The opening of the Transformations exhibit, in Melbourne, FL, was a big success, as well as very enjoyable. It was standing room only in the Brevard Art Museum, as the poets read their poems and the artists talked about their work. In addition, a fabulous book was created about the exhibit, so there was lots of book signing going on.

I was paired with poet Marcia Denius, on the left. She did a wonderful job writing about clouds and weaving in all sorts of quilting terms. Her poem can be seen behind my head, on display with my quilt, Natural Progression.

I hope you'll go to my blog so you can read Marcia's poem and see more photos from the opening. The exhibit continues through June 5th.

If you've been reading my newsletter for a while, you know I like to work very loosely, often depicting bright foliage. But it's also nice to try something different every now and then.

And that's what I'm doing with my new series. Rather than working spontaneously, I'm creating patterns for sleek undulating lines and other shapes. I'm finding this to also be a fun way to work!

Each of the pieces are tall and skinny, about 9" x 36", and created entirely with silk dupioni. The luster of this fabric is beautiful!

These quilts started as sketches. With each one, I'll be very true to that original sketch. My idea is that the eventual collection (of six or so,) will show an interesting progression of ideas. I'm using the same five fabrics throughout, changing which one is used for the background, focal point, etc.

As you can see, I don't have a good picture of this #2 piece, yet, but I'll have it up soon. I'll also be showing some of the sketches and progress on my blog.

I don't have a name for this series. Any ideas?

This is my favorite class to teach, largely because of the thrill the students get from mastering some basic design principles. Using their own unique inspiration photos, students learn how to interpret them in fabric. No artistic skill is required, but this class does require some artistic courage! Class starts July 16th. Full details here.

My class sample, Cosmo Cotillion, is shown above.