WHERE EARTH AND SKY MEET…72 X 18 This quilt, WHERE EARTH AND SKY MEET, will be part of the exhibit…
Quilting the Studio Quilts
I am in the process of quilting the last Studio Tour quilt. I am using my mid-arm quilting frame and…
Studio Quilt: Sneak Peek 3
Here is a sneak peek at the third…and last… quilt made from the dye painted blocks done by visitors during the…
My work is now on Galleribba
A few weeks ago I was kindly invited to have a page on the textile site Galleribba. The site features…
Studio Quilt: Sneak Peek 2
I’ve pieced the second quilt from the blocks made at the studio tour. In this quilt, I used the blocks…
SAQA Benefit Auction in Houston
My quilt, SQUARES I, is one of the SAQA Benefit Quilts to be auctioned at the International Quilt Festival in Houston,…
Studio Quilt: Step 2
I looked over the blocks I had and decided I could divide them into three groups…mostly black, white, and blue, …
Studio Quilt: Step 1
After the blocks have been dye painted and allowed to batch for about 24 hours, it is time to wash…
Dye Painted Blocks
The studio tour was fun. The visitors to my studio had the chance to dye paint a block of…
The Best Part of the Tour
The studio tour starts tomorrow. I am very impressed with the artists on the tour this year and how this…
Let’s Make a Quilt!
My demonstration for the studio tour is working with dye on cotton. I will prepare the cotton fabric to…
Smalls for the Tour
This painting is a larger one for the studio tour this weekend. It hangs above a display of small paintings…
Preparing for the Studio Tour
I’ve spent the last few days preparing for the studio tour next weekend. This painting, METEOR SHOWER, is one of…
Accepted
A short post…This piece has been accepted into the Juried Fiber Art Competition at the Shemer Art Center and Museum in…
Where Did This Come From?
This new painting has roots in other designs I used in my quiltwork. For many years I did quilted and…
Visitors in the Studio
I enjoy having visitors in my studio. I feel it is a great opportunity to explain and actually demonstrate how I create my…
A Gift Received
Sometimes a few spoken words can be a gift that is more special than anything tangible could ever be. A…
Quilt as Art 2
NIGHT TRAFFIC, another construction quilt mounted on stretcher bars. I dyed much of this fabric in dark, rich colors so I could…
A new painting
Another painting on canvas. I don’t often use solid layering, but on this piece, I wanted to scrape into the paint…
Lines Great and Small Series I
This is the first piece in my Lines Great and Small Series. The central fabric was created using the…
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