I think we're all artists!

I only quilt ,never piece , so consider that I am definately NOT an artist ,but do so enjoy myself!!

I agree with everyone, I like to think we are all artists, or fine wine, "We improve with age", number of years we quilt!

My sister is an artist. She gushes to her friends that I am a real artist with my quilts. Since we pick color, textures and design - there is no difference. Just using a different medium!

I only follow patterns and have never considered myself an "artist" but I can live with being considered one by others. I really do appreciate anyone who designs their own or incorporates other mediums such as paint.
Colleen

Of course we are artists thats why my husband named me Fiber Artist!!!!!!!!!!!!(but I work with many fibers)

If you doubt that quilters are artists, take a visit to an art gallery. A couple of years ago we took family from interstate to our city gallery. There was an area cordoned off right at the entrance. Inside the cordoned area was a flotilla of newspaper boats - just simple folded ones, like you make as a kid, no colour, no pattern - just paper boats. Further along there were exquisite paintings, fine porcelain and silversmithing....all within the one venue - all considered art.

I agree, because I do not consider myself to really be an artist. I don't always follow a pattern, but I know there are so many people who quilt that are truly artists, and I personally don't feel that I fall in that category. My great grandmother was a comercial artist, but I don't think any of it rubbed off on me. lol. My brother and my son are both very artistic, can look at something and draw it. They can do this after seeing something and a year or so later draw it, increasing or reducing it in size etc., because they still have the pic. in their mind. I can barely draw a straight line with a ruler. lol. I just consider my sewing and quilting and the results as years of practice and work, that I love doing. I don't disagree with everyone else, I am strictly speaking of myself. However, when I was baking and decorating cakes for others years ago, I could put almost any pic. I wanted on a cake using cake frosting and have it look like the pic. or item, but can't draw it with paper and pencil or brush, so in that area, I consider myself to have some artistic ability.

Kaygerou-I agree. Leaving tomorrow for Bonita Springs
driving but wondeered if you would want to get together
later--we should be there for next 6 months.

I know quilters can very well be artist from a lot of the quilts I have seen. I have seen quite the pictures made with fabric--many different kinds of pictures from scenery, to people, to abstract. Very beautiful. That makes them an artist to me.