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My name is Martha Brown. Here you will see several of my Fibre Art creations from 2001 to the present day.

Creative and perceptive as a child, with an often over-active imagination, I've easily found ways to channel this into some kind of artistic expression in art and in writing.

I received a degree in Art from East Tennessee State University in 1977 with a focus on figure drawing, but it wasn't until 1994 that I found an interest in Fibre Art.

This part of the journey started when I was trying to refurbish an old comforter and a neighbor loaned me a quilting book. Within two weeks I was hooked on the technique of cutting up fabrics and sewing them back together to create new designs.

I started out with traditional designs often inspired by the fabrics I found. For the first few years I quilted everything by hand. Several friends and family members received these as gifts.
The journey quickly evolved into creating my own quilt blocks and designs. The quilt tops started piling up because the quilting took so much longer than the designing and piecing. Yet I still felt technically limited. I traveled to conventions all over the U.S. to find the best teachers for more creative techniques with fabric and machine quilting.
I learned how I could transform my drawings into wall hangings, paint my own fabrics, and apply surface embellishments. Eventually several of my creations became national and international award winners in quilt and art shows.

It was over 12 years ago when all this started, but I still like to say thanks to the teachers who inspired me the most and taught me some valuable techniques:

Caryl Bryer Fallert bryerpatch.com
Ellen Anne Eddy http://www.ellenanneeddy.com/
Mickey Lawler www.skydyes.com

"From the Witchwood" by Martha Brown, 2001

Contact me via email by clicking on the
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To view my resume', click on the full moon.

I now live in Pickering, Ontario, Canada with my husband Kevin and our two dogs, Zena and Zoey.The girls have grown quite a bit since this pic of them as puppies 4 years ago!

After 12 years of making wall hangings, selling thru art galleries and shows, several competitions and awards, I felt like I was simply done. The Zodiac (see the Figurative Gallery) was the culmination of years of learning and practice. There was nothing left I felt a need to say with the art form. The challenge was no longer there. A love of fabric continued, but my artistic efforts needed a new direction.

I returned to my first love of portraying the figure, but instead of the charcoal or pastels and paper I used over 30 years ago, the medium is fabric, creating soft sculptures, or art dolls. Figurative Art is another term for this; using the human body, or what may merely hint at the human figure, to visually communicate something thru pose, character expression and costume.

All sides of the object provide a palette for assorted fabrics, fanciful embellishments, and textures. A wide array of trims and objects have offered mind-boggling options. Wire and wood supports (armatures) are sometimes incorporated for structural integrity to help realize a vision or a message.

I've found the joy of creating again, as I walk a familiar path of too many ideas and not enough time.

The galleries on the website, navigated with the buttons above, showcase all items for sale as well as a few of my creations that have sold, been given as gifts or donated for a worthy cause. Several sold pieces have been deleted to make room for newer works.

Click here: Oshawa Fibre Art Show

to find out about the next annual show

November 20th - Dec. 5th, 2010
featuring my artwork and that of several other Ontario Fibre Artists.

Entry Deadline for 2010 is
Thursday, Oct. 19th.

All prices on this website are in Canadian dollars.

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This website was last updated
July 19th, 2010

PayPal
is offered as a buying option for dolls, fabrics and patterns for sale. See the individual pages for each to make a purchase.
Tax and shipping will automatically be added into the PayPal subtotal.

You can also contact me by referring to the information page button at the top of any page and purchase an item over the phone with a credit card. There may be a discount in shipping fees by not using PayPal, where a general fee has been applied, regardless of your location.

Wall hangings are currently not for sale thru PayPal. Contact me directly to discuss purchase and shipping options.