Barbara Lee Smith has brought surface design and machine embroidery to a new artistic level by fusing layer upon layer of synthetic fabric and using the stitch as a drawing tool. Her surfaces are rich with color, metallic threads and fabrics, stitched drawings, prints and various textures. The organic shapes and elusive colors build to become a complex and intriguing environment that can be contemplated at great length. Her love of color and luminous materials is evident in all of her work. Barbara has taught, exhibited and lectured nationally and internationally.

Selected Permanent Collections:

Abbott Laboratories
Allstate Insurance Company
American Express, Chicago, IL
American Investors Life Insurance
American Medical Association, Chicago, IL
American National Bank, Chicago, IL
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Beatrice Foods, Inc.
Borg-Warner Corp.
Citicorp, New York City and Brussels
Chicago Board of Education, IL
Dow Chemical Co.
Embroiderers’ Guild Museum, London, England
Universal Access, Chicago, Illinois
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Itabashi Housing Loan Bank, Tokyo
Lakeside Bank, Chicago, IL
Madeira UK Ltd., Thirsk, England
Mitsubishi Financial Services, Tokyo
Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Evanston, IL
Pittsburgh national Bank, Pittsburgh, PE
Racine Museum of Art, Racine, WI
Salvation Army Headquarters, Dallas, TX
Utilicorp, Kansas City, MI

Books by Barbara Lee Smith:

Celebrating the Stitch: Contemporary Embroidery of North America
(Tauton Press, 1991)

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Piling 15
90" x 12" x 12"
$5800