Open Studio Reception

Hamburg Area Arts Alliance’s featured artist for June is fabric artist, Martha Ressler. You can find Martha’s work displayed in the Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg. Martha will be holding an open studio reception on June 25th from 2 pm to 4 pm at 15 Rocktown Road, Hamburg. You will be able to meet with her as well as other artists. There will be art, crafts, light refreshments, and a raffle.

About Martha Ressler

I see my art quilts as impressions of place – real or imagined.

I like to include items discarded by humans as a kind of archeological thumbprint. An object discarded or lost might merge with pages of timeworn books or sheet music, or swatches of rescued embroidery, unfinished quilt tops, linens or clothing.

Drawings, used postage stamps, and found objects, along with fabrics and hand embroidery, are reborn in a stitched story about human imprints on the earth, evidence of new and old secrets there to be discovered or imagined.

I am always finding ways to explain the medium of art quilts and share my enthusiasm. I lecture and teach classes and workshops locally.

One of my pieces is featured in the book, “1000 Quilt Inspirations,” by Sandra Sider.

I am a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). I have been sewing since I was 13, and was a painter before turning to art quilts.

You can find my work at: Art Plus Gallery in West Reading, the Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg, the Berks Art Alliance, and Studio B Gallery in Boyertown.