The work of three artists will be on display throughout January in the windows of the RAL Art Center, 19 N. Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Fiber artist Mary Ellen Huennekens, mixed media artist Sandy Newman, and fiber artist Sharon Mason will all have their work featured.
Huennekens is a self-taught sewist, quilter, and artist. She said colorful fabrics make her happy and her goal is to inspire that same reaction in others while honoring the tradition of quilt-making around the world and across time. Her art is inspired by traditional American quilting, Asian and African quilt methods, and Aboriginal print fabrics. She uses fabric piecing, embroidery, appliqué, and quilting to create texture, depth, and movement. Her work is shown in galleries in Richmond, Kilmarnock, Gloucester, and Urbanna, among others. She has won awards in the Middle Peninsula Fine Arts Festival and at the RAL Gallery.
Newman’s initial work has evolved from oil and watercolor painting to mixed media art, incorporating r...