Reflecting on the SAQA Conference
I stepped WAY outside my comfort zone this past weekend at the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) annual conference in Alexandria, VA, moderating a panel of local artists and talking about my own work in front of almost 200 other artists. I joined SAQA about five or six years ago–I don’t remember the exact date–because…
New Cherrywood Fabrics Have Arrived!
As I’m getting my studio put back together after the house was painted recently, a large package arrived in the mail–my new stash of Cherrywood fabrics! Since I switched to designing all my work with solid fabrics several years ago, my fabric of choice has been Cherrywood. Located in Minnesota, Cherrywood sells beautiful hand-dyed cottons…
Acceptance at Art in the High Desert!
I’m thrilled to announce I’ve been accepted into the Art in the High Desert show in Bend, OR for the second year! The show was one of my favorites from 2013 and this year it will be held August 22-24 in the Old Mill District on the bank of the Deschutes River. Mark your calendar…
First Look at “City Streets” Triptych at Craftboston
I showed my new piece, City Streets, in my booth at Craftboston Spring for the first time yesterday and it got rave reviews! Each panel was created and quilted separately, but referencing the others. They are each mounted on 20″ x 20″ stretched canvas that I painted black, with wires on the back for hanging.…
Craftboston Opens Today!
My booth is all set up for the opening of Craftboston Spring today. The show is in a new location this year, at the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, and it’s easily the most beautiful venue I’ve ever exhibited in. It’s an old building with lovely brick floors, which go well with…
“City Streets” in Process; Craftboston This Weekend!
I’ve been working on a new idea in preparation for the Craftboston Spring show this weekend–here’s a sneak peak of City Streets in process. City Streets will be a triptych of three pieces mounted on 20″ x 20″ canvas. The composition and the quilting will flow from one to the other. It’s based on a…
New Small Works Inspired by a Scarf
I’m working on some new small pieces to exhibit at the Craftboston Spring show coming up the weekend after next, April 4-6. These are just the quilt tops–I’ll add stitching to them for texture and mount them on painted black canvas for the show so they’ll be 8″x 8″ square. I really like the colors–they…
New Design Wall Up
I gave myself a couple of days off after getting back from the American Craft Council show in Atlanta. Poking around on the Internet to catch up with the blogs I follow, I found a great tutorial for a more permanent design wall to replace the large piece of batting I had temporarily (so I…
Working with Erika at ACC Atlanta
Just a quick post before I get on the road to drive home from Atlanta. Since it’s snowing in DC, I decided to give the snowplows a chance to do their work before I get there! It was such a pleasure working with Atlanta designer Erika Ward at the ACC Atlanta show this weekend. She…