After seeing some angel ornaments for sale I got the idea of making something similar as gifts. But my idea was to add the faces of the recipients to their respective angels. Doesn’t that sound like fun? I painted the bodies red and added a little shading on the sides. As you can see, these primitive…
While visiting our local zoo, we got to see an art exhibit called “Washed Ashore.” It featured large animal sculptures made entirely from trash which was found on beaches. The pieces were quilt large and very impressive. This puffin gives you an idea of the attention to detail that was used. Gatorade lids add texture to the…
If you live near Melbourne, FL, you can get in on a really great deal on my new Floral Improv class. The cost is only $15 because participants will be asked to give me feedback to help me fine tune the class. Here are the details, along with sample images. Floral Improv Want to enhance…
I’m not usually an impulse shopper, but every now and then and I get carried away. Such was the case on a recent visit to thrift shop. What should I find, but a huge collection of vintage paper doll books! There were ones from every era, and even political ones, like the Reagans and Clintons….
I’m continuing to enjoy working on my quilt which was inspired by the beautiful scenery of California. Here it is at 14 blocks (plus one in-progress.) I’m really happy with the way it’s progressing. Check out how much the in-progress block, above, changed in the photo below. I think I probably sliced and diced that…
Remember the great scenery I saw along the coast of California? I couldn’t get those strong water colors out of my head and knew I wanted to make a quilt inspired by them. Amazing, right? And, yes, the water was actually that color. I wasn’t quite sure how I wanted to represent this idea, but I…
I had fun teaching last month in both The Villages and Ocala, FL. Both groups of students were enthusiastic and hard working. And, of course, we had fun as well! The Villages’ ladies took the Double Reverse Applique class, which features an apple project. My set up showed them all the steps, as well as…
I finally got around to photographing In the Moment. It’s the first quilt in which I used improvisational piecing, and it was so much fun! And here’s a detail shot. It was very exhilarating to piece curves, slice them, shift them, insert skinny lines, and then piece all the units together. I’ll definitely be using this…
From the Ellen Lindner 1st Edition Art Adventure Dictionary: art-ing, v. the act of experimenting in an artful way Arting is just what I did on a long cross-country flight. These were the supplies I took with me: InkTense blocks, portable water filled brushes, latex gloves, a glue stick, and my sketch book.* First, I tried to…
Have you tried InkTense pencils and blocks yet? They’re water soluble ink in either pencil or block form and I’ve been seeing them on all sorts of quilts. I got a chance to play with the blocks recently and they were a ton of fun. My first experiment was to test their “smear-ability,” or how…