Philosophy of 'Making'

Marjorie Durko Puryear

o Professor Emeritus. University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
o Textile Design/Fiberart Program, Artistry Department, 1977-2009.
o BFA Textiles, Art Institute of Chicago. MFA Textiles, Indiana University, Fine Arts.
o Exhibiting Fiberartist: conceptual craft genre
o Owner/Designer-Fusion De Maya: Supporting traditional Maya weaving in Highlands of Guatemala.
  
Professional Memberships:
o Cross-Country Weavers. retired member 
o National Surface Design Association.
o WARP - Weave a Real Peace 
o HGA - Handweaver's Guild of America.
o Minnesota Weavers Guild.
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Installation views

Installation views
ARC Gallery. Chicago. ORDINARY WORDS Series (unframed pieces). SOUVENIR HANKIE Series (framed pieces). click image for CANTV interview link

NOTES FROM YOU Series. Artworks Gallery. New Bedford, MA

ORDINARY WORDS SERIES

ORDINARY WORDS SERIES
ANCESTRY-ADDRESS BOOK 1. Unframed. Size: 41” x 29.5”. One of five in series. Jacquard woven panel. Digitally altered address book image. Hand-embroidered embellishments. Digitally printed fabric “snapshots” of a 1950s school photo image and altered map sewn to surface.

SOUVENIR HANKIE Series. Four of eight pieces in series. Fuller Craft Museum. Brockton MA.

WRITING LESSONS Series

WRITING LESSONS Series
WRITIING LESSONS - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. Framed size 22" x 22". layers of vintage handkerchiefs. Page from 19thc. penmanship practice book. Beads. Embroidery.

HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE LESSONS-RUDE.HUM.BED.

HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE LESSONS-RUDE.HUM.BED.
6" x 6" miniature. Six pieces in HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE LESSONS Series. Found text. Vintage handkerchief fragment. Hawaiian dictionary cuts. Beads and embroidery embellishments.

SOUVENIR HANKIE SERIES

SOUVENIR HANKIE SERIES
SOUVENIR HANKIE SERIES-GOTHIC QUARTER. One of 7 pieces in series. Found lace hankie, digitally printed map fragment, embroidery

SOUVENIR HANKIE SERIES - CAUTION. digitally manipulated printed image, vintage embroidered hankie. Framed size: 18" x 18".

WRITING LESSONS - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. detail. Silk handkerchief. Pearl beads. Penmanship book practice page.