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Johanna Masko (née Juby) is an American-Canadian quilt designer and fibre artist. She is known for modern quilting designs inspired by vintage objects and an emphasis on technique. As a prolific instructor in the major metropolitan area of Toronto, she is a significant figure in the current revival of traditional crafts, especially quilting, in North America.
Early Life
[edit]She was born in southeastern Michigan, and attended the University of Michigan School of Art and Design where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She has been sewing since childhood and comes from a long line of creative types, including painters and clothing makers in her family. She cites her mother as a major influence on her work and to whom she owes much of her training.[1]
She had a brief career working in costumes and wardrobe for films.[2]
Career
[edit]She has exhibited at the International QuiltCon and Quilt Xtravaganza (QuiltX), and has conducted workshops for numerous quilting guilds, including Silo Weavers for Contemporary Quilts, Ottawa Modern Quilt Guild[3], Barrie Modern Quilt Group, Yorkshire Rose Quilters Guild.
At Quilt Xtravaganza (QuiltX) she presented Wireless, a quilt which features zigzag patterns representing radio waves and electrical currents, and the cartoon figure Reddy Kilowatt.[4]
Johanna's style has been said to be a hybrid between traditional and modern quilts.[4] Her teaching incorporates innovative simplification of quilting methods[5], and she has an array of simple designs that make her body of work highly accessible. Her Donuts pattern has been used by many online crafts bloggers.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
She teaches at fabric and quilting shops, and various creative spaces in Toronto, Hamilton,
She also works in millinery, handbag design, paper arts, including paper making and lithography.
Awards
[edit]She is a three time winner of the prestigious National Juried Show Award of the Canadian Quilters Association (CQA).
References
[edit]- ^ "Johanna Masko : the workroom - sewing classes & fabric shop in Toronto". www.theworkroom.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "Johanna R.L. Juby". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ Mitchener, Amber (2017-04-18). "Ottawa Modern Quilt Guild: April 24th Program - All about Scraps with Johanna Masko". Ottawa Modern Quilt Guild. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ a b "The Wireless Quilt: Q&A with Johanna Masko : the workroom - sewing classes & fabric shop in Toronto". www.theworkroom.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "Yorkshire Rose Quilters Guild of Toronto: PROGRAM". Yorkshire Rose Quilters Guild of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "Finished in 2013: Donut Quilt". Hey Porkchop!. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ Oat, Caitlin At Salty (2015-10-02). "donut quilt". salty oat. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "Donuts!". Modern Handcraft. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "Everyday Fray". www.everydayfray.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "Elliott's Donuts Quilt 2014 | Quiltsby.me". quiltsby.me. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "Queen City Stitcher: Finished: Donut Quilt". Queen City Stitcher. 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "halloween donut quilt top". susannah kate sews. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2018-03-30.