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…
I like challenges. As a result, I’m currently working on an abstract self-portrait. It all came about when my art group, Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, came up with (another) self-portrait challenge. This one was to be inspired by another artist. After some online searching and thought I decided on one of my favorite contemporary artists,…
Here’s my challenge piece, complete. I call it Fragrant Climb. Detail: In a nod to the small flowers near the stairs in the inspiration photo, I drew on additional open-petal ones (above.) I liked the effect and will use it again. I’m pretty happy with this piece. Especially since I wasn’t that crazy about the inspiration…
Once I had the background and leaves finished, it was time to focus on the flowers. First, I auditioned fabrics. I had quite a big selection of fabrics to choose from, so it was easy to use a different fabric for each petal. Next, I started adding white flowers with open petals. I love these…
Every so often my small art quilt group, Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, likes to have a group challenge. Frequently, we use a photograph as our starting point. We select something with lots going on so different people can respond to different elements. This is the photo we selected for our recent challenge, “Welcome to Provence.”…
As I mentioned in the last post, my art quilt group, Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, often has group challenges based on drawing inspiration from a particular photo. This was the photo we selected for our 2009 challenge. Photo credit: Martha Wolfe We decided on a vertical orientation, with measurements of 18″ x 12″. Here’s the group display….