After many distractions, I finally got back to working on my Red Bud quilt. I decided to name it “Spring Forth,” because I was captivated by the way the Red Bud blossoms pop right up out of the trunks. I got lucky with the background fabrics. Many of them had colorful dots which worked…
While working through Jane Davies’ book, “Abstract Painting: The Elements of Visual Language,” my next exercises had to do with pattern. This assignment was to find a variety of pattern scales, which I did with fabric. She talked about how a variety of patterns, in a variety of scales, can really enhance a piece. This…
Well, now I’ve done it. I’ve dipped my toes into learning more about abstract design and have become – what is it the Borg say? – ASSIMILATED! At least for now. I “blame” Jane Davies. She wrote an excellent book, which got me going. It’s called “Abstract Painting, The Elements of Visual Language.” It was…
My classmates at Quilting by the Lake worked hard and did some amazing work. I somehow missed final images for most of them, but these few will give you an idea. Rosalie Dace, our teacher, circulated around the room almost non-stop. She gave one-on-one advice to each student. Barb worked late each night and almost…
One of the great things about taking a class is that you get to learn from everyone around you. In my class with Rosalie Dace, she was very good about going around the room and coaching everyone. And she didn’t mind eavesdropping, so I overheard quite a few good tips. I thought you’d enjoy seeing…
Are you familiar with the work of Rosalie Dace? She’s a fabulous art quilter from South Africa and a highly sought-after art quilt teacher. I’ve been wanting to take a class with her for quite some time and I finally got to at Quilting by the Lake a couple of weeks ago. It was very…
While at Quilting by the Lake, I got to visit the Schweinfurth Art Center, which was hosting an exhibit called “Circular Abstractions.” Oh my, these quilts really make an impact! As you can see, they’re quite large: each about 80″ square. The quilts were meant to be inspired by a large Bulls Eye pattern. That…
I’m really happy with the way the background of my Red Bud quilt is turning out. Here it is before quilting. This image shows the heavy quilting I did on the tree trunks. But, about the time I finished quilting the background I had a sort of disturbing thought. That is “would it look better…
Remember the “project that wasn’t?” After sketching it I decided not to proceed with it. My issue was that it looked too jumbled, and therefore didn’t accurately depict the plant that inspired me. My inspiration photo: The initial sketch: However, I was slow to put the sketch away so it lived on my design wall…
I’ve finished up the series of four pieces made from a stitched indigo sampler. See numbers one and two here. And numbers three and four below. I love the art paper with the circles, above. Piece #2 includes a bit of a dictionary page with the word “amusement” defined. Since I was doing these just…