GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

Day 28 Winter Meadow

This is another product of the screen printing class I took. I made three passes with the screen: the translucent blue shadows and tracks, a tan color of the weeds, and a darker colors of some of the weeds, as an accent.  Then I heavily hand embroidered the piece. I am excited about this one.  […]

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Day 20 Cat and Money

Another product of my screen printing class taken at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading, PA. This little baby is accompanied by some special paper — actual money from Portugal. I love the orange rose. The dark blue print is a scrap of silk from an antique kimono. And of course the hand embroidery

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Day 19 Cat and Swirls

Another cat from my screen printing venture– a class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts taught by Abby Ryder.  The additional stamping and embroidery give her some extra character and interest. Martha Ressler Cat and Swirls Art Quilt 7 x 5″

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Day 18 Cat and Lace

This little sweetie is the product of a screen printing class I took at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts from Abby Ryder. I printed the brightly colored cat four times, so she may look familiar in the next three days. It will be framed, but that is not accomplised yet. Martha Ressler Cat with Lace

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All in a Day's Work

Or a week, more accurately. Here’s a round up of some of what I’ve done this week, after our final art fair of the year last weekend. I responded to Studio Art Quilt Associates call for Juried Artist members to submit a piece to Art Quilt Quarterly on the subject matter of grief.  I submitted

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