Ellipse show reviewed in Bust magazine

"The Thread Is the Line" at the Ellipse Art Center in Arlington is getting lots of attention. Why? Because it's a good show.

Sewing and embroidery have long been applied to garments that hang in a closet, but increasingly, these age-old techniques can be found in artwork that hangs on the wall. The elevation of needlework to fine art has taken on new and exciting life via a movement of artists who often refer to their work as paintings - not craft- regardless of the materials they use. Stitch by stitch, they embrace many elements of traditional handwork while questioning or discarding previously held assumptions and stereotypes about what that work means.