See the Quilt & Meet the artist Denise Konicek
August 18th 6-8PM, an Art in August event
At Sotheby Realty 48 Mt Vernon Street, Winchester
Buy Raffle Tickets to help support Anna’s Fund
Raffle to Benefit Anna’s Fund/SNAP benefit match.
Raffle Ticket: $2 each
or buy 3 tickets for $5
Tickets for sale at the Winchester Farmers Market every Saturday. Go to our Market Table.
The drawing for the raffle will be at the Thanksgiving Market at the Jenks on November 19. You do not need to attend to win, we will contact you.
Don’t you want to help the food insecure in our surrounding communities?
Food insecurity in Massachusetts is being put under the spotlight with a survey that found one-third of adults struggle to get access to proper nutrition statewide. A new survey conducted by the Greater Boston Food Bank found that 1.8 million people or 32% of the state’s adult population said they were food insecure.
Anna’s Fund, the Anna LaViolette SNAP Matching Fund, helps SNAP customers buy more fresh produce and locally made food at our market by doubling SNAP benefits up to $15 per SNAP customer card, per market day.
This raffle will go directly into funding this program.
About the Artist:
Winchester artist Denise Konicek has been quilting since the early 90s. After gaining proficiency in traditional quilts, she began creating her own traditional-stye designs and entering regional and national quilt shows. Designing evolved into more daring and pictorial compositions, and in the late 90s, Denise was able to become a master student of longtime Winchester resident Beatriz Grayson, an internationally known art quilter, and continued her studies with her for 8 years.
Currently, Denise is building her reputation as a fine art quilter and has been accepted in to juried shows at the local, regional, and national level, with one art quilt accepted for the SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates international juried show. Her art quilt website is www.denisekonicekart.com .
Title:Â Â William Morris Sampler
Size:Â
84 by 73 inches, Queen size
Design & piecing of front:
Denise Konicek
Custom quilting: Louise Rains of Burlington Electric Quilters
Materials:Â Cloth and batting are 100% cotton. Cloth squares are historic William Morris reprints from Victoria and Albert Museum; swag border is print from David Textiles; back is large William Morris Acanthus reproduction print from Free Spirit Fabrics.