Natalie Baxter

I have a folding chair in an exhibition at the @upstateartweekend HQ in Kingston. Earthen Plot curated by @helentoomer opens next Friday, May 15 from 6-8pm at 236 Wall Street in Kingston, NY and will be up through Upstate Art Weekend. Saturday May 16 & Sunday May 17 I'll be opening my studio in Wassaic for Upstate Open Studios - hope to see you at one of these two events happening next weekend! 📸 @joshuasimpsonphoto #upstateartweekend #openstudio #nataliebaxter #softsculpture #uaw26

It is the last weekend to catch 'Gathered Threads', my solo show @itspeggymercury in Kent, CT. I decided to include this older piece, 'Nuclear Apron,' in the show somewhat last minute. I made it during a family residency in Sweden while pregnant with my second child. It had only been a few weeks since war broke out in Ukraine, and Russian air forces were flying unannounced into Swedish territory as a warning against joining NATO. At that time, I was consuming a lot of news, and nuclear warfare was a hot topic of discussion. As an American, feeling close to a warzone was as new a feeling to me as motherhood. This piece embodies that dissonance of making dinner or singing a lullaby while simultaneously sitting with the threat of nuclear warfare camouflaged in the background. While the war and the circumstances may have changed, the feeling that led to this piece continues to resurface. Showing it among these newer works that more hopefully celebrate gathering and collective burden sharing felt appropriate. Peggy Mercury is located @kentbarnsct - hope you can check it out! 📸 @joshuasimpsonphoto #peggymercury #nataliebaxter #gatheredthreads #softsculpture #kentct

ADULT QUILT CAMP IS HAPPENING! ✂️ Join me this summer for a 5 day quilting intensive aka DREAM WEEK! The mornings will be spent with guided instruction tailored to the group's needs - how to use a sewing machine, how to piece a quilt square, how to appliqué, how to hand quilt, and how to bind a quilt. After a homemade lunch, we'll have an afternoon of studio time with guidance if needed. I'm excited to host this small course (7 participants max) in my new studio in Wassaic, NY. All experience levels are welcome. You can come with an idea in mind and fabric you want to use, or you're welcome to show up empty handed with no plan! I have timed this with @wassaicproject summer camp so you can drop your kiddos there while you attend Adult Quilt Camp up the road. If you'd like to travel to Wassaic for this, DM me and I'll send some housing recs. Registration link in my bio through @cottagecourses 🧵 🪡 Excited for all the magic that happens when working in an open studio setting and all that we will learn from each other! July 27-31 from 10am-4pm in Wassaic, NY (lunch is included) #quiltcamp #adultquiltcamp #nataliebaxter #cottagecourses #letsmakeaquilt

Save the dates ⭐️ I'll be opening my (new!) studio in Wassaic, NY on Saturday May 16 & Sunday May 17 from 11am-6pm for @upstateartweekend Open Studios. Come say hi, see what I'm working on, and peep the space that will be @sometimes__gallery and always my studio. And while you have your calendar out - Saturday June 13 from 4-6pm is the opening of MAGIC WOODS. #upstateopenstudios #upstateartweekend #wassaicny #nataliebaxter

These oven mitts are available @itspeggymercury as part of the exhibition, "Gathered Threads," which is currently up through May 3. A lot of the work in this show references the metaphorical and physical holding of things. An oversized laundry basket holds the often unseen labor of the domestic, folding chairs hold a community gathering, hands are depicted holding and releasing unseen burdens. All the work in the show is made with hand skills handed down to me through generations of quilting women. It seemed natural to make mitts that can hold and help an actual hand. @itspeggymercury is open Thursdays - Sundays @kentbarnsct or shoot me a DM to purchase one of these from afar. phots by @joshuasimpsonphoto #nataliebaxter #peggymercury #ovenmitts #softeculpture

I love seeing a collection of these newer folding chair works displayed together. This work stems from organizing community quilt workshops at the firehouse in Wassaic. Folding chairs are a common essential for moments of gathering. They’re a vessel that holds us as we celebrate, when we grieve, protest, worship, when we join in conversation. Folded and hung up on the wall, they also represent the absence of these moments, memories of gathering, waiting to be used again for moments of connection. Gathered Threads is currently up @itspeggymercury through May 3 - they're open today from 11-5pm @kentbarnsct photos by @joshuasimpsonphoto #foldingchairs #softwculpture #nataliebaxter #peggymercury

Quilted tables currently up @itspeggymercury through May 3. Gathered Threads is an exhibition of work by Wassaic, NY based artist Natalie Baxter at Peggy Mercury. The show features soft sculptures and quilted wall hangings created using skills Baxter learned from a long lineage of quilting women in her home state of Kentucky. Folding chairs and empty tables depicted in domestic fabrics act as an ode to the quiet tools of gathering. An over sized basket made from jeans, appliquéd open hands, and an apron camouflaged among playful bunnies and nuclear missiles reference the weight of domestic labor and the burdens we shoulder personally and share collectively. Peggy Mercury is located in Kent Barns, 9 Maple Street, Kent, CT. Gathered Threads is up from March 28 - May 3, 2026. photos by @joshuasimpsonphoto #nataliebaxter #peggymercury #quiltedtables #kentbarnsct

I was pushing my son on a swing last week and a branch kept getting in our way. I chopped it down, whittled the branches, and painted them into these pencils. All Inspired by the spoon carving @cottagecourses that @kvosh taught last month. ✏️

Last call to grab a raffle ticket for a chance to win the 2025 Wassaic Community Quilt! A lucky name will be drawn tomorrow during open studios @wassaicproject . Over 100 hands helped make this giant king-sized quilt. The 3rd annual Wassaic Community Quilting Workshop (and potluck) took place this past November at the Wassaic firehouse, where folks learned the 9-patch quilt square and created these 81 colorful blocks that were then hand quilted at a few quilting bee style meet ups. All of the proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Wassaic Fire Company. Link in bio to purchase tickets. This project was made possible with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson. #wassaiccommunityquilt #communityquilt #nataliebaxer #artsmidhudson #wassaicproject

This new piece is currently up in Gathered Threads, a solo exhibition @itspeggymercury in Kent, CT on view through May 3, 2026. This series of soft sculpture folding chairs acts as an ode to the humble tool of togetherness that holds us through celebration and grief, worship and protest, conversation and silence. In a time when we gather less, these chairs become gentle monuments to connection. Symbolizing what we had, what we miss, and what we hope to make room for again. 🧵 🪡 Gathered Threads is an exhibition of work by Wassaic, NY based artist Natalie Baxter at Peggy Mercury. The show features soft sculptures and quilted wall hangings created using skills Baxter learned from a long lineage of quilting women in her home state of Kentucky. Folding chairs and empty tables depicted in domestic fabrics act as an ode to the quiet tools of gathering. An over sized basket made from jeans, appliquéd open hands, and an apron camouflaged among playful bunnies and nuclear missiles reference the weight of domestic labor and the burdens we shoulder personally and share collectively. Peggy Mercury is located in Kent Barns, 9 Maple Street, Kent, CT @kentbarnsct Flowers Flowers Folding Chair, 40 x 15 inches, bed sheets, fabric, polyester fill, thread, 2026 📸 @joshuasimpsonphoto Reach out if you'd like a price list from the show

Thank you to everyone who showed up for our opening of GATHERED THREADS by @nattybax This exhibit is all about the importance of community, collectively holding space for one another, and we are beyond thankful for our community of beautiful souls. We would not be here without you! GATHERED THREADS will be on view through May 3rd, and we will be returning to our regular hours effective this week! Visit us Thursday through Saturday from 11AM-5PM and Sunday 11AM-4PM. Exhibition Photos by @joshuasimpsonphoto @kentbarnsct @visitkentct

OPENING TODAY 💫 Gathered Threads @itspeggymercury from 4-6pm @kentbarnsct Come check out an exhibition of new work from yours truly amongst the thoughtfully curated magic that @jamesaaronboehmer and @1800fricke bring to life in the form the store @itspeggymercury 🎉 🧵 🪡 Eyes in the Water, fabric, cotton batting, thread, 15 x 19 inches, 2026 #gatheredthreads #nataliebaxter #peggymercury