I grew up on a dairy farm, about 15 miles from the little town of Orange, VA. It didn’t even have a stop light at the time! Now, although the population is still around 5000, Orange has several stop lights, a couple of fast food joints, and even an art center! I’m delighted to have…
Our 3 hour bus ride to Pompeii included some beautiful scenery. (And some napping.) Our first view of Mt. Vesuvius, across the Bay of Naples. Pompeii is not visible in this image. It’s to the right. As an engineer, hubby was really amazed by how big the city of Pompeii was. This view doesn’t show…
I’m just back from a fabulous trip to Italy. My favorite activity was a pasta making class, in Florence. The kitchen was well appointed and we were greeted by beautiful fresh ingredients. First, we each made a batch of pasta. It was very easy. Different natural ingredients were used to flavor and color each one….
Here’s another report on my awesome Design Your Own Nature Quilt students, at Empty Spools. Lucy was a delight. Like Katie, her only quilting experience was with simple piecing. The design concepts and construction techniques were completely new to her and she was very willing to learn them. Her inspiration photo was one she had taken herself….
My week teaching Design Your Own Nature Quilt at Empty Spools Seminar was excellent and my students were fantastic! They brought their creative courage and tried lots of new things – with amazing results. This was Alex’s board for the classroom walk-through. She did the little plant on the left first. She played down the…
I have quilts in THREE shows right now and I almost forgot to tell you about the latest one. It’s 100% Pure Florida, in Melbourne, FL. My piece, Exuberance, is on display in a prominent spot. This is a mixed media show, as you can see. Didn’t they do a nice job of combining these pieces? I…
I’m just back from teaching Design Your Own Nature Quilt at Empty Spools Seminar, in Pacific Grove, CA. It was fabulous!!! The beach side setting was lovely, complete with historical architecture, wind-swept trees, and the sound of the surf. But, of course, the real excitement was occurring in the classrooms. I had nine fantastic students who…
All quilters and textile artists face the question of what to do with their scraps. I mean, they MIGHT come in handy one day, so it would be good to keep them, right? But, that requires not only space, but some sort of organizational system so the scraps can be seen and used. And what…
I’m very excited to be in a 3-person exhibit opening next week! The show is called Cover Story: 3 Perspectives on Contemporary Quilting. The other two artists are Gabriele DiTota and Sue Robinson. This exhibit will be on display at the Museum of Florida Art and Culture, on the campus of South Florida State College,…
I have a new favorite app: ArtStage (available for iphone only.) The app allows me to digitally hang my artwork in various spaces. What fun! Don’t you love this little setting, above? What makes it perfect for my purposes is that it’s a good size for the size of Happy Family, the quilt. Can you…