About: Artist Kimberly Klein

Paris Stories is the body of work created by Kimberly Klein during a recent international photography workshop conducted in Paris by prominent photographer Peter Turnley. The workshop was called "The Streets of Paris" and the participants were to come up with their own storyline and then tell that story through their images. One of the stories that emerged from the workshop was that of Amedeo Modigliani, a painter who lived in Paris from 1906-1920. It is a dark, tragic yet very romantic story told through the composite hand-colored images of the actual cafes and studios where Modigliani worked and lived.

"For the last thirty years, I have made quilts for a living... and yet, I have never liked being referred to as a "quilt maker". That term seemed to be more focused on the final product, rather than the process. And for me, it's the process that is significant... far more significant than the finished piece."

"My "art form" is that I cut things apart and put them back together into a more pleasing "whole". I start with a vague idea of where I'm going, but I'm very open to new ideas that suggest themselves along the way. Usually, the finished piece is very different than what I thought it would be when I started. It's sort of like life. We never really end up where we thought we would when we were young. But it's the journey that holds the riches... not the finish line."

" I have always loved working with textiles. I have also loved photography. For years, I have collected and photographed flea market treasures. Integrating all these "pieces of me" into a new art form is exhilarating...very satisfying. But the process is the same thing I've been doing for thirty years. Cutting apart and putting back together."

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