My latest quilt, High Ti, is now complete and I’m quite happy with it. Click any image for a larger view Detail view: If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I tried to work very loosely on this piece. I looked at the photo for inspiration only and then put it away. Now, [...]
I often make quilts inspired by photos I’ve taken. Like this piece, called Ripening: Click any image for a larger view And here’s the photo that inspired it: Although I ALWAYS make changes, as you can see, I generally stick pretty close to the original image. Not so for Elizabeth Barton! She is the queen of [...]
In an earlier post, I showed you some of the photos I took in a local florist’s garden area. Since I was making a quilt with this as my inspiration source, my dilemma was editing the imagery down to something useful, but still visually pleasing. I decided to use a compilation of images, and began to work [...]
I’m involved in a collaborative project in which art quilters and other artists create new work based on a shared theme. My group has decided to use the garden area of a local florist as our inspiration. Click any image for a larger view. There’s certainly PLENTY to pique your interest here! Hot pink bouganvilla cascading from [...]
Want to see what I’m working on? It’s inspired by a photo taken at one of my favorite spots: an overlook on the Blue Ridge Drive. But, as you can see, I turned away from the distant view and noticed the one behind me. The setting sun gave the grass a wonderful golden hue! Click any [...]
The Bonaventure Cemetery is the epitome of “the Old South.” Located near Savannah, Georgia, it has graves dating back to before the civil war, as well as recent ones. Many of them have impressive statues or monuments, all nestled under the branches of mature oaks. Spanish moss drapes from the huge oak branches and sways [...]
I had great fun this week, when I was interviewed for a local interior design magazine, called Spaces. The writer, photographer, and editor all showed up at my house for the event. What fun! While I was busy talking to Maria Sonnenberg, the writer, the other two rearranged furniture and accessories, in order to properly [...]
I’m part of an upcoming exhibit, which will include a book. How exciting! However, the book calls for a professional head shot of each of the 24 artists. Since many of us didn’t have one, the organizers set up a group photography session. Gee that was fun! Artists were encouraged to bring props appropriate to their [...]
Have you been to my website lately? If not, I think you’ll find many things of interest there. One of the most popular pages is a photo essay in which I explain my process. I use this piece, Ti Plants A-Glow-Glow as my example: It started with this photo, and I show my process from [...]
As part of my recent photo safari, I shot these photos in my yard. (Click any image for a larger view.) Here in Florida, the holly berries have perfect timing. They’re orange for Halloween, a beautiful red-orange for Thanksgiving, and red at Christmastime. We have very little fall color in my part of Florida, but [...]
