I have a major showing of my art quilts at Clay on Main in Oley PA, where it is entombed — no one can enter the space as per shut down orders by Governor Wolf. So, I thought I’d bring it to you! This is a YouTube link to a brief walk through of the […]
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 read a blog post by S. Marsh. C. on making a cone shaped Christmas tree. She used jute twine, wrapping around a cone of brown paper. It gave me an idea of how to use some twisted cloth strip cord that I make compusively. I saw the method on Pinterest a few years ago
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Student at The Arts Barn learn the joys of Art Quilts
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A visit to Pittsburgh re-acquaints me with fabulous fiber art.
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I was amazed and honored to be accepted into this year’s Art of the State, the premier state-wide art competition in Pennsylvania. Only 122 works were chosen out of almost 1800 entries. The show runs from June 22 to Sept 14, 2014 at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. The piece that was accepted
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We recently re-photographed a number of my Studio Art Quilt pieces. This was based on acquiring new knowledge about what is expected on a professional level. The background we were using wasn’t completely white. The photo shows a detail of the old (on the left) and new photos (on the right) side by side. I
I just got this piece into an exhibit (Edge-to-Edge) of the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. It is called Edge of Morning, and is small, just 12 x 12 x 1.5. As I have been doing, it is inspired by walking the aging industrial streets of Pittsburgh, and picking up found objects as I go. The
I recently donated a piece of art to a non profit organization. This is one that has strong social and political content, so I felt that it would be a good fit. It was inspired by an image of the earth at night, put together by the National Geographic out of hundreds of satellite photos
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