Bonnie Halfpenny
Phoenix, AZ

"Soft pottery" is an art form Bonnie Halfpenny has been developing for the past three years. Creating pots and bowls in many shapes and styles, it's her statement about caring for craft forms from the past, while striving to interpret quilting arts in new ways. Most of her "pottery" is created with a combination of piecing, coiling, embellishment, and collage.
Exhibiting in various galleries and shows around Arizona since 1988, Halfpenny coordinated the 2000 Centennial Quilt for the Phoenix Public Library, and designed an individual quilt block for the Ironwood branch.
Halfpenny has a B.A. in Art Education (textiles) from Arizona State University and is a member of the Mavericks contemporary art quilt group and a member of Studio Art Quilt Associates.

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