Artist Bio:

As a fiber artist, Carl has been sewing and quilting for about 6 years. Like many fiber artist, he began with simple traditional quilt patterns and then began to create more complex abstract and improvisational work utilizing his own designs. Carl has a tremendous fascination with color, shapes, and especially has an appreciation with curve improvisation fiber work. His techniques include Improv quilting, applique, as well as both machine and long arm quilting. Perhaps one of Carl’s best skills is completing the Improv work at hand by fitting all those pieces into a final product.

In Carl’s short history as a fiber artist, he has had several quilts juried into national and international shows. He was named “Emerging New Artist” at Interpretations 2023 at the Visions Museum of Textile Art in San Diego. He has been juried into International Quilt Show, Road to California semi-finalist the last two years, QuiltCon, Mancuso’s QuiltFest shows, and numerous American Quilt Society shows as well. Internationally, he was juried into Salon Pour l’Amour du Fil, in Nantes, France. He also has also won awards for his fiber art. Carl has been a student with several well known fiber art instructors to include Sheila Frampton Cooper, Pat Pauly, Nancy Crow, David Owen Hastings, and Irene Roderick, Carl has also studied collage work with the artist David Hornung.

Besides being a fiber artist, Dr. Carlton “Carl” G. Brown, RN, PhD, FAAN is a long-term oncology nurse, researcher, book author, and health care executive. He is the editor of an award-winning textbook for oncology nurses and patients with cancer and he has cared for patients with cancer for 30 plus years. Carl lives in Palm Springs with his always supportive husband and the real boss of the house, Pippin the Wonder Schnauzer.