Ok, sometimes I repeat myself, I admit. Unless I get tired of making something I might make multiple versions of the same thing? Does anyone else do that? One image has been particularly prone to this repetitive activity. I had silkscreened a two-color image on a piece of satin rescued from an old wedding gown […]
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[This is the fourth in a series I am posting on the SAQA –Studio Art Quilts Associates– members only Facebook page. It follows my journey as an art quilter.] After stumbling for a bit, I realized that what actually inspires me is that which surrounds me. And in rural Eastern PA, that means hills and
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I was asked to be the Artist of the week for SAQA (Studio Art Quilts Associates), and will be posting on their members only facebook page every day this week. I will share the posts here on my blog as well. Day one: I ask myself each time: “Why create this artwork using fabric?” What
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
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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This one is an abstraction of the same hills as Day 1 & 2. I wanted to make one in false color, so chose purple and yellows. Martha Ressler Purple Thought Art Quilt 16 x 20″
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For day 2 of the 30 for 30 Challenge I’m posting a small quilt version of the piece I did yesterday: Winter Farm in the Valley. This piece is 6 x 8″ and will be framed: floated on a black linen background in a hand made barn wood frame.
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This farm, straddling both sides of the road, is near us. I love looking at the layers of hillsides above it, and the wintertime shapes and colors. This represents day 1 of Leslie Saeta’s 30 for 30 challenge — one painting a day in the month of February. Or in my case, one art quilt
