Timna Tarr at the New England Quilt Museum

I Woke Up Like This, 2021.

In August a group of friends met me at the New England Quilt Museum. We journeyed to the city of Lowell to see the Quilts Japan exhibit, but there's usually more than one exhibit at the museum and, indeed, we got a "bonus" in the form of the show Circuitous Routes: the Quilts of Timna Tarr. Ms. Tarr lives and works South Hadley, Massachusetts. 

 

From the exhibit wall text:

Timna Tarr comes from a long line of quilters, but did not begin quilting until after studying art history in college.  She bought her first longarm machine in 2001 and began quilting clients' quilts shortly thereafter. 

Her nationally award-winning quilts are in private and corporate collections and [have] been seen in exhibits, publications, and on The Quilt Show and QuiltingArts TV.

Ms. Tarr's techniques include piecing and applique and she utilizes both techniques to create her  photo mosaic quilts, which remind me a bit of the work of painter Chuck Close and quilt artist Ruth McDowell. She explains her methodology in her book Stitched Photo Mosaic Quilting and teaches the techniques in workshops.

The Neighborhood Association, 2022.

The Hare Apparent, 2019.

Exhibit overview.

The Duchess of Dirt, 2018.

The Queen of Calico, 2018.

The last portrait is of the artist's cat, Caleigh.  This enjoyable exhibit is on view through September 30, 2023.