Jane Sassaman Lecture at CQA

Under the Influence was the title of Jane Sassaman's presentation. Jane is a designer by training and a quilt artist and fabric designer. She began quilting in 1980. One of her quilts, Willow, is said to be one of the 100 best quilts in the USA. 

Jane spoke about her early influences in art - OpArt with hard edges, solid colours and graphic designs; colourists like Joseph Albers who studied how colours play off each other; pre Raphaelites who were at the beginning stages of believing that art expresses who you are. 

OpArt sample

Colourists and their theories. 

Willow by Jane Sassaman. 

Fabric designed by Jane based on a plant from her garden. 

A quilt designed based on a dandelion leaf. 

Jane working in her studio.