One Week Until SAQA Auction Begins
There’s just one week left until the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) Annual Benefit Auction begins! Visit www.saqa.com to see over 200 12″ x 12″ square quilts donated by members to the auction. The bidding begins on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 2 PM EST for the first group of quilts. Prices begin at $750…
“Amber Harvest” Awarded Juror’s Choice at Art Quilts Lowell!
I flew up to Boston on Thursday to meet my husband and son and to stop in at the Art Quilts Lowell 2010 exhibit in Lowell, MA. I was delighted to find out that Amber Harvest was awarded Juror’s Choice in the exhibit and Beach House has been sold! Unfortunately I didn’t have my camera…
Authenticity
I’ve spent the last several days quilting this piece, which I want to enter into a major show. It’s more than a little daunting and I was struggling with the quilting motifs because this show is known for accepting only the most cutting edge work. I wanted to do something new and different, but it…
Working Backward
As I’ve mentioned previously, I have three shows coming up in September and October, in addition to several exhibits I’d like to apply to enter. Getting ready for shows and exhibits means working backward. Let me explain. If I know I want to mount a piece on stretcher bars, like Over the Rainbow, at right,…
Sneak Peak–“Lavender Garden”
I’ve been playing with this new piece for several weeks now–I think it’s going to be called Lavender Garden. I’m sharing a detail of the quilting section I finished today, because I’m so excited about it! I’d been putting off this part because I was nervous about being able to execute the idea in my…
“Afternoon at the Beach” at Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery
“Afternoon at the Beach” is finished and on display in the Fiber Landscapes exhibit at the Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery until September 12, 2010. This is a much more realistic piece than I normally create, but I had fun with the curved landscape piecing, the applique on the chair and the fish, and the beaded…
Lecture at Textile Museum Saturday July 24
I’m pleased to announce I’ll be the guest speaker at the Textile Museum’s Rug and Textile Appreciation morning this Saturday, July 24, 2010 from 10:30 AM-12 PM. I’ll bring lots of quilts to show and talk about how I use color and fabric to create eye-catching designs, like Playing With Crayons at right. I always…
New Inspiration Day, Farmer’s Market July 17
I was in Richmond earlier this week taking my son to his college orientation, and visited the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for an inspiration day. I’d never been there before, and it was just what I needed to jumpstart my creativity. I started with the special exhibit “Tiffany: Color and Light,” which was a…
New Beach Scene in Progress
In honor of summer, I’m working on a new beach scene—tentatively titled “Afternoon at the Beach.” This one has an appliqued adirondack chair in it and I tried a new process to get the image. Although I don’t normally do much applique, I like these beach pieces and they seem to need applique and beads.…