Inspiration comes during the work itself, with ideas rushing in as she arranges and then re-arranges the pieces of fabric. “Experimentation and fun definitely fuel my quilted projects, and that has to be the reason I’ve fallen in love with it,” she reflects.

“I began quilting late 2013 when working for a fabric manufacturer,” she recalls. “I’d done many digital quilt designs there and understood the basic steps and terminology, and I thought that was enough to start on a project on my own. I dove right into a king-sized quilt using that experience.” Her love affair with textile art has grown steadily stronger ever since.

Though abstract, the finished quilts present a colorful landscape that is dictated by patterns and shapes. Uneven seams, raw edges, and exposed thread ends aren’t tucked away nicely but rather highlighted, with the hand of the artist present in every detail. These marks, notes Marañon, become the signifiers of reactionary behaviors and moods specific to each piece and its materials. Enjoy some of her work in the gallery below:

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She was captivated with the nostalgic feel of the shop’s old pictures and postcards and began adding threads to breathe new life to the original work. Some of her additions are like abstract patchwork quilts, while others are layered colors of the subject in the images.

“Adding thread on paper alters an existing surface and creates such a rich texture and contrast with the original image itself,” Cramer told Colossal. “It’s both visual and tactile, and doing it on paper, instead of fabric, comes with challenges and differences that I find more intriguing every day. It is a sort of conversation with the past in the images, like lifting a layer of dust and letting the color through, adding another chapter.”

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Inspiration comes during the work itself, with ideas rushing in as she arranges and then re-arranges the pieces of fabric. “Experimentation and fun definitely fuel my quilted projects, and that has to be the reason I’ve fallen in love with it,” she reflects.

“I began quilting late 2013 when working for a fabric manufacturer,” she recalls. “I’d done many digital quilt designs there and understood the basic steps and terminology, and I thought that was enough to start on a project on my own. I dove right into a king-sized quilt using that experience.” Her love affair with textile art has grown steadily stronger ever since.

Though abstract, the finished quilts present a colorful landscape that is dictated by patterns and shapes. Uneven seams, raw edges, and exposed thread ends aren’t tucked away nicely but rather highlighted, with the hand of the artist present in every detail. These marks, notes Marañon, become the signifiers of reactionary behaviors and moods specific to each piece and its materials. Enjoy some of her work in the gallery below:

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She was captivated with the nostalgic feel of the shop’s old pictures and postcards and began adding threads to breathe new life to the original work. Some of her additions are like abstract patchwork quilts, while others are layered colors of the subject in the images.

“Adding thread on paper alters an existing surface and creates such a rich texture and contrast with the original image itself,” Cramer told Colossal. “It’s both visual and tactile, and doing it on paper, instead of fabric, comes with challenges and differences that I find more intriguing every day. It is a sort of conversation with the past in the images, like lifting a layer of dust and letting the color through, adding another chapter.”

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