After making Potager Garden, I had quite a few scraps left over, so I decided to use them to make a small quilt. This is what I had to work with. I began to move them around to see how they might fit together. I didn’t like this first version, though. I thought it needed more yellow,…
The “Stitched, Stamped, and Sculpted” exhibit, currently on display in the Ormond Memorial Art Museum, has some really fabulous work. Liz Canali has several felted and highly textured pieces in the show. They are all done in neutral colors of cream and grey. This is her piece The Lore of the Stones – Granite. And…
At the current “Stitched, Stamped, & Sculpted” exhibit, in Ormond Beach, FL, many of the pieces tell stories. Some of my favorites were made by Teddy Pruett, who works exclusively with vintage clothing and linens. Just look at this piece, called Whatever Happened to Baby? Each block features vintage baby clothing. Teddy has added a little…
I was really impressed with the “Stitched, Stamped, and Sculpted” exhibit opening, which was recently held in Ormond Beach, FL. The pieces were hung nicely and lit beautifully. And, in most cases, all the work by one artist was shown together. This made for a lovely and interesting display. Here I am with a couple…
I recently taught Double Reverse Applique (via Zoom) for a guild in Concord, MA. As usual, the students had awesome results. Just take a look. They really did a great job! Here are some more great student pieces that I’ve been remiss in showing you: Susan Newsom’s project from Floral Improv She did a great…
There’s a textile exhibit coming up in which I’ll have SIX pieces. I’m super excited! The exhibit is called “Stitched, Stamped, & Sculpted,” and it will be at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, in Ormond, FL, starting this Friday, June 10th. The exhibit will run through August 22nd. And, if you’re in the…
Yep, that’s right: ugly. I recently did this cool exercise with my local fiber art buddies, the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists. We used a book called “Paint Mojo” for prompts about making an UGLY painting. The prompts included things like using a dark neutral in certain ways, painting words, using crayons as a resist, dripping…
Are you familiar with prayer flags? They’re Tibetan in origin and are generally strung in groups of five. The idea is that prayers and good thoughts go into the flags as the maker creates them, and then, as the flags disintegrate in the weather, those prayers and good thoughts spread into the world. Fiber artists…
Woohoo! I’ve finally had time to sew and I finished my quilt, Potager Garden. Potager is a French word which means “for the soup pot.” Potager gardens are small kitchen garden which grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers. They were invented by monks in medieval times, who often laid out their raised beds in the shape of a…
Since I’m still fairly new to dyeing my own fabric, my stash is limited. As are the sizes of the pieces. Typically, when I work with these fabrics, I find their sizes and shapes often dictate a good part of the design. See what I mean below. The height of the gold grid, the red…