“Red Totem” in a New Book!
I had a nice surprise in my mailbox recently–my new copy of Art Quilts International: Abstract & Geometric by Martha Sielman–that includes my quilt Red Totem!This is a lovely book with beautiful pictures of 300 quilts from 124 quilt artists all over the world, and I’m honored that one of my quilts was included. The…
Washington Craft Show This Weekend!
The American Fine Craft Show | Washington is this weekend and I’m all set up and ready to go! Judging from what I saw at setup yesterday, it’s going to be a great show. There are about 100 contemporary craft artists from all over the country exhibiting, including jewelers, furniture makers, ceramicists, sculptors, mixed media…
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival opens this weekend!
Today is setup day for the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival in Reston, VA. The car is packed and ready to go when the venue opens this morning. And the sun is shining! The show opens tomorrow, Saturday May 21 and runs through Sunday, May 22. Hours are 10-6 Saturday and 10-5 Sunday. There will…
Inspiration at the Textile Museum
I went downtown yesterday to see the “Stories of Migration: Contemporary Artists Interpret Diaspora” exhibit at the Textile Museum and was absolutely blown away! There was such an incredible variety of stellar work it was hard to decide what to look at next. The term “diaspora” reflects “the dispersion of people from an established ancestral…
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival This Weekend!
The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival is this weekend–Saturday May 18 – Sunday May 19–at the Reston Town Center in Reston, VA. Hours are 10 -6 Saturday and 10 – 4 Sunday. There will be over 200 artists set up along the streets of the Town Center in 16 media categories from painting to photography,…
Living with Quilts
So what do you do with a quilt besides put it on a bed? My April newsletter “Living with Quilts,” talks about putting quilts on the wall, draping them over a sofa or chair, and putting runners on tables or counters to add warmth and texture to your home. As the picture of my living…
Snow Day Sewing
I wanted to post this yesterday, but the day got away from me, as snow days sometimes do! It was the first serious snowfall in the new studio and I had a great time stitching while watching the big fat flakes fall. We didn’t get the 4-8 inches that the weather guys were calling for–more…
“Improvisations in Color” Show at Great Falls Library
I’m pleased to announce my “Improvisations in Color” solo show is up in the main conference room at the Great Falls library. The show runs through June 30, 2012 and includes 25 recent wall hangings. Using improvisational techniques, I created abstract designs for this work using only solid colors–no patterns. The solid colors mean that…