Ellen Zellner, of Brookline, has been a fiber artist since the 1980’s, weaving large painted, sculptural vessels, going on to design and sew quilts, and more recently, also creating fabric vessels. “As a child, I frequently accompanied my parents to the Brooklyn Museum. I seem to remember mostly tagging along, but I’m sure these visits led to a lifelong interest in art. During the 1980’s, I took classes at the DeCordova Museum and began weaving large sculptural painted vessels. My friendship with a group of quilters motivated me to take up quilting. In recent years, I have been designing and sewing an increasing number of quilted wall hangings, using commercially available fabrics and inspired by paintings, drawings, other quilts, and ideas that come into my head as I am working.”