My husband and I retired from our Pittsburgh jobs and moved to the house we’d built near Hamburg, PA, in 2014. I floundered at first, both in my imagery and in the use of found objects. Thinking at first that I should continue with the industrial images associated with the work I’d done in Pittsburgh, […]
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I made this scene once before, but I felt that it needed a large quilt, so I did it again. My husband has been working on the lower meadow on our property for years, clearing out the invasive Autumn Olive, Tree of Heaven and Multiflora Rose which were choking out the native plants. Now goldenrod,
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I made up a little poem for my fourth day of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days: There was an old farmer who lived in a shoe. He had so many debts he didn’t know what to do. He kicked out the children and grabbed a gun. As far as I know he’s still on
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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
