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"A Question of Shadows"
This framed weaving piece was inspired by a watercolor by Mary Fisher. The vibrant cotton colors of orange, greens, yellow, blue and red are set off by a black background. The weaving is created with wood as weft to accent and outline the figures which remind Mary so much of African women. The colorful weaving of this piece is set against a black suede matting and black and yellow frame. The piece is framed and ready to be hung. Measurements of frame 27 3/4" w x 14" h.
Price: $695.00
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"Creative Soul"
This art quilt bears a figure created from hand made paper in deep purple, burgundy and hunter greens. It is mounted onto a quilt in lavender print with a dark border. Mary Fisher has created this one-of-a-kind quilt as part of the Soul Series. It is 54 inches high and 21 1/2 inches wide. Creative Soul shows the versatility of Mary Fisher, as she combines her love of textiles with her love of hand made paper. The quilt has a sleeve to make hanging easy. It features the artist statement, as well as Mary's signature on the back. The artist statement reads as follows: "Raised Jewish, I love Black preaching. The pitch and cadence of an African-American preacher, voice soaring and whispering, words finding rhythm, moves my soul. That's how I hear James Weldon Johnson's poem, The Creation, where a Black preacher remembers a "lonesome" God who says, " I'll make me a man." I know a place that is dark and lonesome, before there was light. When the Creator speaks into my darkness, even my dark and lonesome soul becomes creative. Even I can be God's echo."
Price: $2,000.00
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"Every Soul"
'Every Soul' bears a hand made paper figure in eggplant and brick red embellished onto a machine quilted background in deeper brick color. Each figure on the Soul Series quilt is drawn by Mary Fisher from her hand made paper and carefully attached to give the quilt a dimensional look. This quilt measure 55 1/2 inches by 23 inches and has a sleeve attached for hanging. It is signed by the artist. The Soul Series of quilts reflects a thoughtful period in the life of the artist, Mary Fisher. She has signed this quilt and also attached the powerful artist statement to the back of the quilt. The statement is: Remembering her, I realize that every soul tells its own story. She had promised me that, once on the medications, she'd never stop. But her husband said she was shameful: he left. His family took trhe children. She felt her neighbors' accusing eyes, judging her guilty for a virus she never understood. Now, preparing to bury her, I heard her soul's story of piercing hopelessness. And I remembered again that every soul speaks, rarely using words.
Price: $2,000.00
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"He's my Baby"
The lovely face of an African baby stares back at the viewer, surrounded by black and gray fabrics, accented with a red border. The photo-transfer face comes from Mary's private photography collection. Finished size is 39" wide by 46 3/4" high with a sleeve attached on the back for hanging. This quilt is part of the "Faces from my Heart' Collection. The beautiful face of this child is bordered with bead trim and embellished with machine quilting. The artist statement for this quilt is as follows: I wanted this child more than I can say. He was sweet and gentle, his breathing so labored and his eyes so languid. But I could not move through the bureaucracy fast enough to adopt him, or to save him. As papers were being signed, his labored breathing stopped. I moved from grace to grief. He is gone now, but he will never escape my memory. I hear him in the night and I reach for him. Then I remember.
Price: $3,500.00
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"My Shadow" SOLD
THIS ITEM HAS SOLD This handwoven piece, a companion to "A Question of Shadows," was inspired by watercolors and figures drawn by Mary Fisher. Bright colors within the weaving include red, yellow, greens, blues, orange and gray. Set off against a background of black thread, the piece is matted with black suede.
Price: $0.00
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"Paper Thin Soul" SOLD
THIS QUILT HAS SOLD "Paper Thin Soul" presents a figure constructed of hand made paper pulp, pigmented and created by Mary Fisher and embellished on cotton fabric. Finished dimensions are 26 3/4 " wide by 68" high. Presented on a background of spring greens, the figure is purples, pinks and shades in between. The multicolored fringe is bordered with a lavender binding. There is a sleeve on the back for hanging. The artist statement with this quilt is as follows; For a quarter century I've made paper. I love plowing my hands into the batter, mixing and kneading. I love the smell of it, the sound of it, especially the feel of it. My soul comes through my hands and takes up residence in the drying pulp. Once, long ago, my soul made the paper buoyant and large. Not now. My soul has been stretched thin. Paper thin.
Price: $0.00
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"Pensive Soul"
Pensive Soul, part of the powerful and moving Soul Series by Mary Fisher, combines her love of hand made paper with her love of fiber and textiles. The fragile figure is created from hand made paper in browns and greens. It is embellished onto a background of machine quilted light green cotton. The quilt measures 71 inches by 33 1/2 inches. A sleeve on the back makes hanging easy. The words of Mary Fisher are attached to the back of this quilt, along with her signature. The artist statement reads: Worst is the middle of the night. Almost awake, ghosts of death crawl under the sheets with me. It's 1995 again, everywhere I turn, new friends wasting into skeletons. It's 1993, Brian, once my laughing husband, holding my hand as his fingers turn blue and cold. It's 2006, African children unable to laugh, to breathe, to nurse. I've loved them all and saved not one of them. Not one. Not one. Then comes early light and coffee. My soul has been shaken again. It is quiet, pensive.
Price: $2,500.00
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"Precious Soul"
Precious Soul is a combination of fibers in deep blues and burgundy, hand made paper, and hand dyed wool roving. The figure is embellished onto fabric in burgundy with a border trim. Mary has signed this quilt, which is 73 inches high and 21 inches wide. Mary's quilts are each a wonderful combination of fibers, threads, hand made paper, and embellishments. The Soul series bears the artist statement on the back, as well as a sleeve for hanging. This quilt has an artist statement as follows: Some of our class went on to become rich and powerful. He, brilliant, stuck to his plan: He became a teacher of English. When students write papers for him, he not only reads them, he answers them. He teases teenagers into celebrating Tolstoy's courage and Twain's wit, and he leads the celebration. His letters-oh, to receive one of his letters! Humbly, gently, he writes to raise my spirits. He convinces me that life matters. He says I matter. Could there be a more precious soul than his?
Price: $2,500.00
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"She's a Caregiver"
This quilt, in reds and forest greens with a golden border, is part of the "Faces from my Heart" exhibit first shown in 2009 in Houston at the International Quilt Festival. The photo-transferred face of this lovely caregiver comes from Mary Fisher's personal collection of African photographs. Finished size is 38 3/4" wide by 45 1/2" high. There is a sleeve on the back for hanging. Mary Fisher creates her own fabrics using wood-cuts and lino-cuts on cotton. Her machine and hand embellishment create a unique look for each quilt. The artist statement for this quilt is as follows: Pilgrims on the road to AIDS know the highest respect and deepest veneration is reserved for those called "caregivers." They are everywhere but rarely noticed because they command no fanfare, seek no public adulation, ask nothing for themselves. From hovels to hospices, they pour out care as if it came from their own life blood. Indeed, it does. The shed their lives to bring comfort to others.
Price: $3,500.00
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"She's a Child Raising Children"
This quilt has rich reddish browns, golds, some purple and greens. The fabric is cotton and is embellished with wood-cuts and lino-cuts by Mary Fisher. The face of an African child is photo-transferred as the focal point of this quilt. Finished dimensions are 39" wide by 46 1/2" high with a sleeve attached on the back for easy hanging. The warm hues on this quilt surround the face of an African child photographed by Mary Fisher. The face is bordered with a beaded trim. The artist statement is as follows: Once she was an infant, and then a toddler. But childhood eluded her. She wakes in the morning to be a parent: to search for wood while carrying her little brother, beg for money or food to feed her dying sister, try again to keep alive what little hope there is for her family. Only technically is she a "child." And only if we care will she, and millions like her, ever know what childhood could mean.
Price: $3,500.00
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"She's a Holy Woman"
"She's a Holy Woman" is a quilt from the "Faces from my Heart' Collection by Mary Fisher. The quilt is rich with browns, earthen tones, greens, and a border of purple. The face is photo-transferred from a photo taken by Mary Fisher in Africa. The face is framed with a border of bead trim. The fabric in this quilt is embellished with wood-cuts and lino-cuts created by Mary Fisher. Finished size is 39" wide by 44' high. The sleeve on the back facilitates hanging. Mary has created a warm and touching quilt in "She's a Holy Woman." The cross on her forehead is machine quilted and reminds one of the holiness evident in the face of this woman. The artist statement is as follows: We name our gods in life: money, fame, power. Sometimes we reach higher to touch something named "God" in some traditions. This woman knows that Higher Power. She draws on power to touch others, to heal them, to lift their spirits and redeem their lives from destruction. She is not Mother Teresa. But she shares this with that famed saint: She's a holy woman. You can hear her calling: "Come, worship."
Price: $3,500.00
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"She's a Lady"
"She's a Lady" is part of the "Faces from my Heart" Collection, first shown in Houston in 2009 at the International Quilt Festival. The colors are subtle and include grays, pinks, salmons, and a touch of blue. The photo-transferred face is accented with a bead trim. The upper left hand corner bears an embellishment in wool which is representative of the women of Africa and is repeated frequently in Mary's artwork. This quilt contains fabric printed with wood-cuts and lino-cuts. The colors are soft and muted with a touch of bright blue in the border. Embellishments and machine quilting finish off this piece in the unique style of Mary Fisher. The artist statement is as follows: Raised as a proper young woman, I would hear my mother say, "Mary, be a lady." It meant I should stop being a tomboy and watch my manners. It spoke to an image of reserved femininity that contradicted Playboy centerfolds. Well into adulthood, I met this woman: Proper in every way, modest in style and speech, humble, kind with a sense of herself that makes her powerful. Truly, she's a lady.
Price: $3,500.00
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"She's a Mother"
"She's a Mother" bears the photo-transferred face of an African woman photographed by Mary Fisher. The background is primarily red cotton fabric, embellished by block prints from Mary Fisher's collection. The completed size is 37" wide by 45" high. Machine and hand quilting complete this piece from the "Faces from my Heart" Collection. A sleeve on the back makes hanging easy. The artist statement for this quilt is as follows: She does not always adore caring for children who are sick or ungrateful, or other family members who hand her irresponsible duties. But she always adores being a mother. Because this one word , "mother," says she loves maternally: fiercely and gently, protectively and with discipline, full of hope and full of sacrifice. She's a mother, full of grace and truth.
Price: $3,500.00
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"She's a Sister"
The fabric of "She's a Sister" is block printed and embellished by Mary Fisher. Deep blue and salmon are accented by a bright red border and deeper binding. The completed size is 39" wide by 45" high. A sleeve is attached for easy hanging. Machine quilting accents the face of this child from Mary Fisher's photographs. First shown in Houston in 2009, this quilt is part of the "Faces from my Heart" Collection. Bead trim adorns the face of the young girl. The artist statement is as follows: She was a stranger when we met. Then I sat to listen to her story. We laughed at silly things that have marked our lives. I held her hand when she spoke of all the deaths she'd endured, and I wept with her when, together, we confessed our fears. Standing up at last, I asked if I could take a picture. "Why?" she asked. "Because you are my sister now," I confessed. And so she is: mine and yours.
Price: $3,500.00
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"She's a Teacher"
"She's a Teacher" has fabric printed with hand-painted wood cuts and linocuts on cotton. Photographs come from Mary Fisher's personal collection. Yellows, oranges, and bright blues remind one of the tribal colors of Africa. Hand and machine quilting and embellishment accent the face of this woman. Completed size is 39 1/2" wide by 48" high. Sleeve on the back makes hanging easy. The "Faces from my Heart" Collection was first shown in Houston in 2009 at the International Quilt Festival. This quilt bears the face on a woman photographed by Mary Fisher in Africa. The colors are bold and tribal making this quilt particularly powerful. The artist statement is as follows: Dehumanized by so many forces - being born African, and black, and poor, and especially being born female - she could have given up before she began. Instead, she pursued an education, and in the process proved tougher than thugs who rape and merchants who steal from those who have no power. Today, she is her village's role model, a woman who embodies what she teaches: dignity and wisdom.
Price: $3,500.00
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