Michele Scott is an award-winning quilt artist who specializes in teaching, lecturing, designing, and one-of-a-kind hand painted fabrics. She recently developed a line of fabrics called Nature's Palette for Lyndhurst Studios, a division of Northcott Silk. Nominated as one of Professional Quilter's 2002 Teacher of the Year, you can find her original designs in McCall’s Quilting or Quick Quilts magazines regularly. She began quiltmaking in 1994, and knew then that she had found her calling in textiles and color! She specializes in machine work and embellishments, but Michele’s high energy can be found in her variety of classes that range from “Machine Quilting 1.5” to “Painting Landscapes and Much Much More”. She teaches and lectures locally and nationally for quilt guilds and shows. Her goal is to conduct positive upbeat classes that teach sound techniques and give all levels of quilters new confidence. Keep an eye out for her upcoming book, Bobbinpalooza and Fusing Fun, being published by AQS in the spring of 2010, Michele shares her tips and tricks of fusing and bobbin quilting. She is an also a faculty member of Quilt University, the online quilting community. Artist's Statement
One of my greatest difficulties has been writing an Artist's Statement. I can't put into words how I feel about my work - art is the expression of my spirit. How do explain the excitement I feel when I see all of the beautiful colors of a seascape and the threads and paints that I use to translate those colors onto fiber? I don't know how to describe what that does to me. The closest I can come is to say that I feel that I am transported to a different time and space when arranging those colors into something new. In an Artist's Statement, you tell why you are doing it. I think to myself, "Why do I do this?" I have no idea. I just have to - it's instinct. It's the beauty of everything around me that drives me to create. Lucius Annaeus Senneca said, "All art is but an imitation of nature." What is created gives me the ultimate happiness.
Publications
100 Tips from Award Winning Quilters by Ann Hazelwood
"Busy Backs"
Fons and Porter's Kid's Quilts
Summer 2009, Pinwheel Pastels
Fabric Trends Magazine
Winter 2008, Nature's Jewels (quilt by Patti Carey featuring Nature's Palette fabrics)
Quilter's Home Magazine
March/April 2009, Things I Wish I'd Known Before Becoming a Quilter
May/June 2008, The 5 Stages of (Quilt Show) Loss
May/June 2007, Knit Me a Quilt
March/April 2007, How to Ruin Your Quilt Class
December 2006, Get YOUR Ideas Published!
Designer's Quarters Magazine
Winter 2007, Porcelain Collection
McCall’s Quilting Magazine
June 2009, Jelly Beans
October 2007, Autumn Breeze
April 2007, Mix & Match (featuring Timeless Treasure's Stix and Stones fabric)
June 2004, Sunflower Frenzy
April 2004, Flower Bed
February 2004, Galaxy Gala
September 2003, article:  12 Quilting Class Tips:  Getting the Most of your Class
June 2003, Garden Path, Hug A Bug
December 2002, Star of Wonder
April 2002, Star Parade
February 2002, Snow Dance
August 2001, Star Salute
December 2000, Blessings of the Season (cover)
August 2000, Feature article: Sew Much Love with Michele Scott
February 2000, Sew Much to Do!
October 1999, Readin’, Writin’, ‘Rithmetic
McCall’s Quick Quilts Magazine
July 2009, Summer's A-Flutter
June 2009, Jelly Beans
March 2009, Paint Blox
January 2009, Parisian Snowflakes
July 2008, Fiesta (cover)
May 2008, Petal Power Duo
September 2007, Glad It's Plaid
January 2007, New Year's Sparklers
July 2006, Summer Spirit
July 2005, Fragrant Pathways
May 2005, Brown Eyed Susan
December 2004, Winter Waltz
November 2004, Love Notes - Talking about Love / Talking about Friendship
January, 2004, Artic Blues, Holiday Hideaway
May 2003, Simply Squares (cover), Niece and Nephew
January 2003, Northern Nights, Country Star
November 2002, Log Cabin Apples
September 2002, The Elusive One
March 2002, Udder Delight
September, 2001, Butterfly Garden, Let's Dance
July 2001, Hugs and Kisses, Annie's Bouquet, Homerun Sampler
May 2001, Leap Frog, Dainty Daisies
January 2001, Playful Pines
September 2000, An Apple a Day
July 2000, Is it a Girl or a Boy? (cover)
March 2000, Stars, Stripes, and Love Forever
November 1999, Light Up the Season (cover)
July 1999, Celestial Sampler (cover), Whirling Wheels
Winter 1998/9, Through the Woods (cover)
Fall/Holiday 1998, Autumn Splendor
Awards & Honors
Judge's Choice - Glitter Gams (Ursula) Pacific International Quilt Festival, 2005
First Place / Best Machine Workmanship - Glitter Gams New Jersey Quilt Convention, 2005
Third Place - Dancing Stars New Jersey Quilt Convention, 2005
Nominated 2002 Teacher of the Year - Professional Quilter's Magazine
First Place - Tranquility, Other Techniques Quilts Along the Bay, 2002
Second Place - Watermelon Flower, Other Techniques Quilts Along the Bay, 2000
Excellence in Fibre Art - The Original Flying Machine Icarus 2000 Art Show, Glenn Eure Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC
Frederick J. Hipp Foundation 1999 Grant Winner - Awarded $5,419.00 for Sew Much Love: Children Making Quilts for Children
Teacher of the Year - 1994, Deptford Township School District
Exhibitions
David Flinker Pavilion Art Gallery, Virtua Memorial Hospital
December 13, 2005 - January 29, 2006 / Holiday Exhibition:  Flora and Fauna
The State Quilt Guild of NJ, Inc., Raritan Center, Edison, NJ
June 10, 2004 - June 12, 2004 / New Jersey Artist Exhibit: Dwellings
The Quilt and Sewing Fest at Myrtle Beach - April 2004, Special Juried Exhibition, Down by the Sea, featuring Summer Winds
Shoot for the Stars! - Exhibited as part of the traveling exhibit Proverbial Challenge:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO - November 1 - December 31, 2004
Minnesota Quilt Show, Rochester, Minnesota - June 9 - 12, 2004
Jest for Fun" at Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, California - March 19 - May 1, 2004
NY Quilts!, New York, NY - June 2003
Quilters Heritage Celebration, Lancaster, PA - April 2003
Simi Valley Cultural Center, Simi Valley, CA - August 2002
The State Quilt Guild of NJ, Inc., Raritan Center, Edison, NJ
June 12, 2003 - June 14, 2003 / New Jersey Artist Exhibit: Pushing the Envelope
Airborne: Birds, Flight and the Wrights, Aullwood Audubon Center, Dayton, OH
June 1st - August 3, 2003 / 11th Annual Juried Art Quilt Exhibit
The Quilt and Sewing Fest at Myrtle Beach
March 2003, Special Juried Exhibition, Down by the Sea, featuring Dawn and The Original Flying Machine
Philadelphia Quilting and Embroidery Showcase
January 2003, Showcase of Landscape and Nature quilts
The Quilt and Sewing Fest at Myrtle Beach
March 2002, Special Juried Exhibition, Down by the Sea, featuring Tranquility, seascape quilt.
Artists and Poets Among Us
April 2001, one of five Featured Artists showing 2 original Art Quilts, Deptford, NJ
Gloucester County Art Gallery
March/April 2001, one of six Featured Artists showing 12 original Art Quilts, Gloucester, NJ