Opening night of my joint exhibit with Gabriele DitTota was bright and busy! Here I am with my quilt Mr. and Mrs.. Hey, I’m short, but they DID hang the quilt rather high. 🙂 And here’s a full wall of my quilts. They are Mr. and Mrs., Magnetic Attraction, Heat Wave, Happy Family, and Exuberance. (We…
As part of our exhibit preparation Gabriele and I needed new head shots. We got a friend to do them and he did a great job. Here I am. And here’s Gabriele. While I was updating things I decided it was time to update my zoom teaching photo, too. It was about time! I think…
Planning an exhibit requires a lot of behind-the-scenes tasks. There are the obvious things like deciding which artwork to send. And the not-so-obvious, like sending instructions for hanging and for return packing. Then, there’s the shipping. I sent four boxes from home and one more from QuiltCon. OF COURSE I didn’t have the right size…
My friend, Gabriele DiTota, and I are having a two-person exhibit in Raleigh, NC, and we’re very excited about it We’re calling it “Fabric, Dye, and Serendipity” because that’s pretty much how we work. Both of us dye our own fabrics, and then compose them with minimal planning, (although Gabriele does more planning than I…
In November I got to see a trunk show of Valerie Goodwin’s work up close and personal. And I love it! Pieces were laid across a table for us to inspect, but that made it tricky to take photos. I think you’ll enjoy them anyway. This piece was my favorite. As is typical with much…
I did it: I made a quilt with (mostly) subdued colors. Here it is, The Way it Goes. The Way it GoesThe background was made improvisationally, but the gold shapes were added with (mostly) conventional pattern making. (It turns out the two methods are a little tricky to use together.) But, I’m very happy with it….
Well, this is a surprise. Who thought I’d ever work with black, grey, and some gold accents? But, that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. It all started when I purchased some commercial fabrics with a hand-dyed look: big black circles and a great grungy grey. I pulled out all the fabrics I thought MIGHT work….
We stumbled upon a really DECADENT and well-stocked chocolate store near our hotel, (but I don’t remember the name.) Oh my, the aroma! Many of the candies were absolutely gorgeous. Just look at the gloss on these caramel orbs, below. And just look at these fruit candies. I’m guessing they weren’t made from chocolate but…
I visited the Paris fabric district about 20 years ago and it was charming. It’s changed a lot now and many of the small fabric stores have been replaced by tacky-tourist shops. The main big store is still there, though, along with a few bargain shops. The large store we visited has a great view…
I’m just back from a fabulous trip to Paris, where our favorite event was taking a cooking class. There were three students in our class and we met in the home of our chef, Catalina. Catalina tried hard to teach us correct cutting techniques. We sorta got it, but then we would forget and revert…