SAQA 2013 Auction Donation Piece Finished Just in Time!
I finished my 12″ x 12″ donation quilt for the 2013 Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) annual auction just under the wire! Of course that meant I had to FedEx it to get to the collection person in time–the receive by deadline is Saturday. This piece is called Mountain Retreat, and it’s part of a…
“Green Totem” – Entry into the Blogger’s Quilt Festival
I just discovered the Blogger’s Quilt Festival sponsored by Amy’s Creative Side and decided to add my “Green Totem” wall hanging to the “Home Machine Quilted” category. “Green Totem” is part of an ongoing series of wall quilts exploring improvisational piecing of solid color fabrics. I want to create strong graphic compositions and then enhance them with…
Gardening
I’ve taken some time off from the studio this week to play in my garden. I asked for plants for Mother’s Day and my younger son Matt helped me pick them out. In our old house, we had huge beds of plants that were beautiful, but required lots of time and effort to keep them…
All Set Up at the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival!
My booth is all set up at the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival–Booth 107! The show runs from 10-6 today and 10-4 tomorrow. Every time I set up my booth is different–I’m really glad I had my son Matt to help me with this one! Halfway into the setup process, we discovered that one of…
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival This Weekend!
The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival is this weekend–Saturday May 18 – Sunday May 19–at the Reston Town Center in Reston, VA. Hours are 10 -6 Saturday and 10 – 4 Sunday. There will be over 200 artists set up along the streets of the Town Center in 16 media categories from painting to photography,…
New Small Works Quilt Series – “Riverbank”
I’ve been working recently on creating smaller contemporary quilts–the dilemma has been how to mount them so they are easy to hang on the wall. My fellow artists at the Artists’ Atelier in Great Falls, where I have my studio, helped me find the solution–thanks Bobbie, Jennifer and Elaine! At left is a side view of…
Inspiration in Santa Fe
I spent last weekend in Santa Fe, NM attending the Studio Art Quilt Associates annual conference, and came home with my brain bursting full of new ideas and inspiration! First the conference. On Friday I took several workshops on topics like being a professional artist, social media, and entering the teaching circuit, plus I met…
Wonky Circle Table Runner Published in “Modern Patchwork” Magazine
I’m pleased to announce that my Wonky Circle Table Runner has been published in the 2013 edition of Modern Patchwork magazine! I really had fun with this one–it has such a fresh, bright feel to it that’s just right for spring. If you click here, you can go to the Interweave Press website and get…
“Hearthsong” Finds New Home – Donation to OneFundBoston
I’m back from Boston today and grateful for the experience I had last weekend at Craftboston. Despite being one day shorter than expected, it was a good show for me. I was impressed by the resilience the city showed after a week marred by violence and the need to shut down on Friday to allow…