detail of Fabric collage portrait "Christine"

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"Christina" 1979
Fabric collage portrait 26" x 42"

Mary Norton Shands collection

"Kate" private collection Lexington, KY

sold to student from Michigan
Gatlinburg, TN

"Writing on the Wall" 1969
Stitchery 28" x 70"
sold to Dr. Harold Berg

"The Annual" 1965 28" x 36"
Stitchery, hooking, and knotting on burlap with linen, silk, cotton and wool yarns, wood beads
colors: naturals and white

Honorable Mention, Piedmont Craft Exhibition, Charlotte, NC 1966
Shown in "Stitch in Time" Invitational Stitchery Exhibition, J.B. Speed Art Museum

owned by J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville

"Lot's Wife" 1963
Cotton, wool, net, and buttons on burlap
Embroidery and applique
color: whites
sold to Mrs. B.J.Cowling (Sally) Adams, Atlanta , GA

"Family Portrait" 1979
Stitchery 15" x 21"
This piece was purchased by the Kentucky Arts Commission as a gift to Wendell Berry in 1987 when he received the Governor's Art Commission Award

"Lot's Wife" 1972
18" x 30" Background is old salt bag
all natural fibers
colors: natural whites, tans and grays
sold by Gimpel-Weisenhoffer, Ltd. NY to Pat Newman, NYC

An affair to raise funds for charity with guests Marian Anderson and Eli Wallach

"Yes, Virginia..." 1965 size: 24" x 38"
Fabric collage with velvet dress, kerchief, lace collar, fan, book, and stitchery on linen.
Colors: Brown, beige, white, browns

Honorable Mention in Piedmont Craft Exhibition, Charlotte, NC 1966
Shown in invitational stitchery exhibition "The Stitch in Time", J.B. Speed Art Museum, 1966
Also shown in Louisville Salute to the Arts, 1966; Faculty Show of Louisville Art Center, 1965

"Nancy" 1989
owned by Ann Buckman, Louisville

"Claudia"
sold to Ron & Elaine Weisberg

"Mara" 1988
sold to Barbara Burch

"Marguerita" 1985, 34" x 34"
Fiber portrait
sold by Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Louisville

"Mother and Child" sold to Terri Bass

Alma Lesch, "This is my first fabric collage portrait."
"Mrs. Burns" 1964, 26" x 36"

"Southern Gothic" 1972
Fabric collage double portrait 23" x 30" (38" x 26")?
The Living Arts and Science Center, Lexington
commissioned by Kentucky Arts Commission, Frankfort, KY

"Southeastern Gothic" 1972
42" x 30" Fabric collage double portrait
collection:
Wichita Art Association, Wichita, Kansas

"Martha" 1979 32" x 60" Fabric collage portrait private collection Louisville