Day Two -24 Hours in Chicago
Day Two of the cross country adventure finds us spending 24 hours in Chicago. First thing on the list was a walking/subway tour of the skyscrapers in the city. There are wonderful examples of buildings from various eras–from the beginnings of tall buildings in Classic Chicago style designed in the 1800s, to the Art Deco…
The Adventure Begins!
Yesterday I started off on a grand adventure–driving across the country with my son Phil, who is moving to LA to start medical school next month. Our first stop after leaving Virginia in the morning was Fallingwater–the glorious weekend home Frank Lloyd Wright built for the Kaufman family in the 1930s. I had never been…
My Artist Profile Published on the Arts Business Institute Blog Today!
I’m excited to announce that my artist profile was published online at the Arts Business Institute blog today. You can read it here and leave a comment if you like. The Arts Business Institute blog is dedicated to helping artists and craftspeople hone their skills as small businesspeople to improve their success. It’s a wealth of…
My Improv Workshop Was a Blast!
My “Building Blocks of Improvisational Quilting” workshop this past weekend was a blast! I was fortunate to have six enthusiastic, motivated students, and thrilled that each one finished a top entirely of her own design. The class went for two days over the weekend. The first day we talked about color and improvisational design, and…
My Improv Quilting Workshop is June 27-28
There are still a few spaces left in my Building Blocks of Improvisational Quilting workshop on June 27 -28 in Great Falls, VA. Learn to let go of the “rules” and piece blocks in an intuitive, free form fashion to create your own unique quilts. In the class we’ll explore modern versions of log cabin,…
Old Town Art Fair is This Weekend in Chicago!
The Old Town Art Fair is this weekend in Chicago–Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14 from 10-6 both days. The show is in a beautiful old neighborhood in Chicago’s Old Town district, near Lincoln Park–lovely tree-lined streets and charming homes. This is my second time here, but the show has been going on for…
“Playground” Finished for SAQA Benefit Auction
I managed to finish my donation for the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) 2015 Benefit Auction just in time for the June 1 deadline this week. Each year artists donate a 12″x12″ art quilt to be auctioned off in September to raise funds for SAQA’s mission to promote quilts as an art form and to…
My Alaska Quilt Juried into Houston!
I’m excited to announce that one of my quilts has been juried into the 2015 Houston International Quilt Festival! I haven’t been able to blog about this piece, because it’s part of a group of quilts that celebrate the US National Parks that will be published in a book next year, and the organizer has…
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival is This Weekend!
The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival opens tomorrow, Saturday, May 16 at the Reston Town Center in Reston, VA. Setup is today and I’m on my way over to put my tent and display panels up. “Wisteria Lane” is one of the new pieces I have ready for the show. I had a terrible time…