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Susan Webb Lee
Susan Webb Lee works with textiles, dyeing, painting
and printing on fabric that she designs into
contemporary, often abstract, quilts that are primarily
used as two-dimensional wall hangings. She is
included in public, corporate and private collections
throughout the world.
Lee has been making her one-of-a-kind art quilts since
the late 1970s and regularly participates in juried and
invitational shows throughout the world, including
France, New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Canada and
the Czech Republic. Currently, Lee has a quilt on loan
to the Ambassador's Residence in Guatemala City
through the Smithsonian SITES program.
Recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for
the Arts and the Southern Arts Federation, Lee earlier
this year relocated with her husband from Charlotte to
Asheville. In Charlotte, she was active promoting public
interest in the art of contemporary quiltmaking, through
the Mint Museum and other venues. Her work is
published in numerous books.
ARTIST STATEMENT: I started making quilts in 1979,
using fabric that I had painted with Procion dyes. My first
quilts involved no piecing, and were made from one
width of cotton fabric. During the mid '80s, I began
experimenting with piecing quilts and used primarily
commercial prints and solids. Eventually I combined my
hand-dyed fabrics with the commercial prints, and
generally work that way today.
My designs are abstract and free-form in nature, and
are put together much like fabric puzzles. I work
intuitively, without relying on patterns, sketches or
drawings. Each quilt develops somewhat
spontaneously, and I have the freedom to alter the
composition at will.
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