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Rich Rosa: These different pieces of fabric art are on display in Cazenovia. Sue Ellen Romanowski, a fabric artist from East Syracuse, is one of the founding members of the Cazenovia Artisans Gallery. She says she learned how to sew as a kid on a farm in central Illinois.
Sue Ellen Romanowski: My mother sewed this in for age. Made clothing, you know, teddy bears, fabric things, and I enjoyed it. I still enjoy sewing.
Rosa: Nearly 30 years ago, Romanowski found her true passion when she moved to Central New York: Making quilts. Romanowski designs table runners, which can be used to decorate your dining room table. She also creates wall hangings. This type of work shows off her creativity in designing different color patterns. Since the opening of the gallery in 2002, Romanowski has helped it become a consistent venue for high-caliber art. She also helps many Central New York artists display their work and build their brands. Barbara Decker, a fabric artist from Clinton, likes to make clothing, such as jackets and scarves. She says she loves when customers try on her clothing.
Barbara Decker: I see that light in their eyes when they try it on, and that’s when they’re done. That’s when they’re complete because, before that, they’re waiting for a person. It’s like they want their forever home.
Rosa: Decker says she enjoys working with other CNY artists.
Decker: It’s a wonderful community of artists that inspire each other. And we all encourage each other, and we’re so happy when something sells of each other, you know, we call them up. You’re painting sold, you know, it’s it’s just a wonderful group.
Rosa: Community is the perfect word to describe this art gallery. In Cazenovia, Rich Rosa, NCC News.
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) — An artisan gallery in Cazenovia is displaying unique art, allowing artists to showcase their creativity.
These different pieces of fabric art are on display at the Cazenovia Artisans Gallery.
Sue Ellen Romanowski, a fabric artist from East Syracuse, is one of the founding members of the gallery.
Fabric art is part of Romanowski’s love for color and pattern, which developed through her years of gardening. She said she learned how to sew as a kid on a farm in central Illinois.
“My mother sewed this in for age. Made clothing, you know, teddy bears, fabric things, and I enjoyed it. I still enjoy sewing,” Romanowski said.
The flat plains of the Illinois prairies gave her creative ideas. Nearly 30 years ago, Romanowski found her true passion for making quilts when she moved to Central New York. Her quilts are produced on a domestic sewing machine.
Romanowski designs table runners, which can be used to decorate your dining room table. She also creates wall hangings. This type of work shows off her creativity in designing different color patterns.
Since the opening of the gallery in 2002, Romanowski has helped it become a venue for high-caliber art. She also helps many local artists display their work and build their brands.
Barbara Decker, a fabric artist from Clinton, sewed all her clothes as a kid. Her family inspired her to work with fabric, and her design inspiration came from nature. She is also inspired by art history.
When she married and moved to Columbus, Ohio, her husband was attending Ohio State University. There, she met a woman who offered a class at the university on fabric and weaving.
She said taking the course was life-changing.
“I took her class, and it was magic. The minute I touched the loom, the minute I touched the threads, that was it. And she couldn’t get me to leave,” Decker said.
Romanowski and Decker knew each other before the gallery opened. She told Decker that a space was being created for local artists to display their art.
Decker said Romanowski has allowed her to put her work on display at the gallery.
She likes to make clothing, such as jackets and scarves.
Decker said she loves it when customers try on her clothing.
“I see that light in their eyes and when they try it on, and that’s when they’re done. That’s when they’re complete because, before that, they’re waiting for a person. It’s like they want their forever home,” Decker said.
Decker said she enjoys working with other CNY artists.
“It’s a wonderful community of artists that inspire each other. And we all encourage each other, and we’re so happy when something sells of each other, you know, we call them up. ‘You’re painting sold,’ you know, it’s just a wonderful group,” Decker said
Community is the perfect word to describe this art gallery. Decker said the gallery is a special place.
“I feel like once people come in here, they come back, you know, they come in, and they feel happy. People leave here happy when they buy something,” Decker said.