Cloth, Paper, Stitches

Part of Handwork 2026

The Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection includes many examples of textile-based artworks, including works made from cloth or books embellished with forms of stitching, embroidery, and mixed-media. This group exhibition will feature borrowed works as well as some commissioned to further expand BIMA’s collection in this area.

When

Jul 3 – Sep 20, 2026

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Kathy Kuehn (Portland, OR), Field, 2003 Tuille, grosgrain ribbon on composite spindle by Tim Moore, with 2823 French knots; text by Henry David Thoreau, September 11, 1853, journal entry ribbon: 1.5”w x 50’l; spindle: 8”h x 7”w x 12”d, unique, photo by Hunter Stroud
Lynn Skordal (La Conner, WA) A Blue Thread Runs Through It, 2015 Altered book, mixed media collage 10”h x 19.875”w x .375”d, unique, photo by Hunter Stroud & Laura Zander
Suze Woolf (Seattle, WA), Scotylid Lifecycle, 2019 Insect galleries on fir log, iron oxide-dyed wood felt, embroidery thread, beads, tarnished brass grommets and binding post, 5”h x 6”dia., unique, photo supplied by artist

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