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There is always some sewing involved. It can be painstaking, such as the raw-edge fabric locks affixed to My Head is Spinning, from Fort Myers Beach quilter Caren Lyell, or simple, such as Piscitelli s hemmed leather purse. I was just in awe what this group was doing, said Mary Pat Palombo, also of Bonita Springs, who joined to learn more about the techniques and found herself in the ideal role: education chair. She has developed wall hangings with three-dimensional components, such as her puffy Quarantine Blooms in the show. The pandemic figures into this exhibition, as it has in all life over the past year. But it was being planned back in 2019, both Palombo and Piscitelli said. Some, but not all, the artists submitted quilted works they devised during the pandemic for Out of the Ordinary, as the show is titled. ....
Zonta’s online auction features iconic artists By ZONTA CLUB - | Mar 3, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED “Jump for Joy,” a giclee from the estate of Ikki Matsumoto. During the last half of the 20th Century, Sanibel’s reputation as an artist colony grew. Artists such as Ikki Matsumoto, Katie Gardenia and Charles McCullough became household names, inspired by the island’s ambience to develop their talent and build a community. Other artists followed, drawn to the qualities and Sanibel’s beauty. The Zonta Club of Sanibel-Captiva is offering a chance to own a piece of art from these and other prominent artists in its “Peek at the Unique Repurposed” online auction, which replaces its traditional tour of island homes for just this year. ....