European Patchwork Meeting was a Blast!
I’m back now from my amazing trip to Europe and my solo show at the European Patchwork Meeting (EPM) and getting my photos and thoughts organized to share with you. We spent three days in Paris before the show opened–my husband and me and one of our adult children. We had two birthdays to celebrate!…
Starting a New Series
Over the past year, I’ve been playing with the idea of large multiple cut curved blocks. The motif is simple–take a stack of blocks and cut random curves out of three of the four corners, shuffle the blocks and sew. Red Scarf, above, was the first one. I made it in grayscale to see if…
Great Falls Studios Annual (Virtual) Studio Tour Opens Nov. 14!
Great Falls Studios Annual Studio Tour opens tomorrow, November 14 at 10 AM. The Tour will be virtual this year, so you can visit us without having to leave your home. Over 30 artists are participating, including painters, photographers, potters, jewelers, and of course me with quilts and fiber art! You can watch short videos…
Blooming is Finished!
I’ve been working on a new large wall hanging for the last several months. It’s finished and I can finally share it! The plan was to try and combine my love of Improv Blocks and large scale freehand cut curves. I started with a group of Improv Blocks that used mostly bright solids and a few…
Creating “Picasso’s Chickens”
I’d like to take you through the creation of my newest quilt, Picasso’s Chickens. This one went through a number of variations, mostly because I’ve been at home and able to really sit with my designs until all of the niggling issues are resolved. This one was in process for nearly five months. One of…
New Virtual Reality
The last couple of weeks I’ve been in learning mode, searching how to do things differently. My in person teaching and lecturing events have been postponed at least through June, but one guild asked me if I could do my visit with them virtually with both a lecture and a workshop. Of course I said…
I’m a Featured Artist On Artsy Shark!
I’m thrilled to be chosen as a Featured Artist on ArtsyShark.com! Artsy Shark is a business website for artists, run by founder Carolyn Edlund. In addition to featuring selected artists and their portfolios, the site has hundreds of articles about the business of art that are a valuable resource for anyone running their own business…
May Travel Adventures
May was a whirlwind of travel! We had four graduations and a wedding in the family, plus a vacation and teaching. I had a great time teaching two classes and giving a lecture to the West Michigan Quilters Guild at the end of the month. My students had fun creating their own Fire and Ice…
“Abstract Akimbo” Completed
My newest large scale art quilt is finished, and I’ve decided to call it Abstract Akimbo. I like the word “akimbo” and it seems to apply to the figures in this piece, which are all a little off kilter. The other choice was actually “Off Kilter,” but I thought that might be a little off…