Luke Haynes (Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2014)

Luke Haynes is an artist to watch. He is up-and-coming while continuing to innovate and design new ways to create art. His method of deconstructing used fabric to create new yardage is both creative and environmentally conscientious. Luke’s work is currently hanging in the Brooklyn Museum as well as the Newark Museum and the Headquarters of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation just to name a few. He shows across the country and internationally.

This year, Luke has partnered with Fossil Watch in the “A Stitch In Time” Sweepstakes to design an exclusive 30th Anniversary quilt for the global company. He has created 4 original quilts that embody the spirit of Fossil and the winning 90" x 90" quilt is to hang in the Fossil Headquarters and a limited edition watch will be created using the design.

Luke’s objective as an artist is to blur the distinction between function and art, and he spends most of his time in his studio working on ideas and methods, pulling from his own experience and education.

His works can be classified as quilts since they follow the traditional methods of construction, but they are much more. His pieces contain multi layers of visual as well as conceptual intrigue.

Luke Haynes has lived in 14 states, and he is currently living in Los Angeles, California. He studied architecture at Cooper Union in New York and considers his fabric art to be an architectural method of image creation.

Visit Luke at lukehaynes.com.

Click image below to view complete quilt.