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.
