Barbara’s process is to pick a subject and to puzzle out what techniques and materials can best be utilized to push boundaries, materials, and design to culminate in a unique expression.  Pushing the definition of quilt and exploring the use of non-traditional materials is often an exciting part of the process for her.  Some explorations are printing photos on nontraditional materials like leather, metal, silk, and vintage lace.  Other explorations are using rust in a controlled manner to rust designs of her choosing rather than serendipitously.  She also enjoys exploring sheers and layering, as well as, integrating hand embroidery.  An import part of her designing is to incorporate visual design elements that are visible at both distance and near so that a viewer is rewarded with details when they take the time to look closely.

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The content of Barbara’s art is often sharing a moment from her photography, but more often recently concepts, driven by themes or challenges of exhibitions or groups, are the impetus and lead to paths she wouldn’t have gone down without the prompt.  After her dad passed, she couldn’t work in a normal manner and began an abstract piece exploring the way our life’s paths are dreamed of by our loved ones and ourselves from conception.  We want an idealized path to be attainable, but outside influence, people, and events alter that conceived path and leads us in ways we don’t expect or hope.  This concept has become a series of over thirty pieces so far.

 

Barbara Triscari is the Chair of Sacred Threads: a biennial storied art quilt exhibit based on the themes of joy, inspiration, spirituality, healing, grief and peace/brotherhood Oct 30-Nov 9th along Indy’s Cultural Trail at Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ, 509 N. New Jersey St, Indy  https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/

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Barbara’s work can be seen around Indianapolis, in quilt shows, galleries, publications, on social media, and on her website:  https://beadanddyehappy.com/