After pulling “York Wall” from the UFO pile, I began to work on it in earnest. My goal was to make it looser than my earlier attempt. This meant more patterned and colored fabrics, and more roughly cut pieces. I started with the sky, using a variety of fabrics (rather than the sole fabric I […]
In 2002, my family went on a wonderful vacation to Britain. We had a fantastic time and I took a ton of pictures. This one was my favorite, showing the sun shining golden on the old York city wall. (Click any image to see a larger view.) Gorgeous, right? I thought so, and I decided […]
Check out more of the exciting art on display in the “SAQA in Florida” exhibit. “Old Old Path” by Mary Rhopa la Cierra has a wonderful sense of depth. Click any image for a larger view She created her art with many small pieces of HAND stitched fabric. Wow! Nearby was Juanita Yeager’s lovely painted quilt […]
The Peabody Auditorium, in Daytona Beach, FL, is currently showing “SAQA in Florida,” an exhibit of thirty art quilts made by Florida members of Studio Art Quilt Associates. I got to see the exhibit over the weekend, and was very impressed with it. The Best of Show was Barbara Watler’s “Transitions.” Click on any image […]
Oh my. It seems that Colorado is a hot bed of quilt activity. On my recent trip there, I got to meet a lot of wonderful quilters, teach a class, and learn about the many quilt events going on. Wow, those folks stay busy! Our Double Reverse Applique class was lots of fun. Everyone was very […]
My art is on the go in November. “Crotons” will be on view at The World Quilt Show – Florida IV, which runs from November 8-10, in West Palm Beach, FL. This is always an exciting show, with lots of great quilts and vendors. Click any image for a larger view And, if you’re going to […]
Well, I did it. I had those mountain images in my head so much that I just had to do a quick collage. This time with magazine pages. I wanted to depict the blue sky, snow-covered mountain tops, and bare Aspen trees. I looked at several photos to get me going, but I relied primarily on […]
