In an earlier post, I told you about starting this fun quilt featuring ti plants. Since then, I’ve added some darker purple leaves, as well as an inner and outer border. Here it is before quilting. Click any image for a larger view. Of course, the tricky thing with borders is making sure they relate to […]
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, […]
This huge undulating piece was very interesting. It’s wall sized, with a lot of folds and wrinkles. Click any image for a larger view. It’s made out of…well, I’m not sure. Bottle tops? Something like that. I’m sorry that I didn’t record the artist. Chuck Close’s portrait, Lucas was also huge – and very compelling. […]
If you ever get a chance to visit this museum, you simply MUST! Even if you’re not a big art fan. It includes huge Egyptian buildings, vignettes of American furniture, sculptures, impressionist art by “the biggies,” unusual contemporary art, suits of armor, and much more. No wonder it’s the most visited attraction in the city! […]
I spent the bulk of this past week in New York City, with my family. It was fabulous! (But cold.) We had lots of fun doing the usual tourist things, and, of course, I took lots of photos of those activities. But, I also found myself reaching for the camera A LOT, just to record […]
Winding down with the great Collaborations photos. The quilt below was made by Irene Watson. I love the fractured nature of the flowers, as well as the bright colors and the composition. Click any image for a larger view. Made by Irene Watson The next vignette was created by quilter Sheryl Milner and painter Donna […]
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. […]
More photos of the Collaborations exhibit. The ladies in this group work in a variety of media. The quilts on the left were made by Mary Dyer. The painting in the center and the quilt on the right were made by Jo Ewald, and the fabric tree doll was made by Ruth Anne Parker, who’s also […]
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 […]
