Washington County Open Studios Tour

45 Anya Doll

Media: Fiber collage with free-style machine stitching, acrylic glazing

Artist’s Statement: Creating fiber collage ‘HeartCenter Flags,” (think prayer/meditation flags) began as a Love response to chaos and suffering in 2015. My creative process requires listening in Silence and Unknowing to what will flow through me, as I layer recycled fabric and fibers. Details are stitched in as I move the flag freely on my sewing machine, “painting with thread.” This year I have been commissioned to make a burial shroud and frontispiece which has expanded and deepened my process incredibly. Never blending my two mediums, I also create acrylic paintings using a glazing technique. Whether with fiber collage or painting, it is my joy to create “glowing effects,” in pieces. When you visit make your own tiny flag and I’ll stitch it while you wait.

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Address: 10275 NW Shearer Hill Rd, Forest Grove Show in Google Maps
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Directions: From Forest Grove, drive west on Hwy 8 turn Right on Thatcher Rd. Drive 3 miles to Hillside Rd. Turn Left onto Hillside. Drive approximately 4 miles to Clapshaw Hill Rd. Turn Left. Drive ½ mile to the top of the hill and take a Right onto Shearer Hill Rd. Mine is the first House on the Left.