I am Phyllis Cullen and I wear many hats: artist, quilter, teacher, author, curator, judge, SAQA representative, physician, mom and grandma. I've been making art all my life, including using fabric as a medium for 35 years. I still also consider myself a multimedia artist, incorporating felting, beadwork, painting and other materials in my work.
I've taught from Israel to Australia and lots of points between. I retired from practicing medicine (much of it as a volunteer in third world countries) and now make and sell art quilts, paintings, felted objects and bead embroidered jewelry. I teach various aspects of art quilting almost daily to students from every corner of the world online and in person, and I have written two books on portrait quilting, both available through Amazon. The first one is "It's All About the Face: Quilted Fabric Portraits” and the second one is called “More than just a Pretty Face!”
I'm co curator of the portrait quilt collection "It's All about the Face," included in Quiltfest shows. Also a facebook group of the same name is open to all. We currently have over 13,000 members!
We've lived all over the US including time now shared between California and Hawaii, which feeds my love of color, and its rich culture inspires my designs. I do not make typical Hawaiian "snowflake" quilts, but the flowers, ocean, palm trees and hula dancers inhabit much of my work. Portraits, social justice issues, collaged scenes from my travels , the animal world, and my family inspire the rest.
