I’m trying something different. Rather than teaching for a guild, I’m renting a space in Melbourne, FL and personally coordinating all the class advertising and details. Kinda exciting (and scary.) August 1, 2011 Design Your Own Nature Quilt 6 hours, no sewing, $65, (includes $5 kit fee) Find full class details here, but first, check […]
Do you have a family bulletin board? Yeah, we do too. But, it has mostly long term things on it like phone numbers. The more pressing “to do” list items end up…well, on the microwave. What? You don’t do this? At only 5 feet tall, I realized that the microwave was at my exact eye level, and it […]
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, […]
Have you ever heard the country song, “Let’s Go to Luckenbach Texas?” While in Texas, we stumbled upon this interesting spot and stopped in for a brief visit. Although we expected a town, instead we found a little attraction of sorts. It’s set in a beautiful rural area, with sprawling oak trees. There are about […]
I really enjoy traveling to some place new, learning a little about it, and NOTICING all the interesting scenery and customs. Such was the case on a recent trip to San Antonio. One of the first things we noticed in this historic city was people wearing sashes loaded with pins. What was up with this, […]
I’ve spent a lot of time working on left-brain tasks lately, so I was really looking forward to my scheduled play day, with Jo-Ann Jensen, today. My plan was to LOOSELY interpret a recent photo, as a small collage. To help with the loose part, I looked at the photo and then put it away. […]
As part of the Collaborations exhibit, viewers voted on their favorite fiber art piece, favorite non-fiber art piece, and favorite vignette. These were really hard decisions, because so many things were wonderful! The photo below shows my favorite vignette before the addition of a very cool fabric tree. This group included painter Kaye Shannon, and […]
Imagine grouping art quilters, doll makers, painters, and potters, and then asking them to collaborate on new art pieces. This is exactly what happened with an exhibit called Collaborations, and it was exciting to see! The exhibit was on display for two days, in Melbourne, FL, and was free to all. One of the things that […]
In my last post, I showed you my quilt, Ripening, which was inspired by a photo. Here it is again: Click any image for a larger view I was very happy with this quilt, so when I needed a small one for a SAQA exhibit, I decided to loosely copy it, and Ripening II was created. […]
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 […]
