Great Falls Studios Holiday Show and Sale is This Weekend!
The last show of the year is the Great Falls Studios Holiday Show and Sale this weekend–Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16, from 10 AM – 5 PM each day. To celebrate our 10th Anniversary and thanks to the sponsorship of Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, we’re in a new location with many more artists!…
Melody Made Me a Quilt!
I’m a longtime fan of Melody Johnson, an extraordinarily talented art quilter with a fabulous sense of color, and I look forward to reading her blog every day. So when she posted last summer that she was going to try something new and make collaborative quilts with any readers who were interested, I jumped at…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Shades of Autumn seemed like the perfect piece to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! This season I’m so thankful for all of you who read my blog and newsletter, come to my shows, buy my work, and support me in so many ways. People ask me sometimes if it’s hard to set up a booth and…
Treasury of Art Show This Weekend
Neighborhood, at left, was accepted into the Vienna Arts Society’s “Treasury of Art” show at the Vienna Community Center. The show starts today, Friday November 22, and runs through Sunday afternoon, November 24. Hours are 10-9 today and Saturday and Noon-4 on Sunday. I was excited to have my work accepted, since there wasn’t a…
Award of Excellence at the Downtown Art Festival!
I’m thrilled to announce that I won an Award of Excellence at the Downtown Art Festival today in Gainesville, Florida! Two judges visit every competitive booth during the day to score artists on originality, execution, and overall presentation of their work. At 4 PM, the festival staff and the judges begin visiting the winning booths…
Downtown Art Festival is This Weekend!
The Downtown Art Festival is this weekend–Saturday, Nov. 16 and Sunday, Nov. 17– in Gainesville, FL. Hours are 10 AM – 5 PM both days. This is my second year doing this show and I’m really excited about it! Gainesville is where I grew up, so I’ve been down here for the last few days…
Autumn Stripe Table Runner Published in Modern Patchwork Winter 2014 Issue – Giveaway
I’m pleased to announce that my Autumn Stripe table runner has been published in the Winter 2014 issue of Modern Patchwork magazine. This runner has all my favorite things–lots of colors, no need to match any seams, and a warm feeling for your home! As always, it was a pleasure to work with the editors…
Purple for the Dining Room
Since we moved last year, I’ve been gradually redesigning the interior of the new house. One of the things I really wanted to do was to add some bold splashes of color to the walls. Now, you would think that since I work with color every day, this would not be a problem . .…
Acceptance at Baltimore, Atlanta Craft Shows 2014
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been accepted into the American Craft Council’s shows in Baltimore and Atlanta for 2014. The Baltimore show is being held February 21-23, 2014 at the Baltimore Convention Center at One West Pratt St. and the Atlanta show runs March 14-16, 2014 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. I did the…