M. Joan Lintault Quilt Artist Debuts New Book

Lintault's new book titled "M. Joan Lintault: Connecting Quilts, Art & Textiles" shares the philosophies and techniques she uses to create amazing art quilts. From Dragon Threads publishing "Lintault provides readers with invaluable insights into her artistic process. For her, the process of creating quilts is as much about formal artistic principles and elements as inspiration and intuition. Striving to have quilts recognized as serious art, Lintault employs her knowledge of "the language of art" in her creations.

While Lintault does explain some of her technical processes in the book - including sketching, fabric dyeing, layering, sewing and applique techniques — it is less a "how-to" book as a "get yourself going" book. Robert Shaw, quilt expert and author of The Art Quilt raves, "I encourage anyone interested in making art to read this marvelous book...I cannot recommend it highly enough." M. Joan Lintault: Connecting Quilts, Art & Textiles" is currently available at the Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center for $29.95. -- www.museum.state.il.us