Quilts and Art Quilts
San Diego and an Open House
There’s not much quilting or dyeing going on around here! It’s been a whirlwind for the last week or so-all of it good. I enjoyed a weeklong teaching trip to San Diego and now this very inexperienced entertainer is planning an Open House for FIFTY on the 16th. That gives me exactly 2 1/2 days to…
Read MoreAccepted!
I recently was notified that “Stipa Gigantea” was accepted into “Quilts=Art=Quilts” at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Albany, New York. This is a Biggie, one that I am thrilled to be a part of. You may remember my fairly recent decision to move into art venues as opposed to quilt venues. I am hoping to…
Read MoreOrganza Dyeing-Again
It was my goal to have 27 colors of silk organza dyed to use as a starting point for um, something. My color choices were somewhat random I’ll admit. I am so excited about these beautiful samples of organza! In each case I used Dharma Trading’s Acid Dyes and their Citric Acid. I have no…
Read More“A willingness to look stupid”
Every year I envision summer as this bucolic period when I catch up and get to relax a bit. Not this summer! The crazy move/remodel has overtaken my life and there are still many details to attend to. I wonder how long it will be before I have a week where I don’t pick up…
Read MoreDying Organza and a few new things in my studio
I’m down to the details of finishing my studio and I am looking forward to more creative time and less shopping, installing, returning and measuring time. One important addition was my “tracking” board, a 3′ x 4′ magnetic dry erase board. I wanted a 4′ x 6′ board but they were enormously expensive. I learned that…
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