Art in the Sanctuary
Title: Inside Out
Artist: Marni Goldshlag
Dates: March 3, 2025 - April 27, 2025
Reception: March 9, 2025 2-4pm
Bursting Hearts
BIO:
Marni Goldshlag has degrees in Drama, Educational Theatre, and Special Education. Also a certificate in Computer Science.
Marni made her first quilt in 1975, but didn’t become seriously interested in the quilt as an art form until 1995. She worked in quilts until the summer of 2004 when she began to work almost exclusively with sheer fabrics. Marni's work in fabric continued until about 2014 after which she took a break of several years from making art. In 2019, Marni took a class in cold wax painting. That became her medium, along with collage.
Marni has had many different careers ranging from college instructor in theatre to special education teacher to computer programmer to artist. She says that none has given her the kind of satisfaction she has felt since she began to make art.
Marni Goldshlag has degrees in Drama, Educational Theatre, and Special Education. Also a certificate in Computer Science.
Marni made her first quilt in 1975, but didn’t become seriously interested in the quilt as an art form until 1995. She worked in quilts until the summer of 2004 when she began to work almost exclusively with sheer fabrics. Marni's work in fabric continued until about 2014 after which she took a break of several years from making art. In 2019, Marni took a class in cold wax painting. That became her medium, along with collage.
Marni has had many different careers ranging from college instructor in theatre to special education teacher to computer programmer to artist. She says that none has given her the kind of satisfaction she has felt since she began to make art.
Artist Statement:
My first experience making art at the age of 5 was at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. I don't remember making it, but it was in my bedroom for many years so I do remember that it was a big lump of clay with all sorts of things like feathers, sticks, etc. sticking out of it.
I never made visual art again until I started quilting in the mid 1990's and realized I did not enjoy using patterns. I moved into art quilts and made those for about 5 years. After that I continued to use fabric but made art with sheer fabrics, hand-stitched together, stitched to a background fabric which was stretched and framed. In 2014 I stopped making art.
I was tired of sewing and had no inspiration to move into a new medium. In 2019 I was thinking about encaustic, but really didn't want to use hot wax so I searched for information about cold wax. I took a class at OLLI at Duke on cold wax and oil paint which gave me the tools I needed to get started on my current path.
I work without pre-planning. My art comes from inside me. I love color and curves. They show up over and over in my work. I learned to use collage both to add texture under the paint and interest on top. I have gone back to using fabric as part of my collage.
My first experience making art at the age of 5 was at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. I don't remember making it, but it was in my bedroom for many years so I do remember that it was a big lump of clay with all sorts of things like feathers, sticks, etc. sticking out of it.
I never made visual art again until I started quilting in the mid 1990's and realized I did not enjoy using patterns. I moved into art quilts and made those for about 5 years. After that I continued to use fabric but made art with sheer fabrics, hand-stitched together, stitched to a background fabric which was stretched and framed. In 2014 I stopped making art.
I was tired of sewing and had no inspiration to move into a new medium. In 2019 I was thinking about encaustic, but really didn't want to use hot wax so I searched for information about cold wax. I took a class at OLLI at Duke on cold wax and oil paint which gave me the tools I needed to get started on my current path.
I work without pre-planning. My art comes from inside me. I love color and curves. They show up over and over in my work. I learned to use collage both to add texture under the paint and interest on top. I have gone back to using fabric as part of my collage.
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