New Work

After a long summer of setting up a new studio, it is nice to finally have some new work to share. As many of you know, I have been working in collage for many years but recently started exploring art quilting. Lynn Krawczyk graciously chose my project Art Now for Autism as the recipient of this year’s Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit fees. The Breaking Traditions exhibit has an autism theme in our honor. I finally finished my pieces for this exhibit and shipped them off to Lynn, and I would love to share them with you!

Autism Mom by Claudine Intner. Art quilt. 12 x 12 inches. 2010.

Autism Mom is dedicated to all the mothers of kids on the autism spectrum. We work so hard to get the best for our children and frequently put everyone else first especially the child with autism.

This piece was an experiment for me. I have been exploring ways to get the women in my sketchbook on to final works of art. This time I used fabric paint on plain white cotton fabric. I did a couple of pieces with the paint and now want to try combining the paint with additional pieces of colored fabric. Isn’t experimenting fun?

Self Portrait by Jacob Intner with the help from Claudine Intner. Art Quilt. 12 x 12 inches. 2010.

For the second piece for the exhibit, I decided I wanted to work with my son Jacob who is 9 and has autism. I thought it would be a great edition to the exhibit to have work by a child with autism. Jacob drew the self portrait and included one of his favorite things — NUMBERS! Jacob has had a passion for numbers and letters since an early age. He drew the picture and then I added the background color in his absolute favorite color red. I also did the quilting and binding. Now Jacob wants to make a quilt for his bed!

A special thank you to Lynn Krawczyk for putting together the Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit! I look forward to seeing everyone’s submissions.The exhibit will debut at the American Sewing Expo from September 24-September 26, 2010 in Novi, Michigan. The exhibit will then be on tour during 2011. If you would like to make a donation to Art Now for Autism’s fundraising efforts on behalf of Autism Speaks, please visit our donation page. THANK YOU!