Wendy Read

Textile Art

Lady of the Wood

Dimensions: 23" H x 18.5"W
Thread-painted, free-motion quilted

Photo by Terry Baker
Private Collection 

Three Graces


Hand-dyed and painted background; butterflies are thread-painted on dissolvable stabilizer


Autumn Leaves

Dimensions: 12"H x 6"W
 

Hand-dyed fabric; thread-painted tree and sky; leaves are thread-painted on dissolvable stabilizer; stretcher bars


Private Collection


Silhouette

Dimensions: 6.25"H x 12.5"W

Hand-painted fabric; thread-painted trees; stretcher bars



Destination

Dimensions: 12" x 12"


Thread-Painted


Private Collection


Ascension

Dimensions: 15"H x 6"W

Hand-painted fabrics; free-motion quilting

Private Collection

Quetzalcoatl

Dimensions: 23"H x 18"W


Grinnell Art Center, 2010


Hand painted fabrics, free-motion quilting, beading



Holiday

Dimensions: 20.5"H x 16.5"W

Commercial, hand-painted, and sheer fabrics; free motion quilted


Nativity in Gold

Dimensions: 19"H x 11"W


Commercial and sheer fabrics; free-motion quilted


Private Collection