Solo Show Opens January 9

I’m excited to announce a solo show, Abstractions in Color, at the Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg, VA. The show opens January 9 and runs through March 30, 2024. [See update below] The show focuses on bold abstract shapes and textures, reinforcing the concept of the quilt as art that belongs on the wall, and exploring…

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Thoughts on QuiltCon 2019

I’m just back from three days at QuiltCon in Nashville, TN. What a whirlwind! It was a soggy, rainy weekend in the Music City, but as my mom says–it wasn’t raining inside! There was so much energy in the quilts and in the visitors it was contagious. QuiltCon is the annual convention put on by the…

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Designing Confetti

Confetti is my newest art quilt and I’d like to share the process of creating it, because it’s a new way of working for me. This quilt grew out of my work at the Crow Barn last year, although it’s a completely new work–you can read about that experience here and here. I’ve always been…

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Rio Grande Balloon Fiesta Show begins this weekend in Albuquerque!

I’m excited to be participating in the Rio Grande Balloon Fiesta shows for the first time this weekend and next weekend! The shows are located in an enormous tent adjacent to the Sandia Resort in Albuquerque, NM. Show days are Friday, October 6 – Sunday October 8 and Friday, October 13 – Sunday, October 15.…

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See My Work at the Torpedo Factory!

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been juried in to the Fiberworks Studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA! Fiberworks, in Studio 14 on the first floor, is one of the original studios at the Torpedo Factory. As of September 1, I’m one of eight artists working there in a variety of…

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Welcome to the Studio Update

It all started with a need to clean up. The floor and the horizontal surfaces of my studio had become a hot mess after an intense couple of months of shows and travel. That’s my cutting surface at the top left next to the sewing machine and my ironing surface at the bottom left. I…

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Solo Show Crossroads Gallery- Reception July 16

I’m thrilled to announce the opening of my solo show at the Crossroads Gallery at Goodwin House in Falls Church, VA. There will be an opening reception at the gallery on Sunday, July 16, 2017 from 2-4 PM, featuring light refreshments, a short talk about my work, and a question and answer session. The show…

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All Set at the One of A Kind Show in Chicago!

I’m all set up for the One of A Kind Show this weekend! The show starts tomorrow–Thursday, December 1 and runs through Sunday, December 4. I’m in my usual booth–#3063. I always enjoy setup days–even though they are usually long and tiring. It’s fun to hear the hammering and clanging as the booths take shape.…

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New Small Works Quilt Series – “Riverbank”

I’ve been working recently on creating smaller contemporary quilts–the dilemma has been how to mount them so they are easy to hang on the wall. My fellow artists at the Artists’ Atelier in Great Falls, where I have my studio, helped me find the solution–thanks Bobbie, Jennifer and Elaine! At left is a side view of…

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