Mary Ann Tipple


Artist Statement

My textile pieces are a celebration of life in the forties. Our parents faced an uncertain future but took the time to enjoy life with friends and family. A lesson we can all use in our daily life. I am intrigued by candid photos of everyday life taken during that era, photos that I find at flea markets and appropriate for my own use. Friends, is a photo of my mother and friends during a beach vacation on Lake Erie in the mid forties.

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Education
Cooper School of Art Graphic Design Degree 1972
Quilt Surface Design Symposium, 2000 - 2007

Shows
Ohio Designer Craftsman Best of 2008, May - November, 2008
FAVA, Artist as Quiltmaker XIII, May - August 2008, Mixed Media Award
Quilt Surface Design Invitational 2007, June 6 - July 9, 2007
Quilt National, 2007
Ohio Designer Craftsman Best of 2006, May - November, 2006
Cleveland State University Biennial Show – Craft, November, 2005
Pop Shop Gallery, Sugar Show, October, 2005
Pop Shop Gallery, Pop the Top Show, July, 2005
Xonta Quilt Show, August, 2004
Cooper School of Art Traveling Exhibit, 1971

Publications
Quilting Arts, October-November 2007
Elyria Chronicle Telegram, Not Your Mothers Quilt, August 23, 2007
Quilt National 2007, The Best in Contemporary Quilting
Somerset Studio Magazine, May-June 2002
Somerset Studio Magazine, July August 2001
Somerset Studio Magazine, May-June 2001
Somerset Studio Gallery, Volume 2
Somerset Studio Gallery, Volume 3
Material Visions, published by Somerset Studio

Television
Quilting Arts TV, Show 108, PBS debuting in December 2007