Maria Billings, Artist email: atelier.aurel@gmail.com
USA: 650.269-2578 or: 530.692-9012
This gallery shows representational textile paintings which are painted on silk or cotton and then stitched.
Please click on the images for more details.
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The textile paintings are originals. They each have a "Buy Now"button attached which allows you to enter your credit card and shipping information. (There is no shopping cart because each sale is unique, as each piece is unique.) We ship as soon as we receive payment.
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If you wish a piece in a different size or on a different fabric, please contact me at atelier.aurel@gmail.com or call one of the numbers above.
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Cheers Metamorphosis - Textile painting and mixed media 53" x 51" (or 135 x 130 cm), $4,900.00











Emma - Silk painting 23" or 58 cm square, $990.00
Exhibited 2022 as part of "Forever Changed" in the Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, California
To celebrate a new life: E for Edelweiss, M for Morning glory, and A for Azalea, inspired by flower fairies. Because Emma was born on Maui, Hawaii, I painted a variety of yellow Hibiscus, the Hawaiian state flower and of course palm trees.

Florence - Here I show the same topic in two different sizes: 12" or 30 cm square on silk and
34" or 87 cm square on satin, ready-to-hang, $2,300.00, available here


Autumn - Textile painting on satin 48" x 35" (or 122 x 89 cm), $3,300.00












Invitation - Textile painting on satin 34" or 87 cm square on satin, $2,300.00










California Coastal Range - Silk painting 20" x 40" (or 51 x 101 cm), $1,600.00












Saguaro Cactus - Silk painting, 48" x 30" (or 122 x 76 cm), $2,800.00












Clara Foltz - Blog post about the step-by-step creation of this piece
Clara Foltz is traveling with the exhibition “Deeds Not Words: The Power of Persistence, Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage" from February 15, 2020 - August 31, 2022.
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Travel plans:
April 3 – June 9, 2020: National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky
July 1 – September 27, 2020: New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts
October – December 2020: San Jose Quilt Museum, California (instead of IQF, Houston)
January 7 – March 21, 2021: Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, Texas
April 17 – July 3, 2021: Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California
July 19 – September 15, 2021: Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, Virginia
October 5 – December 11, 2021: The Quilters Hall of Fame, Marion, Indiana
January 11 – April 3, 2022: Iowa Quilt Museum, Winterset, Iowa
May 4 – July 24, 2022: Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner, Washington










Leaving Treasure Island - Blog post about the step-by-step creation of this piece
Tapestry-syle fiber art, 64 x 50" or 163 x 127 cm, $6,400.00
" Leaving Treasure Island" was in the Sapphire exhibition at the International Quilt Festival (IQF) in Houston October 31 - November 3, 2019.












Protected Finch - About the creation of this piece: blog post and videoTapestry-style fiber art, 40 x 40" or 101 x 101 cm
Tapestry-style fiber art, 40 x 40" or 101 x 101 cm, $3,200.00
“Protected Finch” has been accepted for the SAQA exhibition “Connecting Our Natural Worlds“.
The Premiere Location is the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Tucson, Arizona from October 5, 2019
Brigham City Museum of Art & History - Brigham City, Utah: June 26, 2021 - September 18, 2021
Atlanta - Duluth, Georgia, March 10, 11 & 12, 2022
Lakeland, Florida, March 17, 18 & 19, 2022
Cleveland - Akron, Ohio, April 7, 8 & 9, 2022
Dallas - Irving, Texas, August 18, 19 & 20, 2022
Fredericksburg, Virginia, Sept. 29, 30 & Oct. 1, 2022
Cincinnati - Sharonville Ohio, Oct. 13, 14 & 15, 2022
Nashville - Lebanon, Tennessee, Oct. 20, 21 & 22, 2022
Detroit - Novi, Michigan, Nov. 10, 11 & 12, 2022













Four Flowers - Four Seasons - These textile paintings can be bought individually or as a set. Over 10% discount when you buy the set: $1,600.00



"Darling Daffodil" symbolizes spring. The actual textile painting is is 16" x 12" (or 40cm x 30cm). It is painted on cotton damask, then stitched by hand and machine. Total size with hand-decorated frame is: 19" x 15" (or 48cm x 38cm), $450.00



"Ravishing Rose" symbolizes summer. (Same size and techniques as above)
Total size: 19" x 15" (or 48cm x 38cm), $450.00



"Dazzling Dahlia" symbolizes autumn. (Same size and techniques as above)
Total size: 19" x 15" (or 48cm x 38cm), $450.00



"Ornate Orchid" symbolizes winter. (Same size and techniques as above)
Total size: 19" x 15" (or 48cm x 38cm), $450.00


Local Olive Oil - Tapestry-style silk painting, 48" x 32" (or 122 x 96 cm), $2,900.00






Daffodils - SOLD










Blue Moon Silk painting with appliqué, 35" x 28" (or 89 x 71 cm) $1,800.00












Dawn Silk painting with appliqué, 35" x 28" (or 89 x 71 cm) $1,800.00










Sailing Under the Golden Gate - SOLD The how-to blog post about the creation of this textile painting are archived.
















Donner Lake - SOLD
2017: "Local Color", by SAQA at Slater Museum, Norwich, CT and 2018 The Gallery at 48 Natoma, Folsom, CA






Mountain Vineyard - SOLD










Flooded Rice Fields - SOLD
2016: "Focus on Fiber", Sacramento Fine Arts Organization
2016: "Mountain Magic", by SAQA at Pacific International Quilt Festival (PIQF)










Women and Water, mini series, each 60" or 152 cm square, discount for 4 pieces: $25,000.00














Ocean of Motherly Love, 60" or 152 cm square, silk painting $7,000.00






Bubble Bath, 60" or 152 cm square, silk painting: $7,000.00
Juried exhibition 2016: "On the Fringe", Texas Quilt Museum, TX78945; 2017: Harrigton Gallery, Pleasanton, CA 94566










Venus - Water, 60" or 152 cm square, silk painting: $7,000.00
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2016 Solo show "Elements of Joy", Meyerrose, Kassel, Germany
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2016: "The Cutting Edge of Contemporary Art Quilts" Reno, Nevada
















A Glass of Water, 60" or 152 cm square, silk painting: $7,000.00
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2017: "Hands All Around" by International Quilt Festival (IQF), Houston, TX; video here










Bride Silk Painting 90" x 60" (or 229 x 152cm) $9,900.00
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September 27 -29, 2019: Quilt and Fabric Art Festival at the McClellan Conference Center, 5411 Luce Ave., McClellan, CA 95652
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"Self-Portrait as Bride" is featured in the SAQA Journal 2016-01
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2016 Juried exhibition: "Springtime in the Pines", Grass Valley
















Generosity: LOST, last seen in Germany June 9th, 2017 Tips that lead to finding the quilt will be rewarded Juried exhibitions:
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2016 "Wide Horizons V" St. Marie aux Mines, France; 2017: Czech Republic, and more
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2016 "Soul Food", Visions Art Museum, San Diego and "Springtime in the Pines", Grass Valley
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2016: Detail published in "The Day Barque" by the Apollo Poetry Society
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2014-2015 "World Without Hunger", Rome, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland
















Water Wave - SOLD
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2015: "Strata" by SAQA Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA; 2016 in Reno, Nevada and 2017 in Davis, California
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2015: "Moving Parts" at the Visions Art Museum, San Diego.










Wine Textile Painting, 39" x 39" (or 100cm x 100cm) $2,900.00
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2016 solo show "Elements of Joy", Meyerrose, Kassel, Germany
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2012 in "Italy - Color and Emotion" by the US Embassy in Rome, Italy














Emerging Textile Painting, 39" x 39" (or 100cm x 100cm) $2,900.00
Exhibited 2012 in "Italy - Color and Emotion" by the US Embassy in Rome, Italy















