Ann uses quilts and their intricate geometries and spectrum of colors to express both the cosmic and the intimate. Her work bears close-up examination as well as holistic engagement. What a treat. We asked her to share some thoughts on her masterful creativity and her work.

This is what she wrote:

“Creativity? What’s that?? So many possible definitions! I’ll call it an irrepressible urge to make things myself, to not take any pre-fab cliché’d answers for anything. And an urge to harmonize the inner world with the outer world through color and shape.

I have always swooned to beautiful color. I love stripes, too. I think what quilts offer is a sense of the infinite. Looking at so many different fabrics, textures, colors, prints, motifs, levels of contrast--the visual delight is endless. I like the intricate structures of quilts and their dense geometry.

There are two themes that I keep returning to. One is the cosmos. That started when a group of quilt friends I used to meet with decided that we would all make quilts with circles. I chose stripes for my circles—and they just happened to look like planets and moons. What an amazing discovery, that I could depict the entire universe!

The second theme that I keep returning to is food. I’ve made quilts on the subjects of fruit, cake, pie, carrots, Swiss chard and melon, all abstracted. Food is a fun subject, because color is delicious, and both food and patchwork are bite-sized.

These two themes, it now occurs to me, are opposites. Space is boundless; food is intimate. Also, the cosmic quilts are landscapes, in a way; and the food quilts are a kind of still life, connecting me to the paintings I made in the ‘70s and ‘80s.”

Contact & Inquiries:

Reach out to Ann to make a purchase inquiry, ask her a question, or just to catch up. You can reach her at:

email: phweis@valinet.com
website: http://annfeitelson.com
instagram: @fietelsonann

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