Viewpoints 9

by Lin Hsin-Chen My personal theme for A New World is Observation. I want to make some changes, and I wish to observe myself and my family members more. I will challenge myself to create a brand new series of 6 works. It's a quilt that I completed in March 2020. The rubbing of Chinese characters was from a door panel that I saw during a visit to China with Sue Dennis and Mary Pal. It depicts that I have too many unknowns to learn about people, things, and the environment, and

Following my Personal Viewpoints: Recycle, Renew I am ready to strike out into new, uncharted territory in our newest series, A New World. As meaningful and rewarding as it was working with "sacred clothes" (ie, my mother's wedding dress, my brother's clothes...) it brought with it some real challenges. I was always second guessing; was I doing them justice, honoring them, making it worth the sacrifice, all of which weighed heavily on me throughout the cycle. Now, I am ready

It's such a pleasure to be part of this talented, international group- to share their friendship via the internet and their wonderful stories through their work. We begin a new chapter, celebrating 10 years of V9 and look at A New World from our individual perspectives. My own focus and lifestyle changed last year, not only due to Covid 19 but also due to changing family dynamics, working habits and a location change. I have chosen CHANGE as my topic to explore for the 6 quil

Welcome to Viewpoints 9: A New World! Today marks the beginning or our 7 cycle and our 10th year on this creative journey together. As always, at the beginning of a new 18 month cycle, we share the new theme we've selected, how many pieces we'll each create, the dimensions and any other parameters we'd chosen to include. The name of this collection will be A New World and within that theme each artist has selected their personal theme, as follows: Alicia Merrett - Harmony Bet