Kristi Baughman and Heloise Shilstat Collaborate on City Hall Art Exhibit

Shelly Beach by Kristi Baughman

The Murfreesboro City Hall Rotunda will host Quilt Paintings and Paper Mosaics, an exhibit of artwork by Kristi Baughman and Heloise Shilstat, through Jan. 3, 2020.

A reception for the artists, hosted by The Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Cultural Arts division and the Murfreesboro Art Committee, will be held from 6–9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, as part of the Boro Art Crawl in downtown Murfreesboro.

“We are delighted to feature the Quilt Paintings and Paper Mosaics of these two unique local artisans,” said Cultural Arts Assistant Program Coordinator Lisa Browning. “Kristi Baughman and Heloise Shilstat display a strong passion for art-making through their expressions from everyday materials—fabrics and paper, to create delightful designs and colors.”

Purple Mountain Landscape by Kristi Baughman

Baughman’s work combines painterly qualities with her first creative love, quilting. Her current work is inspired by her everyday environment. Instead of paint, she expresses her perception of sight and experience in bits of batik fabric and stitched threads. Her works are a delightful display of color, form and texture.

Shilstat’s multifaceted works of art, Paper Mosaics, are constructed from cut or torn pieces of glossy magazine pages, resulting in the look of beautifully detailed stained glass. Each piece is intricately placed, giving her design a whimsical and deeply textured feel.