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Barbara Barrick McKie works in the studio she and her husband built in Connecticut. She has studied and explored many kinds of arts and crafts, and her home reflects her interest in fiber art, stained glass, painting, and pottery. A research biologist in the 1960s, a professional quilter in the 1970s, she served as an automation consultant specializing in personal computers and computer graphics in the 1980s, and returned to professional studio art quilting in 1991. In the past 14 years Barbara has concentrated on fiber art, and she is utilizing her scientific approach to surface design, her personal computer and graphics design expertise, and her interest in nature and experimentation in her art quilts.
Water Ballet #5 ©2003 - 32" x 40"
Disperse dyed polyester, silk dye painting, machine appliqued and machine quilted.
Autumn Reflections ©2002 - 27.5" x 21"
Disperse dyed polyester, hand dyed cotton borders, trapunto, machine appliqued and heavily machine quilted. This piece won Best in Show in the Aullwood Audubon art quilt show 2003, Dayton, OH.
Precarious Balance ©2002 - 20.25" x 39"
Polymer clay, hand dyed cottons, machine appliqued and machine quilted.