Still testing one of my blog features. Here’s a little eye candy in appreciation for putting up with this.
This is Carefree, on of my favorite pieces. It features my son and two of his cousins skipping down my parents’ farm road.
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Ellen Lindner
Every so often I like to spend a week or two doing something artistically different. Maybe with fabric or maybe not. At these times, I typically pick up a good art book and spend time reading it and working through some of the exercises. This time, it was Cas Holmes’ book, Stitch Stories. If you’re…
I made this quilt about 10 years ago. It’s only 12 x 12, but I really like it. I was looking through my photos the other day and I thought this image might look great somewhat abstracted. And increased in size. So, I started working on PIECING it, to be about 24 x 24. Here’s…
In order to be in the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, you have to make a self-portrait. This has worked really well as a litmus test of how good the fit is between the prospective member and the group. Those who embrace it with minimal trepidation are likely to be a good fit, while those who…
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…
In my last dyeing session I printed these two fabrics. I loved them and couldn’t wait to use them together! But, what to do with them? In my usual fashion I pulled out every fabric that I thought MIGHT work with them. I tried adding some peach, as a transition color. Then, I removed some…
Oh my goodness: opening night at the 100% Pure Florida exhibit was mobbed! It was very difficult to move around, but this was one of those “good problems to have.” My piece “Lava to the Sea” was over in the corner. Not ideal, but that’s okay. It won an award of merit even so! Yippee!…
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