Lynn Carson Harris, Textile Artist
Artist statement
I create textile art using the techniques employed by past generations of my family to create utilitarian objects such as clothes and quilts. I connect the past to the present and honor the beauty and artistry of the handmade. My most recent work is a series of small scale abstract designs inspired by the experiences of someone I love and care about who is in an abusive relationship. My wish is that these pieces of art can help to prevent domestic abuse by increasing understanding and awareness of this pervasive problem. While all of my pieces are original designs, I turn to the geometric patterns of antique quilts for inspiration. My art often evolves dramatically from the start to finish of a piece, and I find as much pleasure in the process as in the completed pieces.
Biography
Lynn lives in Michigan where she creates art, raises chickens, and grows vegetables. Both of Lynn’s parents grew up on farms and, like the little red hen in the children’s story, she was taught to do things from scratch and to never let anything go to waste. Her thrifty upbringing led her to her current style of working with scraps and the desire to use “every last piece.” Her quilts have been juried into international shows and gallery exhibits and her work is in private collections around the world. She is the author of Every Last Piece and has also been published in numerous books and magazines. Her artwork can be viewed at her website, Lynn CarsonHarris.com.
Exhibitions
2017 The Art of Modern Quilting – Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
2017 Council of Community Behavioral Health Agensies, Sacremento, CA
2016 Black and White Exhibit - Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
2016 Festival of Quilts, London, England
2016 Chelsea Underground Art Gallery, Chelsea, MI
2016 Textiles: Contemporary American Quiltmaking - Gallery EOSS at Watermark Gallery , East Providence, RI
2015 QuiltCon International Quilt Show, Austin, TX
2013 QuiltCon International Quilt Show, Austin, TX
2012 Modern Quilt Guild traveling show
2003 American Quilt Society quilt show , Paducah, Kentucky
Published
2016 The Applique Book by Casey York
2016 QuiltCon Magazine
2015 Every Last Piece by Lynn Harris
2015 Free Range Triangle Quilts by Gwen Marston
2015 Generation Q Magazine
2014 Minimal Quiltmaking by Gwen Marston
2013 QUILT Magazine
2013 Generation Q Magazine
2012 Generation Q Magazine (Fall, and Winter)
2010 Pretty Little Mini Quilts, Lark Books
Teaching Schedule
2017
April 13 - Monroe County Quilt Guild, Monroe, MI
April 25-29 - AQS Quilt Week, Paducah, KY
May4-6 - Piece and Plenty Quilt Guild, Rolla, MO
October 17 - Fowlerville, MI
November 27 - Big Red Quilters, Holland, MI
2018
March 8-10 - Genessee Valley Quilt Guild, NY
April 12 - Great Lakes Heritage, Birmingham, MI
June 21-24 Vermont Quilt Festival
