Mary O StevensMary Stevens' appreciation of quilts and fiber work began in her childhood through the use of beautiful quilts made for warmth by her grandmother and great-aunt. They, along with her mother, also sewed clothing for many family members, from baby throgh college-age. With their influence she has continued to make quilts and work with fiber art. Her quilts are sewn by machine and created for functional use, often using hand-dyed fabrics, as well as commercially available pieces. Battings include cotton, wool, and cotton-polyester. Creating fiber art was a natural progression for Mary, with exploration of various materials to create visual images. She uses fabrics of all sorts, and surface embellishment with beading, found objects, paper, yarns, threads, and paint constructed on the foundation of a traditional quilt. Recently, she has begun creating constructions of wood, metal, and other materials. Her fiber works, both quilt and art form, have been exhibited at Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center in Auburn, Alabama, Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia, Alabama State Council of the Arts in Montgomery, Alabama, and at Auburn University Theatre and Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art in Auburn, Alabama. She was the founder and a member of the Studio 222 Fiber Art Group of Auburn, Alabama for twelve years. Read More Read Less