Alma Wallace Lesch 1917-1999art is life...live with art
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
art is life...live without textiles...if you can
Tonight at Brooks' Small Town Gallery, just north of Shepherdsville, Dennis Shaffner will share a photographic survey of textile artist Alma Lesch's innovative Fabric Portraits.
From the biblical based themes of the 1960s to the "American Gothic" fabric portraits which grew from the stitch laden tapestries on feed sacks Shepherdsville's pioneer of American fiber art has touched the American landscape of fabric. "Kentucky Landscape" once a corporate commission for the former Meidenger Tower, Louisville now is archived in the Owensboro Museum of Art.
Tonight at Brooks' Small Town Gallery, just north of Shepherdsville, Dennis Shaffner will share a photographic survey of textile artist Alma Lesch's innovative Fabric Portraits.
From the biblical based themes of the 1960s to the "American Gothic" fabric portraits which grew from the stitch laden tapestries on feed sacks Shepherdsville's pioneer of American fiber art has touched the American landscape of fabric. "Kentucky Landscape" once a corporate commission for the former Meidenger Tower, Louisville now is archived in the Owensboro Museum of Art.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
basketBOWL and BIRDnest sculpture
JCC Patio Gallery through July 23 in Louisville
Button embellishment from the collection of Alma Lesch, Shepherdville, KY within basket sculpture
Monday, May 14, 2012
16th century lace design
16th century lace design, a set by The Textile Blog on Flickr.
Embroiderer's Guild Collection for research
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Sallie in Hope and Healing exhibit
see Alma Lesch's fabric portrait from 1997 called "Sallie" <#Sallie> in the form of a woven reproduction at Louisville's Center for Women and Families (donated by Dennis Shaffner)<#SHAFFNER> of Shepherdsville, KY
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Monday, March 07, 2011
Alma Lee Wallace 1941
The decade of WWII; early years in Louisville, KY
(one Derby on-the-town story as the designated driver
for Mr. H) ...24 year-old teacher
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
"Uncle Bob" #2 1965
Fabric Collage Portrait
stitchery and applique with old spectacles,
book, Newspaper 1904, piece of old quilt on linen.
21" x 34"
blue, beige, gold
owned by Mrs Otto L, Spaeth, New York City
"David" Alma Lesch
Applique and stitchery, 1965
Fabric Collage Portrait
22" x 50"
Red, purple, blue, rust
sold to Millard Lesch, Seattle, Washington
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
RE: Buttons
The Kentucky Foundation
for Women established 1996
awarded Alma Lesch the
Sallie Bingham Award
note:
Pat: Could you pass this
poem on to Alma, like my
thanks for the necklace?
I don't have her address.
Thanks! Sallie
"Miss Jennie"
circa 1970 "Miss Jennie" 24" x 24"
This piece was purchased for a wedding gift to
Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Sloane, Mayor of Louisville
RE: 19th April 1985 Bremer Ehrler County Judge / Executive
of Jefferson County, KY presented Certificate of Appreciation
to Alma Lesch for recognition of interest in and support of
Jefferson County and its citizens
Saturday, February 19, 2011
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