The borough of Hamburg, PA, tucked into a valley in northern Berks County, is home to a surprising art and craft gallery, located at 320 State Street. Artists from the surrounding area support the gallery with their time and talent, proving this with the recent renovation of a long-standing men’s clothing store into their current […]
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For the last year or so I’ve been faithfully following a series of articles in the local paper (the Reading Eagle, which has meanwhile become one of the many “ghost newspapers” around the country, but that is another story.) The articles are really re-hashing older stories, the latest being from 2002, of the municipalities and
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During Autumn and holiday season, I participate in more art fairs than other times of the year. While it is gratifying to get feedback from those who come to look, my sales have not been great. My current remedy is to make more small collages that aren’t as labor intensive as my hand-sewn art quilts.
I was pleased to open a package the other day from William Reker, Director of Global Exhibitions for SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates). It was the catalog for Upcycle! an exhibition of art quilts which is set to premier at Quilt Festival Houston in Houston, TX from October 31 through Nov. 3, 2019. Here is
One of the perks of getting accepted into Quilt National is that Nick Bolin made a video of each artist speaking about their work. QN posted them, one a day, and “my day” came up recently. Here is the link:
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I just finished a busy week teaching youngsters at a summer camp. Yes, a distraction from my artwork, but I like watching them grow up. And it helps to ground me to the families in my community and feel a part of it. The week before that, I participated in a Plein Air contest. Luckily
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We have collected many original art pieces over the years. They all have stories, and all are special. But our latest acquisition is especially sweet. My husband and I were instrumental in bringing Cuban artist Julio Cepeda to Reading for a two month residency last year. During the 3 plus years it to plan his
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I started a new series of small quilts. They are based on the 72 municipalities of Berks County. The local paper is doing a series – one of them a week, alphabetically. So far I’ve done four: Albany, Alsace, Amity and Bally. I drove to each place, and picked something to draw. Then drew it
We recently returned from a vacation in the Caribbean. It was a cruise on a Viking ocean going ship. They have recently added ocean cruises to their well known line-up of river cruises. I didn’t know if I’d like it. 900 plus people sounded like a lot for a ship, but that turned out to
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