Tompkins County Public Library

Sunday, October 23, 2011

LIbrary And Quilters Guild to Host Author/Quilter Marston

Michigan-based quilter Gwen Marston will discuss and sign her latest book, "37 Sketches," Sunday, October 23 at 1:30 PM in the Tompkins County Public Library's BorgWarner Community Room.

Marston is a nationally-known artist who has published more than 20 books on quilting. Her latest effort inspires and encourages quilters to use small studies or simple themes to create quilted masterpieces. She will showcase small designs featured in the book and the larger pieces they inspired during her Library talk.

“37 Sketches,” says Marston, “ shows my new work built on the idea of exploring the elements of design by constructing small studies, which I quickly began to think of as sketches. I began to see these sketches in much the same way as a painter does in using sketches to explore technique and to work out color and composition ideas.”

This program is free and open to the public and is being offered by the Library and the Tompkins County Quilters Guild.

The Tompkins County Quilters Guild was founded in 1974 with a mission to educate, promote, encourage, stimulate and support quilters and the art of quilting in Tompkins County. Copies of Marston's book will be available for purchase prior to and following her discussion.

For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248.

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