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Photography by Borella and Company
 Artist's Profile
Lesley Riley began her creative life as a quilter. As a wife and mother of six,
she carved out small snippets of time to create a series of fabric art collages
she called “fragments.” A natural storyteller, she combines fabric scraps,
vintage photos, and three-dimensional elements to compose universal and
whimsical vignettes. She’s the author of two books, Quilted Memories and Fabric
Memory Books, due out in January. Visit her website at lalasland.com.
Altered Art
Lesley was one of the first artists in the collage community to
cover old children’s board books with fabric. (a) A self-described “fabricaholic,”
the artist rifles through her large stash of material to create art journals
packed with texture and color. source Delta Sobo Glue, deltacrafts.com.
Timeless Traditions
(b) The Rileys cherish tradition, especially their annual
Thanksgiving family gathering. “Whenever I try to come up with something new,
the kids won’t let me!” The Thanksgiving ritual includes the women tossing
around pans in the kitchen while the large extended family of men and children
play football for hours on end. source Copyright-free vintage images,
red-castle.com.
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