Fun with Improv at Capital Quilters Raleigh NC!
I’m just back from a fun visit to the Capital Quilters Guild in Raleigh, NC. I gave my Anatomy of an Improv Quilt lecture and taught two workshops, Fire and Ice Bargello and Improv Puzzle, to some very enthusiastic and talented quilters! The Improv Puzzle class takes a free form approach to improv design. Students…
SAQA Auction Starts Friday!
The annual Studio Art Quilts Association (SAQA) Benefit Auction starts this Friday, September 13. Over 400 12″ square quilts will be for sale over a three week period, including my Flying Saucer piece. This Friday, all of the quilts will go on sale for $1000 each beginning at 2 PM. Then on Monday September 16,…
Creating an Improv Quilt
As a teacher, one of the questions I get most often from students in my Improv classes is “how do you know what to do?” followed closely by “how do you know when it’s finished?” Those are great questions with Improv quilting, because there’s no pattern and no rules to follow. For me, this is…
Revisiting an Old Favorite
The last few weeks have been a challenge for a lot of different reasons. So I decided to take a little time to do something just for myself. I was straightening up the studio a few months ago and came across this Amish style Double 9 Patch quilt that I made probably 20 years ago.…
We’re Open at Ann Arbor Art Fair!
We’re open at the Ann Arbor Art Fair! This is a huge, 4 day event that takes over the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan every third weekend in July. There are actually four fairs making up the show–I’m in the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair–the Original–and my booth is #808 on N. University. Pretty much…
Confetti, Aquarius Going to Houston!
I’m pleased to announce that both of my quilts have been juried in to the World of Beauty quilt competition at the Houston Quilt Festival in October! I’ll also be teaching five classes, giving a lecture, and participating in the Friday Sampler at the event. Online enrollment is NEW this year, and will open on…
Another Two Weeks at the Crow Barn
I’ve been home for a little over a week from my third trip to the Nancy Crow Barn in Ohio. It’s an intense, exhausting, exciting two weeks immersed in art–not just fiber art, but Art with a capital A, full of exploration of color, line, shape, composition, and design that could apply to any medium…
I’m a Featured Artist On Artsy Shark!
I’m thrilled to be chosen as a Featured Artist on ArtsyShark.com! Artsy Shark is a business website for artists, run by founder Carolyn Edlund. In addition to featuring selected artists and their portfolios, the site has hundreds of articles about the business of art that are a valuable resource for anyone running their own business…
May Travel Adventures
May was a whirlwind of travel! We had four graduations and a wedding in the family, plus a vacation and teaching. I had a great time teaching two classes and giving a lecture to the West Michigan Quilters Guild at the end of the month. My students had fun creating their own Fire and Ice…