Spring Art Fest in Great Falls is This Weekend!
The Great Falls Studios Spring Art Fest is this weekend–Saturday May 5 and Sunday May 6. I’ll be at my studio at the Artists’ Atelier, located at 756 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA right in the Village Center. Hours are 10-5 both days. I’m excited to show my new “Confetti” quilt for the first time!…
June First Friday Art Walk, ArtFest This Weekend in Great Falls
This weekend is full of art activities on the Village Green in Great Falls, VA! The fun kicks off tonight with the June First Friday Art Walk on the Green from 6-9 PM. Three working artist studios will be open to greet visitors–The Artists’ Atelier at 756 Walker Road, Artists on the Green at 776…
One Week until the Studio Tour!
It’s just one week until the Great Falls Studios 2015 Studio Tour, and my studio at the Artists’ Atelier is taking shape to welcome visitors. The Tour takes place next weekend, Friday October 16 through Sunday, October 18. Hours are 12-5 Friday, 10-5 Saturday, and 12-5 Sunday. The tour is a free, family friendly drive…
My Alaska Quilt Juried into Houston!
I’m excited to announce that one of my quilts has been juried into the 2015 Houston International Quilt Festival! I haven’t been able to blog about this piece, because it’s part of a group of quilts that celebrate the US National Parks that will be published in a book next year, and the organizer has…
Studio Tour 2014 Update – a Great Weekend!
Thanks to all who came to visit me at the Great Falls Studios 2014 Studio Tour last weekend. It was great fun to meet new people, catch up with familiar faces, and talk about art for three days straight! Plus two wall pieces found new homes, including Around the Block at left. The Studio Tour…
It’s Time for Studio Tour 2014!
We’re all set up and ready to go for the Great Falls Studios 2014 Studio Tour! I’m in my space at the Artist’s Atelier (Stop #19) located at 1144 Walker Road in Great Falls, along with many of my studio mates who are painters and photographers, plus a jeweler and mixed media artist downstairs. We’d…
Studio Tour is One Week Away!
The Great Falls Studios 2014 Studio Tour is just one week away. Next Friday, October 17, 50 artists in Great Falls, VA will open their studio doors to visitors–many of them are only open at this time. It’s our 11th year, and the Tour runs for three days this year, through Sunday, October 19. Hours…
Yellow wins!
Thanks for all your helpful, insightful comments about the yellow and orange compositions I posted about recently! Although the orange and dark gray design was ahead in the comments in the beginning, the yellow and light gray one won in the end. It’s quilted with subtle curved lines in a pastel variegated thread so as…
An Award at “Sticks and Stones” Exhibit!
I was thrilled to hear my name called at the opening reception yesterday afternoon for an Honorable Mention award at the Great Falls Studios “A Sea of Sticks and Stones” multimedia art exhibit. Shades of Autumn, at left, is one of three of my wall pieces in the show, which includes painting, photography, ceramics and…