About Marina Salume

Growing up, I loved to draw. Eventually I attended the
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where I majored in
graphic design and also studied fashion design and
photography.

After many years of making more-or-less conventional quilts,
I started painting on fabric and making art quilts in a class
taught by Suzan Friedland.

Living in Half Moon Bay along the coast of northern California,
I am inspired by the beauty in nature. Many of my quilts have
a floral theme and I am also drawn to the ocean and marine
life -- a recent series of quilts depicted the graceful
movements of jellyfish in the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

My quilts have been exhibited in the United States at the
Houston International Quilt Festival, Pacific International Quilt
Festival, and other major shows. In 2003, I was a featured
quilter at the San Francisco Quilters Guild show, and the next
year, my work was featured in a segment of the HGTV
“Simply Quilts” TV show.

Internationally, my work has been exhibited in Japan, New
Zealand, and France. My quilt “Kimono Memory” appeared in
the book “Japanese Quilts” by Jill Liddell and Yuko Watanabe.
It was also featured on a poster for the San Jose Museum of
Quilts and Textiles fundraising auction (I still have a few of
those posters for sale, please contact me for prices). I have
donated several quilts to this annual auction, including one
that was constructed using blocks made by members of the
Quiltnet mailing list in remembrance of 9/11.

Always looking for a challenge, I began studying watercolor
painting in 2003, and am currently working on a series
depicting fallen leaves and other natural still life subjects. My
teacher, Jennifer Almadova, is a professional artist who has
published several calendars of her paintings and also teaches
at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

My daughter Jemma is a talented artist -- a few of her recent
works are shown here, as well. We have a lot of fun going to
museums and art shows together.

Now all I want to do is paint, sew, and show my work to other
people who will appreciate it. That’s what this Web site is for,
so you can see my work. Enjoy!