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About Joyce

Howard County
​If my DNA were to be analyzed, there would probably be threads wrapped around my genes.  I come from a long line of Lithuanian tailors and seamstresses. I started by making traditional quilts but moved into the art quilt/mixed media realm in 2010.  People respond to fabric -- it is familiar and tactile and warm -- but what I value most about fabric is its versatility.  It can tell so many stories, so many feelings.

​I have a BA from Notre Dame of Maryland with a major in English… more
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Joyscapes

This series is a fabric interpretation of photos I have taken.  As each piece was created, a haiku formed ... telling me what the piece was saying to me.

These pieces were created over the last two years. I used a combination of fused and turned edge applique to create them and quilted them heavily to re-inforce the textures of the images.
  • RitterJoyceJ Crepe Myrtle.jpg
    RitterJoyceJ Crepe Myrtle.jpg
    Crepe Myrtle: 30x40" All fabric Method: fused applique Materials: commercially available cotton, silk, polyester fabrics Heavily quilted. Note veining on leaves at bottom...all quilting. No computer was used in the creation of this wok.
  • RitterJoyceJ Fortress.jpg
    RitterJoyceJ Fortress.jpg
    Art quilt 30x40" $1,400.00 All fabric with heavy quilting. Outside of here There are hills and streams, fields and air. Walls come at a price.
  • RitterJoyceJ Precarious.jpg
    RitterJoyceJ Precarious.jpg
    Precarious 30x40" $1,170.00 3-Dimensional are quilt. Quilt featured fused and turned edge applique and heavy quilting. Materials include a variety of fabrics, wire and other support materials to push rock pile away from background. Precarious Together we built Cairns as solid as pebbles, As fragile as dreams.
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    • Joyful Gardens

    This is a series of quilts featuring flowers.  All have been made between 2017-2018.  Again, as the pieces were created, a haiku formed, revealing what the quilt wanted to say.
    • Ritter Joyce J. Petunias.jpg
      Ritter Joyce J. Petunias.jpg
      Petunias: Persistence $850.00 Art quilt constructed with commercial fabrics such as cotton, silk, etc. Technique: fused and turned edge applique. Petunias: Persistence "Insignificant" They called her, "Ordinary." Still she persists.
    • RitterJoyceJ RedLily.jpg
      RitterJoyceJ RedLily.jpg
      "Red Lily" 30x40" $1,400.00 Art quilt constructed of commercial fabrics such as cotton and silk. Construction method: fused and turned edge applique.
    • RitterJoyceJ Amaryllis.jpg
      RitterJoyceJ Amaryllis.jpg
      "Amaryllis: " 30x40" $1,400.00 Art quilt constructed using commercially available fabrics such as cotton and silk. Method: fused and turned edge applique.
    • RitterJoyceJ Beacon.jpg
      RitterJoyceJ Beacon.jpg
      "Beacon" 30x40" $1,400.00 Art quilt constructed of commercially available fabrics such as cotton and silk. Method: fused and turned edge applique.
    • RitterJoyceJ Black Cala Lily.jpg
      RitterJoyceJ Black Cala Lily.jpg
      Black Cala Lily: Confidence 28x36" $850.00 Constructed of commercially available fabrics such as cotton and silk. Heavily quilted and mounted on a canvas for easy hanging. Black Cala Lily: Confidence Her sinuous lines and curling petal earns stares. She sees and then smiles.
    • RitterJoyceJ Bromeliad.jpg
      RitterJoyceJ Bromeliad.jpg
      Bromeliad: 30x24" $850.00 Constructed of commercially available fabrics such as cottons and silk. Technique: fused and turned edge applique. Heavily quilted and mounted on a canvas for easy hanging. Bromeliad The plants core is cupped To capture rainfall and dew. Closed hearts can't catch joy.
    • RitterJoyceJ Petunia.jpg
      RitterJoyceJ Petunia.jpg
      Morning Glory: Faith 30x40 Sold. Constructed of commercially available fabrics such as cotton, satin and transparent silk to create illusion of translucence. Technique: fused and turned edge applique and mounted on a canvas to ease of hanging. Morning Glory: Faith Despite the darkness She lifts her head and sings out: Good morning, Glory!
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