VACATION! The university I teach at has the earliest Spring Break ever! My boys are in school and my husband is out of town on business. What I SHOULD be doing is dyeing scarves and making notelets and bags for my next show (April). OR charging ahead and making skyscrapers or bird houses, newly inspired… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Inspiration: Melody Johnson, Artist Extraordinaire!
One of the things I’d like to do with this blog is pay homage to the people who inspire me. So I’ll occasionally devote a post to a person and how their work has inspired and influenced mine! And for me, the 1st person to begin with is Melody Johnson. And specifically, this quilt: I… Continue Reading
Home Is Where the Art is…the series.
Well, I finished the 3rd house last night! I took lots of pix (boy it’s hard to photograph these) and then handed them into the RAA for jurying. I’m really happy with the 3rd one. It’s called “Home Is Where the Art Is: #3 Cabot Trail”. To recap: I was inspired by Jane Davila to… Continue Reading
3rd Iteration Done!
Here it is…I’m happy with this one! Once it was done, i decided it needed a bit more stucture/grounding, so I made a board for it to sit on from 2 layers of Timtex fused together. Unless i regret it tomorrow, I’d decided to call this series “Home is Where the Art is…” Hokey, but… Continue Reading
Progress on house #3
I’m just about done with house #3 and I’m very happy with it! Here are some teaser shots: Also, I need a better name for this than “Art House #3″…anyone? Continue Reading
On your marks, get set…
I, like lots of other folk, find many ways to procrastinate. Here’s my plan on how to be very creative this weekend: Deadline…check. I’ve got to get some pieces done for the Multi Media Show, take in is a week from Sunday. House clean…check. My cleaning lady was here today, so we already are picked… Continue Reading
Art House – Take 1 & 2
One art quilter who has been quite an inspiration to me is Jane Davila. Last Spring she posted about a 3-d house she made – it’s AWESOME! Please go look, I’ll wait. I love the way that each side is it’s own little quilt unto itself, but the whole things works together as well. I… Continue Reading
Art House – Take 1 & 2
One art quilter who has been quite an inspiration to me is Jane Davila. Last Spring she posted about a 3-d house she made – it’s AWESOME! Please go look, I’ll wait. I love the way that each side is it’s own little quilt unto itself, but the whole things works together as well. I… Continue Reading