“Tree of Life” Commission Revealed
I’m finally getting time to tell the story of the “Tree of Life” commission that I’ve been working on for over six months. So here goes. Last June I got an email from a rabbi in Reston, VA inquiring about the possibility of commissioning an artistic table cover for his congregation’s Torah table. He had…
Thoughts on QuiltCon 2017
I just spent a fun weekend at my first QuiltCon! The image above is a bird’s eye view from the second floor before the show opened this morning. Since I’d never been to QuiltCon before, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was impressed with the energy around the event. One of the best…
Two Fat Emails – Houston Faculty and Artful Home!
I got two “fat emails” recently–one offering me a contract to teach at the International Quilt Festival in Houston in November, and the other a jury acceptance as an Artful Home artist! I’m beyond excited about this! I’ll be teaching two classes at Houston in 2017. One is my “Take the Fear out of Curved…
“Red Totem” in a New Book!
I had a nice surprise in my mailbox recently–my new copy of Art Quilts International: Abstract & Geometric by Martha Sielman–that includes my quilt Red Totem!This is a lovely book with beautiful pictures of 300 quilts from 124 quilt artists all over the world, and I’m honored that one of my quilts was included. The…
Let’s Wrap Up December
Well–I had a plan for blog posts over the last couple of weeks. It didn’t happen. I got some kind of flu that lingered for nearly 10 days over the holidays, so it was all I could do to do the family things I needed to do. Fortunately I’m feeling a lot better now. So…
“Improv Tower” donated to SAQA Trunk Show
I finished Improv Tower today–just in the nick of time to make today’s deadline to be donated to the 2017 SAQA Trunk Show! Just so you know, it wasn’t because I procrastinated that it was a last minute entry. I’ve been working on this for several weeks. But I kept running into problems. The rules…
Artful Improv Review in Quilting Arts Magazine
I’m pleased that Quilting Arts Magazine gave a nice review to my new book–Artful Improv–in its December 2016/January 2017 issue now available in mailboxes and on newsstands! In case you can’t read the type in the image above, here’s the text of the Quilting Arts review: “Do away with patterns and embrace your creative spirit…
All Set at the One of A Kind Show in Chicago!
I’m all set up for the One of A Kind Show this weekend! The show starts tomorrow–Thursday, December 1 and runs through Sunday, December 4. I’m in my usual booth–#3063. I always enjoy setup days–even though they are usually long and tiring. It’s fun to hear the hammering and clanging as the booths take shape.…
Thoughts on Quilt Festival
Quilt Festival was a blast! I’ve been back a little while and have been able to process my thoughts about the experience while getting several “must-do” things taken care of in the studio–finished and delivered one commission and made progress on two more. I spent four days with my Artful Improv Special Exhibit in Houston,…