Marguerite Jay Gignoux



Peg Gignoux has the remarkable ability to transform simple pieces of fabric into cohesive and meaningful works of art. Her compositions are layered, full of stories, complex textures and color. She builds narratives in cloth by listening to the memories held there-in and celebrating them anew. Artist Statement Marguerite Jay Gignoux (Peg) My work as a fiber artist is based in collage. This technique allows me the freedom to work loosely with a variety of materials. My compositions are layered, full of stories, complex textures and color. I work improvisationally, using an assortment of fabrics and papers, young and old, often hand dyed and handmade. Collecting, recycling, arranging, obscuring, stitching, printing, drawing and weaving many random or odd ingredients into a vibrant whole provides focus and adventure to what is essentially an intuitive process. My art quilts, collages and handmade books often boast of buttons and beads, discarded drawings, prose and poetry: all marvelous narrative bits scavenged from life. Sewing is a powerful artistic tool for me. Whether working on paper or fabric I enjoy embellishing the surface with the endless repetition of the tiny stitch. For me, quilting, this laying on of thread, joins displaced and dissonant images together and adds an element of intimacy to a piece. I love opportunities to explore and redefine a surface; to create quiet places for the eye to rest of inquire and to involve the viewer in an unexpected tactile and visual Scrapel Hill Art Project 24 tiles made of recycled brown papers machined stitched andf wrapped and mounted onta 7"wx9"h three-ply matboard. A rusted object will be mounted in the center of eavh of these paper patchwork tiles. Each tile wil be mou ted on a wooden block measuring 3 1/2"w x 5" h x 11/2" d. These blocks will be fitted with individual security hangres for a wall- mounted display. The tiles will be arranged in rows of three wide by eight tiles high-easily fitting into a 3 foot by 8 foot area. Tiles will be space 2 1/2" apart from one another.

I will create 24 tiles made of recycled brown papers machined stitched andf wrapped and mounted on to a 7"wide x 9"high three-ply matboard. A rusted object will be mounted in the center of each of these paper patchwork tiles.

Peg Gignoux has the remarkable ability to transform simple pieces of fabric into cohesive and meaningful works of art. Her compositions are layered, full of stories, complex textures and color. She builds narratives in cloth by listening to the memories held there-in and celebrating them anew.

Each tile wil be mounted on a wooden block measuring 3 1/2"w x 5" h x 1 1/2" d. These blocks will be fitted with individual security hangers for a wall- mounted display. The tiles will be arranged in rows of three wide by eight tiles high-easily fitting into a 3 foot by 8 foot area. Tiles will be space 2 1/2" apart from one another.

Marguerite Jay Gignoux

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