Murray Johnston
Mountains and sky, rocks, wood and water mingle to create an intriguing, inspirational resource. We see and hear and taste the land that surrounds us. To pull out the abstracted memories and piece them into rhythms that evoke a response is my primary goal. Colors and natural images are a universal language and the conversations I have with these works are a constant, exhilarating challenge.
Currently – I explore new dimensions and challenges of quilt and fiber construction in my own studio in Alabama.
Using primarily commercial cotton fabrics, along with some hand painted fabrics, as well as some handwriting on fabric - I create my quilts directly on a work wall. Beginning with an idea /memory, it then grows and changes as I work to become the unique expression of the original memory. The surface design is a combination of fabric collage and machine piecing. The whole image is enhanced with free form thread drawing, outlining and filling in the environmental shapes.
I create medium to large quilts that float on the wall of a home or public space.
I also do smaller work that is framed in a small box or reveal frame and works equally as well on a table or shelf as the wall.
Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, NC 
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