Recycled Materials Create Intricate Art in
Newest Exhibition at STL
Edna Patterson-Petty’s work focuses on
upcycling fabric, buttons, and beads.
(May 20,
2019 – St. Louis, MO) Using the materials and fabric from old clothing and
other items, East St. Louis artist Edna Patterson-Petty creates art quilts and
paintings that bring her imagination to life. Rendered Designs, a new exhibition at St. Louis Lambert
International Airport (STL), delicately engages viewers with their curiosity
and their own imaginations.
The
intricate detail of Patterson-Petty’s quilts is only apparent through keen
observation. Her art quilts tease the mind, with eyes floating from one section
of the quilt to the next, as if reading a book. Using upcycled fabric, beads,
buttons, and paint, Patterson-Petty’s quilts take on a life of their own.
Unconventional shapes, detailed needlework, and fabric texture all play a role
in making Rendered Designs unique and
eye-catching.
Patterson-Petty
a graduate of SIU-Edwardsville. She also holds a BFA of Fine Arts, a MFA in
Studio Art, and a MA in Art Therapy. Several of her quilts have been published
in books and catalogues and have been selected for book covers. They have also
been exhibited nationally and internationally.
“I
know that my creative ability is of divine inspiration, because I dream of art,
I feel art, I get excited when I am around art and through my creativity I
reveal my internal world” said Patterson-Petty. Her work has taken her to
Senegal, Canada, Germany, and China.
Rendered Designs is now on display through November
11, 2019 in the Lambert Gallery near the C Concourse exit in Terminal 1 and is
part of the Lambert Art & Culture Program’s temporary exhibitions program.
The program is supported by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.
Edna
Patterson-Petty was chosen
to exhibit in the Lambert
Art & Culture Program through
the Airport’s seven-member
Airport Art Advisory Committee.
Current members are Lisa Cakmak,
Associate Curator of Ancient Art at Saint Louis Art Museum; Ellen Gale,
Executive Director Clayton Chamber of Commerce; Shelley Hagen; Leslie Markle,
Curator of Public Art, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum; Kiku Obata, Founding
Principal of Kiku Obata & Co.; Roseann Weiss, consultant with ART+; and
design artist and illustrator Carlos Zamora.
The Lambert Art and Culture Program builds upon the
culturally rich legacy of St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Our mission
is to elevate the visitor experience and uplift regional pride through the
presentation of artwork created by local, national, and international artists.
Currently, there are 29 works of art or collections of art (temporary,
permanent or on-loan) on view at the Airport. For more information, visit www.artoftravelstl.com.
