A Needle in Her Hand - Karin Hanson Hallway Gallery Show, June 2023
"A Needle in Her Hand" - A New Blue Bar Quilts Hallway Gallery Show featuring art by Karin Hanson was on display, June 2023.
Karin Hanson has had some sort of needle in her hand since she was 10 years old... and that was over 66 years ago. She's always been a maker and dabbled in many artforms, but textiles are her favorite, whether they are quilts, art quilts, felted objects or hand stitching.
In her "previous" career before retirement, she was a middle school math teacher in the Milwaukee area. Karin developed geometry curriculum for her 6th-8th graders and always included artwork as its application.
In 2016 she moved to Madison. In her words, "It's such a welcoming artistic community!"
The Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists and Memory Cloth Circle have provided stitching companionship, inspiration, and opportunities to take part in group exhibits.
She has also exhibited pieces in Overture's "Remembering the 60's" and "Democracy" exhibits as an individual applicant. Her "TRIPTYCH" was part of Sacred Threads, Virginia, show in 2022.
Karin enjoys expressing herself with her own studio work and charity quilting for Madison's Healing House, or more recently, the Stoughton Ukrainian Refugee Resettlement Program.
If you are interested in purchasing a piece, please email karinleeh@yahoo.com.

Demo Samples
Upper left: Inktense on Fabric Upper right: Simple Embroidery Landscape Stitches Lower left: Needle-Felted Landscape Stitches Lower right: Doodle Stitching

Wall above shelves:
Tulip Tray
Shelves:
Top shelf left: Oh Christmas Tree Top shelf right: Tulip Biscornu 2nd shelf: Iris Pyramid 3rd shelf left: Flower Biscornu 3rd shelf right: Biscornu Pocket Bottom shelf: Rice Bag Tote
Right:
My Life in Stitches

Bright Stars

Gripped; and Triptych

Tulip Attila; Iris Vase; Martin's Torch

The Day the Ground Settled

Landing Zone

Crumb Quilt; and House Quilt

Polar Vortex

Covid Flowers of the Month
Center
Upper left: Mt. Many Stitches
Upper right: Prairie Park
Lower: Prairie in the City
Dedication to St. Martha
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