The prize winners at the Daytona Beach AQS quilt show were quite wonderful. These are some of my favorites. Claudia Pfeil’s Fern Rising won Best of Show and it was very well deserved. The shadows added to the fern shapes made it look extremely 3D. Plus, the use of sheer fabrics (for the spirals) and an…
For me, one of the highlights of the AQS Daytona Beach quilt show was SAQA’s exhibit “People and Portraits.” Even though I had seen these pieces before, I thoroughly enjoying studying them again. Mary Pal’s cheesecloth portraits were some of my favorites. This one is called Homeless Love. As you can see, she shapes tiny bits of…
Or is that “God is in the details?” Either way, it was the details that often demanded my attention at the World Quilt – FL, which was recently held in Orlando. As you might expect, many of the most exceptional quilts were the winners from the World Quilt traveling competition. Several of them had abundant…
I really enjoyed a visit to the World Quilt Show – Florida, in Orlando, yesterday. There were many wonderful quilts, great vendors, and FRIENDS to visit with! It doesn’t get much better than that. I took photos of some of my favorite quilts, as well as ones with something that was either new to me…
In the last post I showed you only the artwork displayed in the lobby and the first part of the Ruth Funk gallery. Now, for the installations. I’m sorry I don’t recall the title of this first one. It had to do with blood as the gift of life. The “bags of blood” had words…
I really enjoyed Hye Shin’s recent exhibit at the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, in Melbourne, FL. It was called Light and Shadow, and it was very interesting. Hye does a lot of weaving, but also makes very sculptural pieces and unique installations. Her lobby installation was entitled Dandelion Wishes was and it was my favorite of all…