Ann Miller Titus

Ann Miller Titus has been stitching since she was a
little girl, when her grandmother gave her a printed
cross stitch sampler to embroider. In the mid
1980's, she began making wall quilts and while each
consisted of three layers hand stitched together,
they differed significantly from traditional quilt
designs. Nearly twenty years later, Ann began to
experiment with a wide variety of surface design
techniques to alter textiles, still honoring her quilt
making roots by continuing to stitch layers of
fabric together. The result is a body of work that
celebrates color, texture, and line and that has been
described as "fresh" and "decidedly feminine."

Ann's work explores three questions. "Are you
happy?" features the transfer of vintage
photographs to fabric and studies the often
ambiguous messages we physically portray to
others. "Are we there yet?" offers a series of
imaginary locations and topographies crafted from
dyed fabrics and papers. And "Does it twirl?"
questions the consequences of our attempts to
analyze, categorize and quantify sensory
experiences by superimposing radial graphs onto
extraordinary bursts of color. Her most recent
series, "Particle and Wave", depicts landscapes
illuminated by unfamiliar sources of light.

Ann uses a variety of surface design and fiber
techniques, including fabric discharge, use of
disperse dyes, image transfer, and felt making. She
is a member of the Great River Artisans
Cooperative, the Hannibal Alliance Art Gallery, and
the Quincy Quilting Guild.

Shows and Exhibits: Quilt America!, Indianapolis,
Indiana
Needleworkers Stitches in Time Quilt Show, Quincy,
Illinois
Fort Madison Art Center, Fort Madison, Iowa
Mary S. Oakley Artists Showcase, Quincy, Illinois
Keokuk Art Center, Keokuk, Iowa
The Midsummer Arts Faire, Quincy, Illinois Historic
Shaw Art Fair, Saint Louis, Missouri
Quincy Medical Group, Quincy, Illinois
Canton Area Arts Alliance, Canton, Missouri
Hannibal Arts Alliance, Hannibal, Missouri
John Wood Community College, Quincy, Illinois
Quincy University's Gray Gallery, Quincy, Illinois
The Fine Line Creative Arts Center,
St. Charles, Illinois
The David Strawn Gallery, Jacksonville, Illinois
The Madden Arts Center, Decatur, Illinois