Inspiration in Portland
I took a break recently to go to Portland, Oregon for my husband’s niece’s wedding and wanted to share some inspiration from the trip. The first day we took a long walk around Portland’s different neighborhoods and walked across the Broadway Bridge on the upper left…
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…
Inspiration Day at American Art Museum
This has been a busy week with non-art related issues–cars, water damage in my kitchen, etc–although I have managed to sneak in a few hours in the studio to work on a couple of commissions. Sunday I went down to DC for an artist inspiration day with my husband. It was a gorgeous day, and…
Back from Baltimore
I’m back from Baltimore–what a great show! It was an honor to be included among over 600 talented artists in so many different media. Thank you to all the friends–old and new–who made the trip and stopped by my booth. It was great to see you! I wanted to get some shots of the show…
Artistic inspiration Day
Yesterday I had an artistic inspiration day in downtown Washington DC with my husband and some friends. First stop was the East Wing of the National Gallery–one of my all-time favorite places. I’m fascinated with this room of Alexander Calder mobiles–the colors, the interplay of shadows on the walls, the movement. I go to see…
Color Inspiration from Santa Fe
I’m just back from an inspiring trip to Santa Fe, NM, where the colors had my head spinning! Wonderful blues and purples contrasting against terracotta walls had me designing new compositions in my head as I walked down the streets. And then there were the flowers! Both of these shots were taken along a street…
Artist Inspiration Days in New York City and Richmond
I made it a goal for 2011 to get out for “inspiration days” visiting exhibits by other artists to explore how they use color, line and texture to express themselves. We went to New York City recently and I discovered The Art Quilt Gallery – NYC. It’s a small gallery devoted entirely to art quilts…
Where Have I Been?–Part 2
This has been the most unusual summer! Regular readers will remember that I traveled in May to Florida to see my family and my quilts in an exhibit in Naples, then to Boston for a rowing event, then to Denver for the SAQA Visioning Conference. This week I just got back from a surprise trip…
Decisions, Decisions
I’ve had this piece in process on my design wall for more months than I care to think about. I can’t seem to find the inspiration to finish it. One problem is I’ve gotten more interested in exploring pieces made with solid fabrics, so this feels like I’m not moving forward. Another is this is…
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