Lynne Gettelfinger
Lynne’s work has been exhibited in Rock Hill and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Leesburg, Virginia, and St. Petersburg, Florida. Wearables, vests, handbags, and a handpainted tie have been featured in Belle Armoire Magazine (Spring 2003 & Summer 2003), in "Salon," a special publication of Belle Armoire Magazine, and 2 art quilts appear in the book Shoreline Quilts by Cyndy Rymer and C&T Publishing. Awards: First Place "If I Were a Mermaid, my friends would be Fish!" in "Fabrications Quilt Artists" Art Quilts – April 2009, Post Falls, Idaho. Quilt called "Grapes" which was donated as an auction item to the event, was selected out of several entries to be used for the cover photo and promotional materials for the Vintner Celebration at The Culture and Heritage Museum, Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Lynne holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Textiles and Clothing from Indiana University, and has been sewing and working with fabric for over 50 years. She says she has tried everything from men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing, to craft items, art-to-wear, accessories, home decorating, and now art quilt wall hangings. She has taught Clothing Construction at Winthrop University, and sewing, tailoring, and wearable art & accessories classes at stores and in her home for the last 20 years. For six years, Lynne owned a fabric store in South Carolina which sold high end fabrics, smocking and quilting supplies, and sewing machines. Lynne says she has always been fascinated by the color, the feel, and the textures of fabric. In her art quilts she has combined her love of ocean life and tropical themes with the color and textures of the fabric and the threads that she uses to "paint" her under water, or near-the-water scenes.
