New Bargello On Demand Class!
I’m excited to announce my Fire & Ice Bargello Wall Hanging class is now available online on demand! Here’s the link to the class on the Creative Spark Learning Platform: https://creativespark.ctpub.com/courses/FireIceBargello You’ll get videos, text, and still photos to walk you through designing the wall hanging like mine, plus tips to consider if you want…
Cut Up That Quilt Top
Sometimes it just doesn’t work. I love creating improvisationally without a pattern or templates, but I’m the first to admit that the process isn’t foolproof. That composition just doesn’t hang together right, or the colors don’t mesh like you thought they would, or the lines and shapes just aren’t interesting. It happens to everyone. So…
Honorable Mention Award!
I’m pleased that Salimugundi was accepted to the December 2020 exhibit at the Art League gallery, and won an Honorable Mention award! The exhibit will run from December 4, 2020 – January 3, 2021 at the Art League gallery located in the Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA. It’s exciting that…
Virtual Quilt Festival Lecture Dec. 3
I’m pleased to announce I’ll be giving my popular “Anatomy of an Improv Quilt” lecture at the Houston Virtual Quilt Festival on December 3, 2020 at 3 PM Central time. In this lecture, I’ll use colorful examples of my own work to help you understand the process of creating improvisationally without templates or patterns, from…
Great Falls Studios Annual (Virtual) Studio Tour Opens Nov. 14!
Great Falls Studios Annual Studio Tour opens tomorrow, November 14 at 10 AM. The Tour will be virtual this year, so you can visit us without having to leave your home. Over 30 artists are participating, including painters, photographers, potters, jewelers, and of course me with quilts and fiber art! You can watch short videos…
Take a Peek into my Virtual Show Booth
I’d like to invite you to take a peek into my virtual show booth! I’m participating in the Downtown Festival & Art Show this weekend–it’s normally held in my hometown of Gainesville, FL, but has gone virtual this year. I’ve had a booth at this show for the last five or six years and I…
Blooming is Finished!
I’ve been working on a new large wall hanging for the last several months. It’s finished and I can finally share it! The plan was to try and combine my love of Improv Blocks and large scale freehand cut curves. I started with a group of Improv Blocks that used mostly bright solids and a few…
Virtual Art Show Nov. 7-8
The Downtown Art Festival in Gainesville, FL is going virtual! On Saturday November 7 and Sunday, November 8, you’ll be able to visit the artists from the comfort of your home and computer. Click on https://my.boothcentral.com/v/events/downtown-festival-art-show to get news and reminders beforehand, and to visit us on the event weekend. I’ve done this show in…
September was a Whirlwind
I don’t know where September went! There were so many different things going on, I didn’t have time to sit down and write a post. On a professional level, the biggest news was turning in the manuscript and quilts for my next book! I’ve been hunkered down at my desk writing, and in the studio…