“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,…
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.…
Accepted at MPAartfest 2010
I’ve just been notified that I’ve been juried in as a participating artist in the 2010 Artfest put on by the McLean Project for the Arts. The event will be held Sunday, October 3, 2010 from 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM. I’m very gratified that this is the third year I’ve been accepted to this…
It’s All About the Process
The green fabric is here, my son is graduated from high school and I’m ready to get back to work on this piece. I took a break from the studio for about a week while the graduation festivities went on and we had family in for the celebration, and I think that was a good…
On Productivity
This piece, just begun and as yet unnamed, has been in the idea stage for months. I had the idea, I knew what I wanted to do, yet I couldn’t seem to get started on it. Then I read a blog post from a site I visit regularly about productivity. Here’s the link: http://fineartviews.com/blog/19916/how-to-be-more-productive-part-2 Basically…