bend, the works of Rosie Lee Tompkins, and the simple beauty of Amish quilters. Other inspirations include the intellectual and provocative statements and graphic art of Barbara Kruger, Judi Chicago, Yayoi Kusama, and Jenny Holzer.