Michele Hardy
Mixed Media / Fiber Art / Art Quilts
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Updated  8/15/24
I spent some time exploring the wonders of the Southwest and   became totally enthralled with the ancient cliff dwellings at various locales.  The dwellings with their numerous ladders and openings, and the rich colors of the canyons were the inspiration for these series.   Ladders, along with Portals and Windows, ask the questions "where are we going?" and "where have we been?",  with endless opportunities to choose how to color our own personal journeys.

These mixed media fiber constructions combine hand-dyed and painted cotton and silk fabrics, fused sheers, screen-printing, metallic and rayon threads, heavily machine embroidered and quilted.  

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Ladders #8      
41"h x 29.5"w   $2100
Windows, Ladders & Portals
Windows #31          ©2022
22.5"h x 17.5"w          $825
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** mounted on stretcher bars
Windows #29       ©2021
19.5"h x 15.5"w    $625
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** mounted on stretcher bars
Windows #28       ©2021
15.5"h x 19.5"w     $625
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** mounted on stretcher bars
Windows #30       ©2022
23"h x 23"w          $1095
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Windows #33          ©2024
18.5"h x 15.5"w        $625
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** mounted on stretcher bars