Selected Reviews
Exhibitions
"Scherer turns the phrase dying of old age on its head."
"(Here) are stunning, awe-inspiring examples of the distance that a common household machine and materials can be pushed to create artwork that is as imposing as it is universally personal."
"Scherer...whose work deftly straddles the line between fine art and fabric mastery, is to sewing what Chuck Close is to painting."
"The compositional elements Scherer uses...breaks down the defenses of the viewer."
"(Her) observations and drawings...in textiles are like soulful paintings. I left the exhibition with a heightened sense of the precious fragility of life...Here is an art that gives generously to its audience."
"Scherer brings us into an intimate and awkward situation with grace and strength."
"A life-enhancing show."
"..it seems impossible that these works are not paintings or drawings."
"The textile art of Deidre Scherer is impossible to categorize, so distinctive is her technique and so powerful her reflections on life, death, and aging."
"These are powerful and compassionate images. Like a late Bonnard painting, the figure is subsumed by the ground."
"The effect of light and shade and delicate strength conveyed.. is astonishingly powerful."
"Scherer's pieced portraits look, at a distance, exactly like painted portraits. They've got to be seen to be believed."
Book Reviews
Deidre Scherer: Work in Fabric & Thread
"An awe inspiring introduction to a mature creative talent. With clarity and candidness, Deidre Scherer leads us into a world of light and shadow, color and form, fabric and thread; a world infused by the radiant presence of the human spirit"
"This incredible book provides a revealing glimpse into the artist's innovative method and insight into her thought-provoking message concerning our society's view of age, death, the welfare of future generations, and the survival of the planet."
"Scherer writes with a powerful pen, revealing her life, her subjects, her hopes and even her insecurities in tight, moving language…A wonderful gift book, amazing source of inspiration, and (too unusual among craft books) a darned good read."
""This book breaks from the usual mold of current book offerings...it focuses on the soul of the artist... and takes you on a journey you will never forget.""
"The book not only inspires the reader with wonderful works of art, but shares the development of dreams and expectations into confidence and courage."
"Her dedication to a unique and focused vision of the world…is evident. Especially for those who have grown to admire the work of Deidre Scherer, this is a book to read and own."
"...a reverent look at the process of aging ...a mind-boggling array of work."
Threads of Experience
"In Threads of Experience,…{the} pairing of image and word is effective and moving."
"Deidre Scherer's latest book is like a hand-held museum."