SAQA Conference 2018-San Antonio

I spent 4 fabulous days in San Antonio Texas at the annual Studio Art Quilt Associates Conference. I always find it difficult to describe why I make it a point to go as often as I can. One of the best things is the people: You find yourself hanging out with the most amazing people!…

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Pointless Sisters, a park and SAQA meeting

What a week! The printer died, the new one wouldn’t load and my email went down…right before I left to teach a workshop for The Pointless Sisters. As a teacher, I have to be highly organized. I  don’t procrastinate. I create lists, summaries and reminders for each gig and I print them out shortly before…

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Working my way through “Art and Fear”

One of my favorite art books is Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking (David  Bayles, Ted Orland). It is not a how-to book, nor is a book about inspiration. It is about the work of making art. It explores the process of making art and why it doesn’t get made. And…

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SAQA Donation Quilt-187 Bald Men in the Rain

It’s that time of year to create my annual donation quilt to one of SAQA‘s major fundraisers, the Benefit Auction. Artist members are encouraged to create 12″ square quilts that will be auctioned off starting Sept 16. This is an excellent time to get fabulous art to add to your collection. View the quilts here-there…

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