You know all the improvisational piecing I’ve been doing lately? It’s all Pat Pauly’s fault. When I saw her demonstrate it on Quilting Arts TV, I jumped in and tried it. Plus, there were several other segments featuring Pat which included a variety of design and creativity exercises. These really intrigued me and I tried…
We’re lucky to have many Sandhill cranes in my neighborhood. They’re an endangered species and, to me, rather unusual. They are very tall, almost 5 feet. They generally walk slowly with their heads moving gracefully forward and back as they go. We don’t seem them fly very often, but they can easily do so. And…
Or is that “God is in the details?” Either way, it was the details that often demanded my attention at the World Quilt – FL, which was recently held in Orlando. As you might expect, many of the most exceptional quilts were the winners from the World Quilt traveling competition. Several of them had abundant…
I really enjoyed a visit to the World Quilt Show – Florida, in Orlando, yesterday. There were many wonderful quilts, great vendors, and FRIENDS to visit with! It doesn’t get much better than that. I took photos of some of my favorite quilts, as well as ones with something that was either new to me…
Of course, the reason for making artist trading cards it to swap them! And that’s just what I did with a talented group of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) members from south Florida. These are the nine cards I received. What a collection! These women are pretty fearless. They used a lot of surface design techniques, including…
Did I tell you about meeting a woman on an airplane who later sent me some upholstery fabric samples? It all started while I was “arting” on a cross-country flight. I was sketching and playing with paints and she was knitting. Of course, it didn’t take long before we were talking about our respective projects, and it…
Now that Christmas has passed and all my angel ornaments have found their homes I can show you the rest of them. First, a couple for friends. Here’s Jo-Ann’s. And Susan’s. I used recent photos for the two above, but tried to find more vintage photos for the next ones. On to my sisters-in-law. Jennifer And Lisa…
In the last post I showed you only the artwork displayed in the lobby and the first part of the Ruth Funk gallery. Now, for the installations. I’m sorry I don’t recall the title of this first one. It had to do with blood as the gift of life. The “bags of blood” had words…
I really enjoyed Hye Shin’s recent exhibit at the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, in Melbourne, FL. It was called Light and Shadow, and it was very interesting. Hye does a lot of weaving, but also makes very sculptural pieces and unique installations. Her lobby installation was entitled Dandelion Wishes was and it was my favorite of all…
A lot has happened with my coastal piece since I last posted about it. I’ve now added the bulk of the bottom/foreground section. At about this time I began to question how much I really needed to add on the right. After some consideration, I ended up deleting the far right column. This is the…