“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…
“Lavender Garden” Goes to New Home
Lavender Garden has gone to a new home! It was purchased by a collector of contemporary art who said it reminded her of the lavender fields in Provence. Many of my readers will remember that about 18 months ago I embarked on a new direction with my work–using solid colors rather than patterned fabrics…
Some Days It All Comes Together . . .
I’ve been struggling with a creative block the last week or so. I had pieces I needed to get done for a retail shop that carries my work and a new commission to design, but nothing seemed to be working. The creative spark had gone into hiding–not a good thing! Thankfully, I woke up yesterday…
Word for 2012 – Confidence
It’s taken me a while to come up with my word for 2012, but I’ve decided on Confidence. I’ve got a big new challenge coming up in March–participating in the Craftboston Spring Show in Boston, MA– and I want to go into that confidently. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time so far this…
Great Falls Studios Holiday Show and Sale
The Great Falls Studios Annual Holiday Show and Sale is this weekend–finishing up tomorrow, Sunday December 11 from 10-5. The show takes place at the Village Green Day School in Great Falls. As always, it’s a great show–lots of fun to see old friends and new during the holiday season and wonderful to spend the…
Reception for “A Touch of Red”
Last night was the artist reception for “A Touch of Red” at Artspace Herndon in Herndon, VA. The juried show includes about 50 works of art by 28 artists from Great Falls Studios. Great Falls Studios has about 100 members who work in a wide variety of media, so we chose a theme for the…
Making Sense of Show Entries
I don’t have any new work to show because I’ve spent the last few days going through the list of shows I’d like to enter and going over my inventory of quilts to see what I want to enter where. It’s surprising how much time all that takes. The first entry was due this week…
“Around the Block”
Wow, I didn’t realize I’d been AWOL from the blog for so long! I’ve been working almost nonstop getting my eight pieces ready for my next show in July. Here’s a peak at “Around the Block” after the quilting lines have been added to create interesting texture. I decided to use a single motif on…
Back from the Festival–New Project in the Works
I’m back from the Annapolis Arts & Crafts Festival–almost everything is unpacked. I’m happy with the way my booth turned out. The focus was on my new Color Abstractions series, plus some fun pillows–and I got really great positive feedback! That’s always a nice feeling. It was a hot, hot weekend–many thanks to those of…