New to Color Block Series – “Amber Harvest”

“Amber Harvest” is the newest piece completed in my Color Block series and it moves off in a different direction that I’m very excited about. For this piece, I created one improvisational block by cutting strips, resewing them and cutting again until I had a block I was happy with. Then I framed it asymmetrically…

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“Seashells” Completed; Detail of “Sunrise on the Beach”

I’m pleased with how my “Seashells” piece turned out. Regular readers will doubtless note this is very different color palette than the brights I normally use, but it was fun to try. I pushed the idea of a neutral in several directions, from beige to pink and beige to blue-green and there may even be…

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New Name – Jazz Rhythms

This is the latest version of my “Red is a Neutral” piece–which I’ve renamed to “Jazz Rhythms.” I took it over to show my artist friend Jennifer Duncan recently to get her input. Jennifer does wonderful abstract mixed media paintings and uses a bright color palette similar to mine–you can see her work at http://www.jenniferduncanart.com…

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Cindy’s Studio – Pricing

I had a photographer, Al Reitan, come over and take pictures of my studio recently for the Great Falls Studio Tour that will take place October 17-18 this year and I thought I would share this photo of my space. I have a studio that would generously be called “compact” at about 8′ x10′ in…

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“Food” Exhibit at Katie’s Coffee in August

“Buttercream and Chocolate” is part of a new Great Falls Studios theme exhibit at Katie’s Coffee in Great Falls for the month of August. The theme this time was simply “Food” and each piece was restricted to a maximum size of 154 inches, including the frame. There are 21 pieces in the show, including paintings,…

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Great Falls Farmer’s Market this Saturday–New Work

I’ll be at the Great Falls Studios booth at the Great Falls Farmer’s Market this Saturday, August 1, from 9AM-1PM. I’ll have three new quilts that I haven’t shown before, including “Wild Geese in Flight” at right. In addition, I’ll have my contemporary wall hangings, bright pillows, purses and note cards for sale. “Wild Geese”…

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“Tropical Reef” Completed

I finished the quilting on “Tropical Reef” and had it photographed, so it’s up on the website in the Large Art Quilts gallery. There’s a lot going on in this piece, so I quilted the body in a couple of overall decorative motifs that reminded me of sea anenomes. I tried something new in the…

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New Member of Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery

I’m pleased to annouce that I’ve been juried in as a new member of the Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria. At right is a picture of two of my pillows on display this month, “Neutral Circles” on the lower left and “Tropical Squares” on the right. Below is my “Building…

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“Red is a Neutral” Update

Here’s the update for “Red is a Neutral” with the piecing finished. I made the improvisational blocks individually and then put them together like a jigsaw puzzle. The last block I made was the one on the upper right with the strippy sections. I really liked that effect, but it stood out too much with…

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