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Canvas diablo valley college4/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Her signature style of quilted landscapes brings awareness via the use of vivid stitching used to recreate maps and aerial photographs. ![]() Initially painting silk for art-to-wear clothing, she transitioned to painting wall hangings, which she then began to quilt. Gass began her artistic career with watercolor painting and then began silk painting. Her work addresses the challenging environmental impact brought on by development, primarily to areas of California and other western states. Gass is also involved in Acterra and Green Town Los Altos, local environmental organizations. Gass addresses environmental issues through her art, such as the destruction of wetlands, water conservation and resource management, habitat restoration, and the need for more sustainable development. Gass has worked with fiber since childhood, having been taught to sew and embroider by her grandmother. She spent 10 years as a software engineer working for Adobe Inc., before transitioning to her full-time professional artistic career in 1993. ![]() She attended Brandeis University for two years before transferring to Stanford University, graduating with degrees in Mathematics (BS, '81) and Computer Science (MS, '83). Linda Gass is an American environmental activist and artist known for brightly colored quilted silk landscapes, environmental works, and public art sculptures, which reflect her passion for environmental preservation, water conservation and land use. ![]()
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