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Update #2: A change of plans
Thanks so much for being interested in my work.
A large part of my work is being able to work with a group be it audience or suggestions or just the dialog around a particular medium or technique. Having all of you support me and talk to me about my work is so important. This has been a great experiment in social media and grassroots fundraising.
Unfortunately, I have to cancel the show. Due to a problem with the venue, I will be unable to present the show as planned. I was very excited for this opportunity and I am disappointed in this turn of events.
My work, including large scale pieces for this show, will be shown in a number of upcoming exhibitions, including a solo show this September in Seattle. Visit my website for the wheres and whens.
Again I really want to say that I appreciate your backing and support for me and my work. If any of you want a postcard thanks, send me your address.
Hearts,
LUKE
Update #1: Check out the first piece for the show:
This one is called "[The American Context] American Gothic"![[The-American-Context-#1]-American-Gothic](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/4721507487_9fd7981a5b.jpg)
Its a new take on the famous artist depiction of life in America.
I am re contextualizing this in more modern terms with a guitar and young people, though the medium of Quilt has ties to the era of the painting.
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Funding Canceled
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on August 2, 2010.
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You will receive a thank you email and an email invitation to the show.
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You will receive a personalized postcard from my postcard collection.
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You will receive an exclusive embroidered patch of the show’s logo -- a perfect addition to your letterjacket, cub scout uniform, or refrigerator.
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You will receive a signed mini quilt, constructed from a quilt square from the show.
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You will receive a signed 15” quilt representing a traditional quilt pattern.
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You will receive a signed 15” personalized quilt – you send me an inspirational photograph, and your dog, your skateboard, or your favorite food will be immortalized in cloth and thread.
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Your choice: a queen sized quilt for your bed OR a sneak peak of the show, a walk through with the artist and a bbq lunch.
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LUKE creates scenes, images, portraits and environments out of fabric and thread. Drawing from a tradition of meditative American portraiture, with influences ranging from Chuck Close to Kehinde Wiley, Haynes depicts the images with which we find comfort, constructed within the traditional quilting process, layering found cloth pieces, inscribed by thread. With roots in the American South, these quilts respond to American art traditions as well as the emerging culture of the contemporary craft movement. With his research into fine art, craft history and an architectural education, his work lies within the juncture between form and function, art and craft, quilt tradition and contemporary design culture.
LUKE Haynes was born in Durango, Colorado. Growing up across the Southeast, he spent time at twelve schools in seven states, which planted the seeds for a deep interest in the culture of the American South. He studied fine arts at North Carolina School for the Arts, and went on to study architecture at Cooper Union, in New York. He returned to North Carolina to work as an architect, while pursuing art on the side. But his quilts began to gain more press and generate more interest than his work in the architectural office and he chose to pursue that passion full time. He now lives and works in Seattle. His quilts are slated to be included in two upcoming publications on contemporary American quilting, and will be featured in several large scale exhibitions across the country.
