Earth Series

Earth Series

Artthatisintegratedwithit'senvironmentfromconceptthroughinstallationensuringthatyourproject,largeorsmall,meetsyourexpectations.

Lauriedill‐Kocher,70LafayetteParkway,Rochester,NY14625585.381.0669studio

www.dill‐kocher.com

Copyright2010byLauriedill‐Kocher.Ireserveallrightstoanyandalldesignsdevelopedinmystudio.Itismypolicytoapplyforcopyrightsonalldesigns,andtovigorouslyprotectallintellectualpropertyownedbyLauriedill‐Kocheragainstinfringementandmisuse.

Accordingly,noartworkmaybereproduced,inanyformormaterial,withoutthewrittenpriorpermissionoftheartist.

Lauriedill‐Kochercarefullyselectseachmaterialthatisusedintheproductionofherworktoachieveaheightenedtexturalquality.HermaterialsaresuppliedfromsourceswithintheUnitedStatesandEurope.Takingcaretoensurethat

thematerialsareonlyofthehighestquality.

“Goodartadornsyourenvironment..greatartaddstoyourlife”Overthepast25years,theevolutionofLaurie’sfiberarthascombinedhertechnicalknowledgewithherpersonalimagerytoproducetheuniquepiecesthathavebecomehersignaturetrademark.Shehastheunusualabilitytocreateindividualpiecesthatarestructurallystableandimbuedwithanindividualpresenceforanyenvironment.Shealsohastherarecapacitytocreatetheperfectimagethatemploystherighttextiletechnique.Shekeeps

abreastofthecurrentdevelopmentsintextileconservationtoensurethateachpiecewillbethebestsolutionforitsintendedsetting.Lauriealsodemandsthehighestqualitymaterialsandservestoensurethateachtextilepiece

thatshecreatesisthebestthatcanbecreatedinherstudio.

LauriehasaBFAandMFAdegreeintextilesandherworkcanbeseeninbothpublicandprivatecollectionsintheUSandabroad.Amongmanyvenues,shehashadherworkexhibitedatthefollowingmuseums:TheYager

MuseumofArt,PhippenArtMuseum,LancasterMuseumofArt,FenimoreArtMuseum,SchenectadyMuseum,TheClevelandMuseumofArt,TweedMuseumofArtandtheButlerInstituteofAmericanArt.Shecurrentlymaintains

afull‐timestudioinRochester,NY.

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SELECTEDCOLLECTIONS:• DanskoInc.,WestGrove,Pennsylvania• ImmaculateHeartofMary,GrandJunction,CO.• TempleAdathIsrael,Lexington,KY.• S.B.AshleyManagementCorporation,ThePowersBuilding,Rochester,NY.• TheRochesterCatholicDiocese,Rochester,NY.• RobertMorrisUniversity,AnnandAlvinRogalFamilyChapel,Pittsburgh,PA.• PennStateUniversity,UniversityPark,PA,AnoriginalartworkownedandcommissionedbyPennStateUniversity,LobbyofthePatteeandPaternoLibraries,installedAugust2002.(largescalecommission)

• TheSummit,(largescalecommission),Rochester,NY.• JewishAssociationonAging,WeinbergVillage,Pittsburgh,PA.• KaiserPermanteMedicalCenter,BaldwinPark,CA.• CanandaiguaWineCompany,Rochester,NY• NorthWesternMutualLifeInsuranceCo.,Rochester,NY• AmericanRedCross,PermanentCollection,Rochester,NY.• CongregationB'naiIsrael,(largescalecommission),Bridgeport,CT.• BurchfieldArtCenter,Permanentcollection,StateUniversityCollegeatBuffalo,Buffalo,NY.

SELECTEDEXHIBITIONS:

• AppalachianCenterforCrafts,Smithville,TN.(solo)• CarnegieArtInstitute,Leavenworth,Kansas.(solo)• DoshiCenterforContemporaryArt,Harrisburg,PA.(solo)• Birchfield‐PenneyArtCenter,Buffalo,NY.• PhippenArtMuseum,Prescott,AZ.• LancasterMuseumOfArt,Lancaster,PA.• FenimoreArtMuseum,Cooperstown,NY.• WichitaCenterfortheArts,Wichita,KS.• TheOctagonCenterfortheArts,Ames,Iowa.• SchenectadyMuseum,Schenectady,NY.• NewYorkStateMuseum,Albany,NY.• TheClevelandMuseumofArt,Cleveland,OH.• DuluthartInstitute,TweedMuseumofArt,UniversityofMinnesota‐Duluth,

TheEarthSeriesstrivestowardsaconceptthatrepresentslifeandchange.SimilartotheNature'sPaletteSeries,itisbaseduponLaurie'sconceptofHeavenandearth.Thewrappedstructuresinthegrid‐likebottomsrepresenttheearthportion,whilethequilt‐likestructuresthatcanbeplacedabovethe"earth"servetorepresentheaven.Adaptabilityisanimportantcomponentinbothstatementandfunctionalityinthisseries.Theartistwantedtobeabletohaveitchangeandgrowandnotretainafixedorstaticimage.Itcanbeaddedto,rotated,andmanipulatedtochangetheenvironmentaleffectthatitcreates.

Eachpieceisunique.

TheEarthSeriesarepanelscreatedtofacilitatehangingseparately,ingroupsandwithorwithoutEarthSeriesQuilts.Allpanelsarebackedwithcottonduckandlinedwithlinenfabric.Materialsvaryfrompaneltopanelbutofarethehighestqualitylinen,cotton,cotton/linenribbon,arancotton,embroideryfloss,coppercapsandcoatedwire.Canbehungwithdarkorlightwrappingsontop.Installationhardwareincludedandsignedonback.Sampleyarnsavailableuponrequest.IfyouareinterestedinhowoneoftheEarthSerieswouldlookinyoursettingcontactthestudioforafreedigitalrepresentation.

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EarthSeriesNo.7withESQuilt2

EarthSeriesNo.7Dimensions:38.0inHx38.5inWx4.0inD.ESQUILTNO.2Dimensions:17.0inHx38.5inWx0.25inD

EarthSeriesNo.6PlusESQuilt1

EarthSeriesNo.6Dimensions:38.0inHx38.5inWx4.0inDESQUILTNO.1Dimensions:23.5inHx38.5inWx0.25inD

Thesepanelsarecreatedwithabeautifulwovenribbonthatishardtotranslatedigitally.Thepiececanbehungwithdarkorlightwrappingsontop.Allpanelsarebackedwithcottonduckandlinedwithlinenfabric.Customcoatedinstallationhardwareincludedandsignedonback.Sampleyarnsavailableuponrequest.EarthSeries6and7canbe

hungwithorwitheitherQuiltNo.1or2.

EarthSeriesNo.1

Createdfromthehighestqualitylinen,arancotton,embroideryfloss,coppercaps,coatedmetal,linenandcottonfabrics.Signedon

reverselabelandallcoatedinstallationhardwareandinstructionsincluded.Size39.5incheswideby37incheshigh.Sampleyarns

availableuponrequest.

EarthSeriesNo.5

Thispieceiscreatedfromawonderfultaupeyarnforthebackgroundwithawovenribbonfortheinnersquares.Theribbon,oncewoven,isreminiscentoftheedgeofahandcutbook.Itcanbehungwithdarkorlightwrappingsontop.Allpiecesarebackedwithcottonduckandlinedwithalinenfabric.Customcoatedinstallationhardwareincludedandsignedonback.Sampleyarnsavailableuponrequest.Dimensions:Width:38.5"Height:37.5"Depth:4"

EarthSeries#3

EarthSeries#4

Thetactilequalityofthesepiecesservestoenhanceanyenvironment.Theycanbehungseparately,ingroupsandwithorwithoutquilts.Thematerialsvaryfrompaneltopanelbutofarethehighestqualitylinen,cotton,

cotton/linenribbon,embroideryfloss,coppercapsandcoatedwire.Thebackgroundsinbothofthesepanelswerecreatedwithwovenribbon.Thismaterialisvisuallyreminiscentoftheedgeofahandcutbook.Theyarethenbackedwithcottonduckandlinedwithlinenfabric.Customcoatedinstallationhardwareincluded.Canbehungwithdarkorlightwrappingsontop.Sampleyarnsavailableuponrequest.Dimensions38.5îwidex38îhighx4î

deep.EarthSeries#3and4canbeinstalledascompanionpiecesorseparately.

EarthSeriesNo.8

Thispieceiscreatedwiththeadditionofhandappliquédimagesthatpartiallycoverthewovensquaresbelow.Itisdifferentfromtheotherpiecesinthisseriesinthefactthatitcanbehungonlyonedirection.Itisbackedwithcottonduckandlinedwithalinenfabric.Customcoatedinstallationhardwareincludedandsignedonback.

Sampleyarnsavailableuponrequest.Dimensions:Width:38.5"Height:37.5"Depth:4"

PRICINGFORCOMMISSIONWORK

• Finetapestry(inwool)$692.00persquarefoot• MediumandCoarseTapestry(inwool)$516.00persquarefoot• FiberConstructions(inwoolorcotton)pricerangesfrom$340‐516.00persquarefoot• Quilts$320.00persquarefoot• EarthSeries(large) $4850.00• EarthSeriesQuilts(forlargepanels) $1250.00• CustomsizesfortheEarthSeriesareavailable• PRICESFORMATERIALSUSEDOTHERTHANSTANDARDWOOLWILLBEQUOTEDDURINGDESIGNPHASE• Pricesdonotincludeshipping,taxorinstallation

Icanalsodesignwithinareasonablebudget.Textileartisavariedfieldwithmanytechniquesthatcanresultinawonderfulimageresult.Whiletapestriesareverylaborintensiveaquiltismuchless

andapaintedwholeclothquiltevenless.Pleasefeelfreetocontactmewithyourproject.