Visions and Dreams: Threaded Works by Mary Borkowski
The Dayton Art Institute will showcase examples of handiwork by nationally recognized folk artist Mary Borkowksi in conjunction with American Sampler: Grandma Moses and the Handicraft Tradition.
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Visions and Dreams: Threaded Works by Mary Borkowski
In conjunction with American Sampler: Grandma Moses and the Handicraft Tradition, The Dayton Art Institute will showcase examples of handiwork by nationally recognized folk artist Mary Borkowksi (1916–2008).
Born in Sulphur Lick Springs, Ohio, Borkowski spent much of her life in Dayton and started quilting in 1930, later turning in 1965 to works created on silk, felt or velvet backgrounds with silk thread and yarn. She called this type of work “thread painting,” and these form her singular contribution to traditional fiber arts. Like Grandma Moses, Borkowski was untrained in the fine arts, and her resulting work presents a
unique interior vision all her own.
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