Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts [Paperback]

The Renegades (Author), D S Hire & Marjorie Russell (Author), Dianne S. Hire (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2001

An oxymoron is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words. As fabric interpretations of oxymorons, the 40 quilts in a traveling exhibit opening at the Museum of the American quilter's Society in August 2001 are also contradictions - in title, technique, focus, and design. Quilts in the traveling exhibit were made by many respected and well-known designers. From a quilt named Clearly Deafening Silence, and more, each is a riddle in weave. Meet the designers, see their sketches, and learn the unique thought processes, approaches, and techniques used to create each quilt. REVIEW: A reader from Brentwood, TN says, 'The title itself is a contradiction. 'Absurdly Logical Quilts.'The author has examined the quilts, and contradictory titles, of 40 top American present day quilters. She has explained in simple detail the range of mediums, materials and techniques used by each quilter. It is interesting how each quilter describes her own work of art...'

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: American Quilter's Society (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574327542
• ISBN-13: 978-1574327540
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Offers a rare & recommended view into creative consciousness, October 10, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts (Paperback)

Aptly edited by experienced needlecrafter Dianne Hire, Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts is a fascinating book that displays quilts constructed from the inspiration of oxymorons, innately contradictory phrases such as Clearly Ambiguous, Extinct Life, Silent Scream, Linear Curve, Icy Hot, Deafening Silence, and more. Each quilt's weaving embodies the riddle, and brings the subtle paradoxes of a common yet bizarrely meaningless phrase to life. With sketches and glimpses into the thought processes of the quilt designers, Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts offers a rare and recommended view into creative consciousness of quilt makers.

17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oxymoron:A Contridiction?, August 22, 2001

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Steve Hooper (Brentwood, Tn USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts (Paperback)

The title itself is a contridiction. "Absurdly Logical Quilts" The author has examined the quilts, and contridictory titles, of 40 top American present day quilters. She has explained in simple detail the range of mediums, materials and techniques used by each quilter. It is interesting how each quilter describes her own work of art. Having followed quilting for a number of years, I thank Mrs. Hire for giving us an indepth, and sometimes humoruos, look at this unique art form.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Modern Quilting, January 11, 2007

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S. Veit (Macomb, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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What a fun book for those people who want a book that is more than country squares and fabrics. Quilting can be a contemporary and exciting art form!