E Ellen Anne Eddy     Artists Statement The animal imagery began in my quilting effort to built my own world. I was living in an urban area of Chicago and felt very bound by the city. But thinking sometimes can be the best way to travel. I found nature within myself and stitched it into my quilts. I found I had the need for the swiftness of heron wings, and the splash of the frog pond. What I didn't have where I lived, I manufactured for myself from hand - dyed cotton, organza and thread. Now that I have moved to the Indiana Dunes area, I find my work growing like the wilderness in my garden. I garden much the same way as I quilt. Nothing exceeds like excess. My new work reflects the abundance of the wild. I have always seen myself and the people around me in my animals, fish and fins, feathers and scales. I see them dancing through the checks and balances of societies. I work largely in animal imagery that springs out of my spiritual well. My colors reflect that natural world. But I've come to know that the animals represent people around myself. Biography   Ellen has spent most of her life teaching, writing or working with fabric and now she 's come to a point where all occupations blend. She grew up in Streator, IL and went to Knox College in Galesburg, IL and did some graduate studies at Boston University.  She began quilting in response to a gift from a neighbor who saved a quilt top from one of her mother's cleaning fits, and gave it to her, quilted, once she was grown. It was such an inspiration that she has been quilting ever since. She currently teaches for quilt guilds and conferences across the country, a series of fiber art courses called Thread Magic, covering all kinds of machine embroidery techniques for quilters. She lives at her studio in the Indiana Dunes with four cats: Ivy Gray Grace, Ariane Growltiger, Nyamoto of the Iron Paw and Hercule Pirot,  detective way under cover. She also has three greyhounds: Sir Robert Beauregaurd and Carra, Candace Canis and Bedelia Birdy Buttercup, all of whom are very involved with Ellen's work and have long taken over quality control. Her book " Thread Magic- The Enchanted World of Ellen Anne Eddy " is currently available through Quilting Arts. She has written for numerous fiber art publications, including Quilting Arts, American Quilter and Quilter's Newsletter, Threads and Fiber Arts.     Resume   Ellen Anne Eddy is a fiber artist whose embroidered wall tapestries defy the concept of quilting tradition, using exquisite hand - dyed colors and intricate patterns of machine stitchery, her work elevates reconstructed fiber into a fine art medium. Her designs are drawn from a mingling of the natural world with her dreams and personal visions. Using hand - dyed fabrics, lames, machine embroidery, appliqué and layered sheers, she creates the illusion of ice, running water, mist and flame. She peoples her worlds with both real and imaginary life. The most outstanding feature of Ellen's work is the embroidery. Intricate stitching describes life in micro and macrocosm. Fish and bugs, lizards and birds weave in and out of the pattern. Frogs and cats sing to the night. A cat-fish swims in silent splendor. Salamanders bask in the heat. Her works are vibrant and full of energy. Conferences and seminars 2006    NQA Columbus, OH 2005    The Appliqué Society, Denver, CO 2004     Quilt Odyssey, Hershey, PA 2004     Images, Lowell, MA 2004     Ponchatoula Quilt Expo, Ponchatoula, LA 2003     Lake Farm Quilts Festival, Kirtland, OH 2002     Lake Farm Quilts Festival, Kirtland, OH 2002     The Quilt, Minneapolis, MN 2002     QSDS, Columbus, OH 2002     Empty Spools, Monterey, CA   Ellen has contributed to too many publications in her field to name them all, the following is just a very small selection. Selected Publications 2005    "Tread Magic, The enchanted World of Ellen Anne Eddy",              reprinted in 2005 2005     Sheerly Amazing Quilting Arts Magazine 2002 2005     " Reverse Roses" Through the Needle, Issue 16 2002     Machine Embroidery, Vol. 8, #1 Ellen Eddy, A Natural Wonder              PGs0-4" 2002     Quilting Arts, Defining the Line 2, Zigzag Stitch, Issue 7 2002     Treads to Dye For, American Quilter, Pg 60-64 2002     Surface Design Journal, Pg 52 2002     Quilting Arts, Defining the Line, by Ellen Anne Eddy, Issue 6, Pg50-53 2002     The World of Embroidery, The Nature of Nature, Ellen Eddy's Art              Quilts, Volume 53, Pg14. 2001     Art Quilt Magazine, Ellen Anne Eddy in the Spotlight, Volume 1,              Issue 4, Pg. 76-77 2001     Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, Page 18 Just Desserts Issue 329,                   Volume 32, # 1 2000     Exhibits/ Quilts Art Quilt Magazine, Issue 12, Pg. 362000 Stitchery              Magazine, Cover 2000     Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, Sept., # 234 Appliqué Techniques by              R. Fanning, Pg. 29 2000     The Creative Machine, Pg. 32 & 64   Selected Exhibits Ellen has exhibited her on a professional basis since 1992. The following is just a very small selection: 2005    International Quilt Festival 2005, Huston, TX 2005    Block Fine Arts Gallery, Buffalo, MI 2004    18Artists Gallery, Chesterton, IN 2002    International Quilt Festival 2002, Huston, TX 2002    Quilting The Quilt, Featured Artists* 2002    The Night Sky, Aullwood Audubon Center, Dayton, OH             Craftsmanship's Award* 2001    Florals, Aullwood Audubon Center, Dayton, OH,             Craftsmanship's Award* 2001    Peggy Notebeard Nature Museum, Chicago, IL 2000    Peggy Notebeard Nature Museum, Chicago, IL             Solo Show 2000    New England Quilt Festival, Glastonbury, CT, Featured Artist* Please check out Ellen's web site for more information http://www.ellenanneeddy.com  .Please contact Ellen if you want to purchase an item exceeding $10.000.00   ellenanneeddy@verizon.net Being Koi   Commander Koi Dance of Romance1 28" x 21" irregular shaped Hand-dyed cotton and novelty brocade, hand painted organza, commercial lace, cut a way appliqué, direct appliqué, machine embroidered and quilted, rayon, metallic, nylon threads, novelty yarn $ 2,500     Duet Each Perfect Each Perfect2 51" x 39" irregular shaped Hand-dyed cotton and novelty brocade, hand painted organza, cut a way appliqué, machine embroidered appliqué, machine embroidered and quilted, rayon, metallic, nylon threads. Great American Quilt Contest, Spring Issue, 2006 $ 10,500   Fall Steam Hand-dyed Cotton and novelty brocade, hand-painted organza, cut a way appliqué, direct appliqué, machine embroidered and quilted, rayon, metallic ,nylon threads, commercial silk and rubber leaves, novelty yarn. Great American Quilt Contest, Spring Issue 2006 $ 13.000     Floral Arrangement 16" x 16" Irregular shaped Hand-dyed Cotton and novelty brocade, organza and lace, direct appliqué, machine embroidered, and quilted polyester,  metallic, nylon thread, Angelina fibers, machine beaded $1,034.00 Hunters Moon 19" x 58" irregular shaped Hand-dyed cotton, Angeline Fiber, hand - dyed cheesecloth and novelty brocade, organza and lace, embroidered appliqué, direct appliqué, machine embroidered and quilted, polyester, metallic and nylon thread  $4,595     Pondering 15.5" x 19" Hand - dyed cotton, lace, hand - dyed cheesecloth and organza, direct appliqué, machine embroidered and quilted, rayon, metallic, polyester threads, Angelina fiber and thread globbing, silk leaves $ 1,030 Orange Butterflies 17" x 34.5" Irregular Shaped Hand-dyed Cotton, hand-dyed cheesecloth and novelty brocade, organza and lace, direct applique, machine embroidered and quilted, polyester, metallic, nylon threads, novelty yarn $ 1,895   Blossom Moon 25.5" x 11"  Hand-dyed cotton and novelty brocade, organza and lace, direct applique, machine embroidered and quilted, polyester, metallic, nylon threads, novelty yarn $ 1,099 Bugged Beatle 3" 9.5""x9.5" Hand-dyed cotton and brocade, cut away applique, direct applique, machine embroidered and quilted, polyester, metallic and nylon threads, novelty yarn $ 330.00   Dark Autumn Dawn 14" x 18.5" irregurar shaped Hand-dyed cotton and novelty brocade, organza and lace, direct applique, machine embroidered and quilted, polyester, metallic and nylon threads, novelty yarn $ 985.00
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