The exhibition entitled “Quilted Assemblages: Beatrice Gilbert & Dr. Donald Talbot” represents new work by the artists. A holiday open house and sale will take place from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.  Friday, Dec. 6, and10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, when Gilbert will demonstrate quilting. The public is invited.

Talbot’s new body of work entitled, “Based on Beverly: A Post-mortem Creative Collaboration” was inspired by the journals and sketchbooks of his good friend and teacher, the late Beverly J. Semmens, who died in 2010. Semmens entrusted Talbot with a truly unique gift: her journals and sketchbooks dating back to 1954 — almost 60 years of her creative explorations and personal life preserved in words and sketches which reveal a complex and multi-talented woman who was both very much of her time while, in many ways, very much ahead of it.

According to fiber artist Gilbert, her artwork has always been a reflection of a deep response to color. Gilbert uses unexpected layers and vibrant color to engage the viewer. For Gilbert, color is content. Simple in form, Gilbert’s work focuses on the drama that can come from playing with value, color, and contrast.

Gilbert’s home in North Yarmouth, continues to provide a grounding that is essential and inspiring to her for blending art and life. The country setting and her earth-bound interests in family, gardening, raising sheep, and spinning wool provide an environment that inspires graceful simplicity in artwork. In addition to creating silk-stitched wall hangings, Gilbert also works in ceramics and in fiber, specializing in the use of luxury fibers — silk, alpaca, yak, and camel.

For more information, visit www.mainefiberarts.org or call 207-721-0678.