Wil Opio Oguta - Fiber artist
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Artist Statement

Inspiration for the quilts I make comes from a variety of sources. It can be nature, an expression, a color or a material. For most of my quilts  I use my own hand dyed fabric. My quilts can be very colorful or simply  black and white. I work in a contemporary style, but have no objection  at all to  incorporating traditional blocks. Often I use raw edge appliqué, but  don’t be  surprised if I switch techniques for another quilt. I love working  with fiber,  but if the quilt wants/needs it, I add other materials to it. This  can be bark,  buttons, lutrador and paint. It all depends on what I feel is needed. 
For me, making art quilts is a way of expressing  what  I see, translating the world into fabric and fibers, emphasizing/focusing on  what is important to me and to show you how I feel about it.

 

Resumé
Qualifications:

2010 City & Guilds level 3 Diploma Patchwork & Quilting 7923-04
2008 City & Guilds level 3 Certificate Patchwork & Quilting 7922-03
2007 Quilten Speciaal
2005 City & Guilds level 2 Certificate Patchwork & Quilting 7822-10
Studied with (amongst others): Carol Soderlund, Els van Baarle, Cherilyn Martin, Lenna Andrews, Laura Cater-Woods, Lynda Monk & Carol McFee, Pamela Allen


 
Pulications:
My World in Black and White catalogue November 2008
Dutch Quilters Guilters News September 2009
Metamorphosis catalogue 2009
Fragments; Urban decay catalogue 2009
Uit de Naad catalogue
Down Under Quilts Issue 122, 2008

 

Member of:
- SAQA 
- Sky-is-the-Limit 
- Voyage
- Free Spirit Artists
- Stitched Art Textiles
- TAFA
- New York Artists Online



Exhibitions:
- Quilt Expo Beaujolais - Villefrance sur Saone  France 2014
- Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts  - London UK 2014
- Seasons - Light Space & Time Gallery - online exhibit 2014
- Lines into Shapes  Art Center of Estes Park Gallery - online exhibit 2013
- International Quilt Festival - Houston USA 2013
- Open European Quilt Championships - Veldhoven the Netherlands 2013
- Art on Main - Zumbrota MN USA 2013
- Infinity Art Gallery - online exhibit 2013 

- International Quilt Festival of Ireland 2013
- Minnesota Quilters Show - Duluth USA 2013
- SAQA MN Show - Duluth USA 2013
- Art Soup - Elk River MN USA 2013
- International Quilt Festival - Chicago USA 2013
- Fiber Fiesta - Albuquerque NM 2013
- 15th Annual Contemporary Art Juried Exhibition - Upstream People Gallery - online exhibit 2013
- SeaScapes Art Exhibition - online exhibit 2013
- National Quilt Extravaganza XX - Philadelphia Area Pennsylvania USA 2013
- World Quilt Festival New Engeland XI - Manchester New Hampshire USA 2013 
- Quilt Fest of New Jersey IX - Somerset New Jersey USA 2013
- Denver National Quilt Festival VIII - Denver Colorado USA 2013

- Celebrate Spring! - Cincinnati USA 2013
- Black & White Expo - Infinity Art Gallery - online exhibit 2013
- 4th 12x12 National Exhibit of Small Scale Work of Arts - online exhibit 2013 
- Fabrications 9 - Zumbrota MN USA 2012
- World Quilt Show - New Hampshire USA 2011

-   National Quilt Extravaganza XVII  - Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA 2011
-   Minnesota Quiltshow 2011
-   Festival of Quilts - Birmingham England 2011
-   Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta - New Mexico 2011
-   Harvest of Quilts X - Pine Bush New York USA 2010
-  Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival XX  - Hampton Virginia USA 2009
-  The Quiltfest of New Jersey V - Somerset New Jersey USA 2009
-  Loft Gallery - San Pedro California USA 2009
-  Soft Expressions Gallery - Anaheim California USA 2009
-  For the love of quilting quilt show  - Lansington New England USA 2009
-  World Quilt Show New England -  Manchester New Hampshire USA 2009
-  Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XVI - Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA 2009
-  Uit de Naad Alkmaar and Utrecht the Netherlands 2009
-  Festival of Quilts - Birmingham England 2009
-  Bunbury International Quilt Challenge - Australia 2009
-  Genesee Valley Quilt Festival - Rochester New York USA 2009
-  Contemporary Quilts Great Britain show - Exter England 2009
-  How Amazing!  - Germany and Switzerland 2008-2009
-  Algemene Tentoonstelling Quiltersgilde - Arnhem the Netherlands 2008
-  Scythia 7 Kherson – Ukraine June 2008
-  Bernina Quiltcompetition  - Rijswijk the Netherlands 2008
-  Miniaturententoonstelling Quiltersguild - the Netherlands 2008
- Online: http://www.fabledfibers.com/index.html 
  
and http://www.quiltart.com/gallery/fables/index.html

-  On line: http://www.quiltart.com/challenges/flower_power/index.html
-  Vermont Quilt Festival Essex - Junction VT USA  2008
-  Flower Power - San Pedro California  USA  2008
-  Festival of Quilts - Birmingham England 2008
-  Rosenthal Gallery – Fayetteville State University USA 2008
-  Fine Fiber Show - Crystal Lake Illinois USA 2008
-  Open European Quilt Champignonship - Veldhoven the Netherlands 2008
-  International Quilt Festival - Houston USA  2007
-  Festival of Quilts - Birmingham England  2006
-  Annual Dutch Quiltersguild Exhibition -  Rotterdam  the Netherlands 2006
-  On line: Quilt Show Quilt University 2006  
-  Quilts in the Garden Trentham England  2006

 
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