OH HAPPY DAY!
BY KEIKO GOKE
about the artist
For over 40 years, Japanese quilt artist Keiko Goke has created spectacular contemporary art quilts. A self taught quilter, Goke has “enjoyed my relationship with patchwork and quilting because fabrics are like paints to me, and designing patchwork makes me feel like I am painting my own picture.” Goke’s exceptional use of color comes naturally to her, making each of her pieces colorfully unique.
DENISE BURKITT
FABRICS
about the artist
Although she has had many different careers in her life, Australian fabric artist Denise Burkitt has always been devoted to her passion: sharing her love of hand painting on fabric. As a designer, Denise feels she has truly fulfilled her life’s quest to paint and share her organic, large scale and colorful designs. “I have always enjoyed dabbling with paint on fabric. I love the unexpected effects and feel stimulated by creating color combinations.”
KATIE PASQUINI MASOPUST
FABRICS
about the artist
For nearly 30 years, Katie Pasquini Masopust has produced high-quality contemporary art quilts that have been coveted and collected by a broad range of admirers. From her early beginnings as a painter dabbling in traditional quiltmaking, her work has evolved from structured Mandalas and mind-blowing dimensional pieces to very painterly landscapes and abstracts executed with the finest fabrics and most creative stitching techniques.