So Much Fun with Abstracting from Art!
Last week I taught my Abstracting from Art workshop to a talented group of quilters from Needlechasers of Chevy Chase in Maryland. It was so much fun I’m still buzzing from it! The main idea behind the class is using an inspiration source–photo, piece of art, graphic design, home decor or clothing–to jumpstart your creative…
Spring 2023 Roundup
How did it get to be almost June already? The last couple of months have flown by with exciting teaching and exhibit opportunities. I didn’t have time to post regularly, except on Instagram, so I thought I would recap the highlights here. At the end of February, I taught three classes at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt…
“Working with the Muse” Regional SAQA Exhibit
Working with the Muse, a regional Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) exhibit, opened at the Strathmore Mansion in Bethesda, MD. last week. I had the opportunity to attend two events associated with the exhibit on Friday–a visit to nearby Glenstone Museum and a juror’s talk and tour of the exhibit. Both were so inspiring! And…
Thoughts on QuiltCon 2020
I’m just back from a great weekend at QuiltCon 2020 in Austin, TX. I’d never been to Austin, but I’d heard great things about it, and it didn’t disappoint! You can eat yummy tacos for breakfast, lunch, and dinner there–which I did and it was great fun. There was amazing energy in the convention…
Another Two Weeks at the Crow Barn
I’ve been home for a little over a week from my third trip to the Nancy Crow Barn in Ohio. It’s an intense, exhausting, exciting two weeks immersed in art–not just fiber art, but Art with a capital A, full of exploration of color, line, shape, composition, and design that could apply to any medium…
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…
Finally a Snow Day!
It’s snowing! This winter has been terribly cold, but we’ve had very little snow. It started yesterday with rain and sleet and turned into all snow this morning–lovely fat flakes. Spring isn’t here quite yet. I grew up in Florida and only saw snow for the first time when I was 18 years old and…
Inspiration Day at the East Wing
My husband and I braved the freezing rain last Sunday for a visit to the East Wing of the National Gallery with some friends. Since my first visit in the late 1970’s, I never get tired of seeing this museum and I always come home with lots of new ideas. The Henri Matisse cutouts are…
Quilt Inspiration from a Gift
Inspiration for my work comes from many different places. In this case, it came from scarf. And it wasn’t even mine! I was giving a talk last month in connection with the opening of my solo show at the Crossroads Gallery at Goodwin House in Falls Church, VA. There was a lady sitting in the…