Artist’s Statement

I am drawn to all images that contain clean lines and are arranged in complex and compelling abstract images.  Traditional quilt patterns are based on simple geometry and use the color and value of the fabrics to create compelling abstract images.  I then add another aspect to the quilts with an abundance of quilting, creating a three-dimensional, sculptured look-and-feel.

Exhibitions and Awards

·         "Threads, Strings, 'n Surprising Things" Exhibit of fiber arts, Upstate Visual Arts, February, 2007

·        Jury acceptance into the Claude E. Smith, Jr. Juried Show of Upstate Visual Arts, April, 2006.

·         “The Nature of Quilts” Marilyn H. Wall and Diana Pickens, Fran Hanson Discovery Center, SC Botanical Gardens, Clemson, SC.  Jan-Mar 2006

·         Jury acceptance of quilts into the 2005 International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX and the 2004 American Quilting Society, Nashville, TN.

·         Numerous awards at judged quilt shows in the Southeast, including:  Asheville Quilt Show, Asheville, NC;  Quilters of South Carolina Annual Quilt Exhibit, Aiken, SC;  Old Church Gallery Quilters Guild annual quilt show, Floyd, VA.

·         Numerous viewer choice awards at quilt shows in the Southeast, including:  Landrum Quilters, Landrum, SC;  Foothills Quilters, Greenville, SC;  Aunt Het annual quilt show, Simpsonville, SC.

Affiliations

·         Quilters of South Carolina (former board member)

·         Focus: Fabric Art of the Upstate (An art support group in the Upstate of South Carolina)

·         Piedmont Piecers quilt guild (A traditional quilting guild in Spartanburg, South Carolina)

Commissioned Work

·         “Garden Escapes”  (4’ x 5’)  Designed and constructed by Marilyn H. Wall; Quilted by Diana Pickens.  Hangs as a permanent installment in the art gallery of Fran Hanson Discovery Center, South Carolina Botanical Gardens, Clemson, SC