Contemporary Fiber Artworks

Linda has had long involvement in the Arts. Starting first as a musician at age 17 studying flute in France at the Paris Conservatory of Music and later earning a BA Degree in Art (concentrating in Ceramics) from San Jose State University.

A lifelong interest in textiles has developed over time into a focus on the quilt process as a means to artistic expression. A casual experiment in making a "quilt" years ago progressed through trial and error to become a finished wall hanging. Having never made a quilt before and not knowing the "rules" she found herself challenged to bring her design vision into reality and there began her journey into the "Fiber Art World".

Linda has participated in Bay Area Arts and Crafts fairs on and off over the years and, after settling in Benicia joined several local arts organizations such as The Women's Art Co-operative of Benicia and Beyond, Arts Benicia and the Fairfield Visual Arts Association (FVAA).

Dimensional Discovery

Implementation of what is in the mind's eye requires constant adjustment and innovation. Linda's work has progressed over time from early and more traditional and "functional" quilted pieces to contemporary "fiber art" works that experiment with original design concepts and construction.

She discovered dimensional quilting when she came across a technique for making a "simplified" Bow Tie quilt block. The Traditional Bow Tie block requires precise piecing and awkward stitching into corners. All the pieces lie flat and are stitched together around all edges. In the dimensional technique the center of the bow tie is incorporated into the seams in such a way that it stands out from the background instead of being sewn down. This caught her attention and she began experimenting with what have since become featured dimensional components of many of her artworks.

"Dimension and Innovation"

Dimension and Innovation are hallmarks of her current work where she uses the construction of fabric piecing as key design elements. Going beyond the traditional quilting process of flat, pieced, fabric layers stitched together and created primarily as bed covers or "throws" she uses fabric insertion, manipulation and dimension to achieve unusual effects in her original, contemporary, abstract and graphic style fiber pieces.

Where to see Linda's work . . . Web Gallery >

Linda's work can be seen at shows throughout the year at several local venues in conjunction with the Women's Art Co-Op of Benicia and as a member of Arts Benicia and the Fairfield Visual Arts Association.

Accomplishments:

2007 **Semifinalist in the $100,000.00 Quilt Challenge Magazine's 2007 Quilt Challenge.

In Summer of '07 Linda's original design, "Napa Valley Spring: Wild Mustard" was selected by Jury to compete as a semifinalist in the 4th Quarterly issue of the $100,000.00 Quilt Challenge Magazine's 2007 Quilt Challenge "Innovative Piecing" category. (Each issue selects 5 semifinalists in each of 10 categories. The winners of each category for each issue then tour major Quilt shows and compete for a grand prize of $100,000.00 at the end of the year in December).

**Pacific International Quilt Show, Oct. 11 through 14, '07.

"Napa Valley Spring: Wild Mustard" was again selected -this time by the Jury for the 2007 Pacific International Quilt Show competition (one of the largest annual Quilt Show/Competitions on the West Coast) at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

Notes About The Medium:

100% Cotton is the fabric of choice for Linda's original artworks with the occasional incorporation of other fibers. On the whole she prefers to work with natural fibers. Her work is machine-pieced and machine-quilted with occasional hand stitching and other embellishments.

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Web Gallery > Contact Info: Linda V. Hubbard 218 W. Tennys Drive, Benicia, CA 94510  Tel: 707-748-4440 E-Mail Linda: lv.hubbard@gmail.com