Crossing Maintaining

CHRISTINE L. ZOLLER
Music is all around us and it is not only
what we hear on the radio, through CD
players or in the movies. Each object has
a sound, a rhythm, and a movement all its
own whether it is the wind through the trees
or a jackhammer on a construction site. We
are part of a musical score, which surrounds
everything we come in contact with. In my
work, I have chosen to explore the many
possibilities of expressing how music
moves rhythmically through an abstract
composition. The varied gradation of colors
give depth and light to the work, helps to
enhance the flow of the elements, and gives
a suggestion as to the type of music being
used within the piece. It is not important that
these images become literal representations
of music; therefore, I have taken sheet
music and manipulated it through the use of
computer software technology. The resulting
patterns and textures capture the essence
of the music, as they are screen printed
within the piece. The squares, leaves and
other objects, which float through the work,
are music notes and their composition is
derived from the actual sheet music where
notes move rhythmically across the page.
At this station in life, I no longer have the
time to devote to the classical guitar studies,
which were once a part of my everyday
routine. My textile pieces have given me
an opportunity to discover a new way of
playing. I invite you to listen awhile and
experience each piece’s own sense of
rhythm.
EDUCATION 1995 MFA, Fiber/Textiles, The University of Georgia l 1991 BS, Design,Textiles, Buffalo
State College, NY l Additional studies in apparel design/construction, costume design,CAD-CAM
and fashion illustration SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2005 Chancellor’s Exhibition, Faculty Exhibition,
invitational, Chancellor’s Residence, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, l 2005 Down East,
invitational, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC l 2005 Fine Contemporary Craft, Artspace, Raleigh, NC,
juried l 2005 Faculty Exhibition, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC l 2005 Faculty Invitational,
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN l 2005 Faculty Invitational, Penland School of
Crafts, Penland, NC l 2005 Explorations, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH l 2004 Explorations,
Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH l 2003 Faculty Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC l 2003 Explorations from Quilt Surface Design International, Wesserling
Textile Museum, Mulhouse, France l 2003 American Craft Council’s Spotlight 2003, Blue Spiral,
Asheville, NC l 2002 Faculty Exhibition, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC l 2002 Fall Faculty
Invitational, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN l 2002 Lifeline, A Multi Media
Exhibition of Contemporary Women Artists, Kinston Council for the Arts, Kinston, NC l 2001 Faculty
Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC l 2001 Summer Faculty
Invitational, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN l 2001 A Common Thread, works by
nine regional fiber artists, Wilson Art Center, Wilson, NC l 2000 Summer Faculty Invitational, Penland
School of Crafts, Penland, NC l 2000 Summer Faculty Invitational, Arrowmont School of Arts and
Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, l 2000 Summer Faculty Invitational, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville,
TN l 1999 Six Plus One, Beaufort County Arts Center, Washington, NC l 1999 ECU Faculty Invitation,
Kreuzherrenkloster, Erkelenz, West Germany l 1999 Patterns, Prints, Paints and Patience, The Arts
Center, Kinston, NC l 1999 Converging Terrains: Gender, Environment, and Technology and the Body,
Brooks Gallery, NCSU, Raleigh, NC l 1999 CCA ’99 18th Annual National Competition, Kinston,
NC COMMISSIONS/PRIVATE COLLECTIONS 2000 Chancellor’s Office, East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC l 1998 Dr. Mary Ann Rose l 1997 Permanent collection of Arrowmont School of Arts &
Crafts l 1997 Adrian Turner, Ocean Springs, MS l 1997 Private collection of Mary Birks, Memphis, TN
l 1995 Private collection of S. Katherine Merry, Elijay, GA PUBLICATIONS l “New Techniques Mean
New Chemical Processes—How Do We As Textile Educators Teach Students Cutting Edge Techniques
and Keep Them Safe” abstract and presentation, SECAC Tri-State Sculptors Conference, Raleigh, NC,
2003 l “Spotlight on Education,” Surface Design Journal, 2002 l “Technology for the New Millennium”
review of CITDA Symposium, Surface Design Journal newsletter, Charlotte, NC, 2000 l Surface
Design Journal Quarterly Newsletter, 1998–present l Fiberarts Design Book 6, 1999 l President’s
Annual Report, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN, 1996 l Fiberarts Design Book 5,
1995 AWARDS 2004 East Carolina University Scholar-Teaching Award for significant contributions
to research/creative activity and scholarship l 2002 “Who’s Who Among America’s 2003 and 2004
Teachers” l 1998 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC, 2nd place
mixed media l 1996 Bank One, Cookeville, TN, 1st place professional fibers
Christine L. Zoller teaches fiber in the School of Art and Design at East Carolina University in
Greenville, NC.
46 Crossing Boundaries
detail
Christine L. Zoller
The Music of Autumn Leaves, 2004
textile pigments on canvas,
scanned music, with
Photoshop manipulation
54"w x 48"h