“Aquarius” – New Work in Process
I’ve been working hard the last couple of weeks to get some new large scale pieces finished for my next show–the Rittenhouse Square Fine Craft Fair in Philadelphia. It’s October 12-14, but I’m teaching next week at the AQS show in Virginia Beach, so time is running out. I started out with the black and…
Festival of Quilts in Birmingham
Last month I had the opportunity to visit the enormous Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England. My quilt Confetti was being exhibited as part of the Fine Art Quilt Masters exhibit during the Festival, and when two friends asked me if I’d like to go, I jumped at the chance. Here’s a roundup of my…
The Top is Finished!
Well, it’s been a long slog with this quilt, but the top is finally finished. I don’t know yet what to name it, but my working title right now is “Wings” because it made me think about butterfly wings while I was designing it. It’s not perfect, but I learned a tremendous amount from working…
Anatomy of an Improv Quilt
Right before the Baltimore Craft Show last weekend, I had a brainstorm for a new quilt. This frequently happens when I’m in deadline mode before a show for some reason–maybe that’s just when my creativity ramps up? The result was Jumping for Joy, which you see in the featured image above. I thought it would…
Improv Patchwork by Maria Shell – Win her Book!
I was thrilled when Maria Shell asked me to be part of the blog hop for the release of her new book, Improv Patchwork: Dynamic Quilts Made with Line and Shape, published by C&T Publishing. I first met Maria when I sat down next to her at a Studio Art Quilts Association (SAQA) conference several years…
See My Work at the Torpedo Factory!
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been juried in to the Fiberworks Studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA! Fiberworks, in Studio 14 on the first floor, is one of the original studios at the Torpedo Factory. As of September 1, I’m one of eight artists working there in a variety of…
Organizing Your Scraps and a Giveaway!
Did you know September is National Sewing Month? Neither did I! But my publisher, C&T Publishing, did and they’re having a month long celebration with giveaways. I wrote a fun blog post for C&T that was published recently on how to organize your scraps for improv–it’s a little different than the way you might organize…
Art in the Pearl is This Weekend!
Happy September! The Art in the Pearl show opens this weekend in Portland, OR. I’ll set up today, then we’ll be open Saturday, September 2 through Monday September 4. Hours are 10-6 Saturday and Sunday and 10-5 on Monday. This is my first year doing this show and I’m looking forward to it! There will…
“Tree of Life” Commission Revealed
I’m finally getting time to tell the story of the “Tree of Life” commission that I’ve been working on for over six months. So here goes. Last June I got an email from a rabbi in Reston, VA inquiring about the possibility of commissioning an artistic table cover for his congregation’s Torah table. He had…