Tilden Township artist Martha Ressler exhibits her “Art Quilts Large and Small” at YR Club, Parkside Dr. South and Thrush, Wyomissing, Dec. 1 through Jan. 24. The Opening Reception is Dec. 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. YR Club hours are Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday 4 to 11 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Her Art Quilts, which sometimes include found objects and papers along with fabrics, often echo the artist’s feeling that, “Here is this place, where I walked, looked and breathed. Here are some artifacts from other people who share my time on earth.”
Those senses of time and place come through with depth and richness. Hers is a passion for the colors and textures of fabrics, and the rare talent to bring fragments of them together into award-winning art.
She moved to Berks County in 2014 from Pittsburgh, and her exhibit at YR Club will include pieces that reflect the aged steel city, as well as the rolling hills and fields of her new home.
“I was a painter first, but the fiberarts drew me into its orbit because of the possibilities for layering and texture,” she explains.
Her passion is appreciated by art experts and collectors alike. One of her pieces is featured in the book, “1,000 Quilt Inspirations.” Many of her works have been spotlighted in juried competitions and winners’ circles.
Her work can also be seen at Art Plus Gallery, 604 Penn Ave., West Reading.
