Jaffrey Civic Center, 40 Main St., is presenting the exhibition “A Quilt Artist’s Manifesto: Celebration of Catherine LaDu (1924 – 2013)” through Sept. 3, with a reception Thursday, Aug. 4, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The exhibition was organized by a close friend and collector of LaDu’s work, Elizabeth Titus, and features more than 20 of her quilts. Many of the quilts are for sale, with proceeds going to local organizations. The collection includes some of her “Phantasy Island Portraits,” which are layered panels with stitching and fusing on netting.
LaDu nd her family summered in their “happy place” on Lake Contoocook beginning in the 1960s, next to their close family friends, and she eventually relocated from Ann Arbor, Mich., to Rivermead in Peterborough. Throughout her adult life, she was knitting, weaving or sewing creations that were a fusion of technical craft and her artistic expression. During her life, some of her work was sold by the League of NH Arts and Crafts and has been included in textile art publications.