Inspired by the work of Derek Gores, I decided to make a glued collage with magazine pages. I’ve done this before on a small scale. This time I moved up to a whopping 16 x 20. This was my inspiration photo. It’s a combination of 3 photos which I manipulated and merged on my computer….
It’s always nice to win an award and my quilt, Vine Ripened, has recently done so. It won 3rd place in a show called “National Juried Fiber Arts.” The exhibit was held at the Bower Center for the Arts, in Bedford, VA. My piece won 3rd place. You can see my ribbon and award certificate…
I don’t like the flavor of vinegar but I know that it adds a needed tartness to a variety of dishes. However I’m starting to like the idea of “vinegar” colors. That is, those colors that are jarring in combination with others, but which also add an interesting bit of “sour.” My interest began several…
Have you done any abstract work? I have and I often find it difficult to come up with the original design. One exercise that’s been floating around via Pat Pauly and others it to randomly cover an index card with fabric scraps and let that become your design. So I tried a few. Some of…
There’s a fascinating exhibit at my local art museum right now. It features the work of Derek Gores, who makes collages from magazine pages. Like this. Isn’t it wonderful? As you can see, he interprets things in a somewhat abstracted way, which I think is VERY compelling. Check out this detail shot. Don’t you love…
In the fall of 2017, hurricane Irma set its sights on Florida. Although Floridians don’t get too excited about most hurricanes, this one was a category 5, the strongest possible. It’s path was hard to predict, so ALL of the Florida peninsula was in the strike zone. As a result, widespread evacuations were ordered and…
I was lucky enough to take a two day class with Pat Pauly. Fabric was flying and Adrenalin was flowing as she challenged us to work without a lot of planning. The purpose of the class was to teach us various ways to jump start an abstract design. One way Pat does that is by…
At the recent SAQA retreat, you could work on your own projects or take time out for one of the many excellent demos. One of the first I attended was put on by Sally Dutko and Pam Richardson, as they explained their process to us. Sally’s work was used for most of the in-progress examples….
When quilting my latest piece I decided to mimic the swirls/curves in the background. In addition to machine quilting, I also added some hand stitching around several of the curved shapes. My main reason for doing so was to add contrast to the white curves in the light areas. I intended to stitch around all the…
After separately creating the two men for my “brothers quilt,” it was time to work on the background. I finished up the rough draft of the sky and added the far tree line, (with a piece of blue fabric marking a future silo.). Next it was on to the corn field in the foreground. Since…