What would happen if two artists whose names begin with the letter C, opened the dictionary to words that begin with C, closed their eyes and pointed to a word on the page and created a work of art from the definition? This is the project that multi-media artists Charlotte Bird of San Diego, California, and Cathy Denton of North Bend, Oregon created for themselves as a long-distance collaboration. C is for… combines the talents of these two multi-media artists who have chosen to interpret their "C" word definitions in cloth. Meet Charlotte and Cathy at the opening reception November 9, from 5-7 p.m. Admission is $5 and free for Visions Art Museum members.

When the two artists imagined the exhibition in 2011, their goal was for each of them to create one small art quilt per month for 15 months. Now, with the project completed there are 15 sets of quilts, each set interpreting a different word that begins with the letter "C." The artists set the rule for themselves that they couldn't throw any words back and they each had to use the same word for that month.

Charlotte Bird's art quilts incorporate her hand-dyed and silk-screened cotton fabrics which are constructed with hand-cut and fused appliqué, machine quilted and hand embroidered. Their dimensions range from 12x11 inches to 26x20 inches.

Cathy Denton's art quilts are hand-painted silk and machine quilted. Four quilts were drawn in Photoshop® and printed with a pigment printer on a variety of fabrics. Her diminutive quilts range in size from 6x8 inches to 10x13 inches.

Both artists infuse their work with much whimsy and humor. No two interpretations are alike. These small quilts make wonderful gifts for friends and neighbors as we approach the holidays.

Calliope by Cathy Denton, 6.25 x 8.25 inches

Calliope by Charlotte Bird, 15.5 x 20.5 inches