Just One Week Until the Washington Craft Show!
The Washington Craft Show opens one week from today! Halloween and art–what could be better? This is my first year in this prestigious national show and I’m really looking forward to it. The show opens Friday, October 31 and runs through Sunday, November 2. Hours are 10-8 Friday, 10-6 Saturday, and 11-5 Sunday. There…
I’m in Another Book!
I’ve just been notified that my work has been chosen to be in another book! It’s called 1000 Quilt Inspirations, curated by Sandra Sider, and it’s being published in February 2015. I can’t wait to see what it looks like! This book will be a little different, because it is a collection of quilt “details.”…
Studio Tour 2014 Update – a Great Weekend!
Thanks to all who came to visit me at the Great Falls Studios 2014 Studio Tour last weekend. It was great fun to meet new people, catch up with familiar faces, and talk about art for three days straight! Plus two wall pieces found new homes, including Around the Block at left. The Studio Tour…
It’s Time for Studio Tour 2014!
We’re all set up and ready to go for the Great Falls Studios 2014 Studio Tour! I’m in my space at the Artist’s Atelier (Stop #19) located at 1144 Walker Road in Great Falls, along with many of my studio mates who are painters and photographers, plus a jeweler and mixed media artist downstairs. We’d…
Studio Tour is One Week Away!
The Great Falls Studios 2014 Studio Tour is just one week away. Next Friday, October 17, 50 artists in Great Falls, VA will open their studio doors to visitors–many of them are only open at this time. It’s our 11th year, and the Tour runs for three days this year, through Sunday, October 19. Hours…
Yellow wins!
Thanks for all your helpful, insightful comments about the yellow and orange compositions I posted about recently! Although the orange and dark gray design was ahead in the comments in the beginning, the yellow and light gray one won in the end. It’s quilted with subtle curved lines in a pastel variegated thread so as…
Yellow or Orange?
I was in my studio last week working on some new compositions, and I need some advice. Do you like the yellow and gray design or the orange and gray one? These are likely to turn into pillows, but I think the idea might be interesting enough for a series of wall hangings. What…
SAQA 2014 Benefit Auction Starts Today
The Studio Art Quilts Association (SAQA) 2014 Benefit Auction starts today, Monday, September 15, 2014 at 2 PM EDT. SAQA members donate 12″ x 12″ works of art for the auction and proceeds go to support exhibits and programs that showcase quilts as art all over the world. It’s one of my favorite events, and…
Published in Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine – Giveaway
I had a surprise in my mailbox the other day–a copy of the latest issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine, which features my quilts on its “Art Studio” pages. They did such a great job laying out the pages and arranging the images–it’s great fun to see the quilts all in one place! The article…