Don’t you just love this painting? It’s by Jini James and I just bought it. Woohoo! It looks great in my living room. The colors really pop against the brown walls. Jini has many more wonderful pieces on her website. I hope you’ll check them out. Ellen Lindner
I’ve had quite a bit of fun designing and constructing the class sample for my new class. Here it is, nearly complete. Click to enlarge I think I’ll probably name this piece Dance of Joy. But I’m stumped on a name for the class. It features lessons on free rotary cutting and how to fuse little […]
Yay, I spelled smorgasbord correctly! But, on to the good stuff. I belong to a wonderful organization called Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA.) With over 3000 members worldwide, this group is a WEALTH of information and resources. Here in Florida, we’ve divided our state up into regional “pods.” Yep. That makes us pod people. Our pod […]
Here’s some more great fiber art from the Fiber Artists Network (FAN) exhibit, in Jacksonville, FL. Click on any image for a larger view Many of the pieces on display were abstracts, like this one by Gretchen Jolles. Gretchen has really piqued my interest with this one. Since I don’t “see” pots, I’d love to see […]
I recently visited the Fiber Artists Network (FAN) exhibit in Jacksonville, FL, and I was very impressed! The exhibit was curated by Maya Schonenberger, which must have been a challenging task. The pieces she selected featured a wide variety of fiber art techniques, from baskets to avant-garde for-display-only garments. Although I only had my phone available […]
A former online student, Diane Miller, invited me to participate in a blog hop. How cool is that? I love making connections online (and otherwise.) The Around the World Blog Hop is a MUCH IMPROVED version of chain letters, where each participant “tags” a few more to join in. You’ll see links to posts by my […]
My latest little quilt was one of the most fun I’ve ever made! Click any image for a larger view I call it “Ti Party,” because the plants shown are Japanese Ti (tea) plants. And it does look like a party, doesn’t it? But, the label says “No politics. Just vivid color.” Why was this quilt so […]
Yes, I said AWESOMENESS! The students in my recent “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” rocked it, and here’s the proof. Here’s Mel’s inspiration photo. Click any image for a larger view And here’s her quilt, well under way. Isn’t it going to be fabulous? She did an excellent job of editing the elements down, making […]
The supply list for my “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class includes artistic courage. Fortunately, the group I recently taught in Lake Mary was very brave! None of them had ever designed a quilt before, but they all had wonderful art quilts at the end of day two. Laura’s mountain quilt rocks! She used tulle […]
