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Jane
Sassaman
worked
in many design mediums before discovering quilting. After graduating
as an art major at Iowa State University, she worked as a window
dresser, a sign maker, an illustrator and as a designer of decorative
accessories.
All of
these talents came into play when Jane began to quilt in 1980.
Since then her exhuberant quilts and fabric designs have attracted
worldwide recognition. Under the influence of 19th century Arts
and Crafts designers, her work is abstracted from nature, but
her signature graphic style is totally contemporaryJane's quilt
"Willow" was named as one of the hundred best American
quilts of the 20th century. Jane is also the author of "The
Quilted Garden", which includes twenty years of her work
and exercises for making nature-inspired quilts.
"I
try to express the energy and mystery of our amazing universe
- from the miraculous beauty of a single blossom to the complicated
powers of the soul. I believe that a well designed object can
make's a positive statement about it's owner."
As an
art quilter, Jane's designs are always recognizable for their
bold color and graphic style. Infact, her quilt ,"Willow",
was named as one of the hundred best American quilts of the 20th
century. Today she is translating her unique vision into exuberant
fabrics for FreeSpirit. Like her quilts, Jane's fabrics are nature
inspired, large scaled and youthfully enthusiastic. They have
been lovingly referred to as "William Morris on anti-depressants"!
When
she isn't fondling and designing fabric in the studio, she is
on the road teaching quilt classes, sketching in the garden or
browsing through her wonderful library of design books. She is
also the authur of "The Quilted Garden", which includes
twenty years of her work and exercises for making nature-inspired
quilts.
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