Petra Guenthner-Johnson https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com Fiber Artist Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:07:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 221523849 Pacific Sunset https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/2021/03/03/pacific-sunset/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:19:00 +0000 https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/?p=207

Pacific Sunset, 2020  repurposed fabrics and cotton rug warp 18 x 25 inches

]]> 207 I Danced with the Colors of the Universe https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/2019/12/02/i-danced-with-the-colors-of-the-universe/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 20:23:00 +0000 https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/?p=209 This piece was commissioned as a gift. The imagery and title were inspired by the recipient’s own photograph and poetry.

I Danced with the Colors of the Universe, 2019 
repurposed denim, velvet, and cotton blend fabrics, and cotton rug warp
18 x 25 inches

]]> 209 Polka Dots https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/2019/07/28/polka-dots/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 20:02:00 +0000 https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/?p=225

Polka Dots, 2019
repurposed fabrics, and cotton rug warp 
17 x 33 and 17 x 52 inches

]]> 225 Return to the Heart https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/2019/05/20/return-to-the-heart/ https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/2019/05/20/return-to-the-heart/#respond Mon, 20 May 2019 23:45:00 +0000 https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/?p=173 Kind Sir: Lost and of your same kind I have turned around twice with my eyes sealed and the woods were white and my night mind saw such strange happenings, untold and unreal. And opening my eyes, I am afraid of course to look-this inward look that society scorns- Still, I search in these woods and find nothing worse than myself, caught between the grapes and the thorns. Excerpt from "Kind Sir: These Woods" By: Anne Sexton

Return to the Heart, 2019
cotton rug warp loom waste 21 x 35 inches

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Truth: The Others’ Side, 2019
repurposed fabrics and cotton rug warp 35 x 22 inches

]]> 205 Shelterbelt https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/2019/03/08/shelterbelt/ https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/2019/03/08/shelterbelt/#respond Sat, 09 Mar 2019 00:44:00 +0000 https://demo.petraguenthnerjohnson.com/?p=171 Strip of darkness silhouetted against the setting sun. Exhausted by the wind, I am grateful to come home and huddle, if only for a moment, in the comfort of the shelterbelt.

Shelterbelt, 2019
repurposed fabric and cotton rug warp 18 x 35 inches

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From Winter to Summer, 2018
repurposed fabrics, and cotton rug warp  35 x 63 inches

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