Still testing one of my blog features. Here’s a little eye candy in appreciation for putting up with this.
This is Carefree, on of my favorite pieces. It features my son and two of his cousins skipping down my parents’ farm road.
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Ellen Lindner
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…
Once, at a retreat, I was working on a horizontal piece about 11″ x 22.” When the public was allowed to wander through one person asked me “How much do you charge for a place mat like that?” That’s when I realized that people unfamiliar with art quilts will often interpret small textiles pieces as…
These are the final pieces that make up the “Growth” exhibit, currently on display in Dunedin, FL. As you can see, the Florida members of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) are very talented! This piece by Susan Rienzo was front and center. Doris Hulse made this piece, which includes references to Alice in Wonderland and…
Everyone loves the apple project in my “Double Reverse Applique” class, and the Thimblebuddies of Port St. Lucie, FL were no exception. I did a class with them this past week and the results were great! The technique requires a little concentration, especially at first. This mother-daughter duo shared a table and made great progress….
In my last post, I showed you how I abstracted a photo to create a new design. This was my computer-colored sketch, although I knew I’d kick up the colors a good bit. Soon, I was on to fabric selection. I spent a good bit of time on this, since I knew the value contrasts…
My raw edge collage techniques involves lots of layering. Sometimes perfectly wonderful fabrics get covered by something else later. However, I don’t typically rescue those underneath fabrics. Instead, I tell myself that I bought the fabric to use and if it’s function is to support later fabrics, and to give me flexibility then it has…
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