Jacque Davis 
I have had a lifelong
love of fiber starting with my
Grandmother’s failed attempts to teach
me to sew clothing. I could never sew in the
pattern lines or get the sleeves sewn in
right. Instead, I wanted to play with the
scraps and spent my time sewing scraps of
fabric together. I was never able to master
the art of making clothing but instead
learned to love the feel of cloth in my hands
and to get in touch with that magic that
occurs when my love of cloth and nature meet.
Artist
Statement
Every person’s mind builds
images while asleep or day dreaming. This
language helps us to process and communicate
our thoughts and feelings. Even as our dreams
are uniquely ours, they have a thread of the
everyday world in them. It is this thread
that allows us to recognize the common
language spoken in dreams. Cloth, paint, and
thread provide the perfect tools to capture
the evocative nature of the dream world.
Cloth, soft and familiar to us all, provides
the foundation. Thread connects the layers
and lies visible on the surface, and paint
can highlight or shadow an image adding
another layer of interest. My art work is a
celebration of our connection to one another.
When the separateness created by culture,
society, and life disappears for a time,
together we can rest in a quiet familiar
place.
