Laura W and I went to the exhibit at the Art Institute in Chicago last Friday, VanGogh’s bedroom. It was wonderful. What I really love about special exhibits is all the additional information you get concerning the artist and the time period. They even had a full scale mock-up of his room for you to view…
I hear this a lot in my classes. People are afraid to fail. I find that when I fail I actually succeed, the secret is to try again. Many of us get frustrated instead of inspired. I won’t quit until I become happy with my effort. I will often remove something from a design, or…
My son Erik came over the other day and asked for some art work for his new apartment. I was thrilled to let him go through my pieces. These are the two pieces he has picked to take home. In the Field and Watching the Water Lucky for all concerned.
When I was downtown last week end at the Merchandise Mart where the One of a Kind show is held, I saw this in one of the vendors windows. It stuck me as so beautiful. Someone spent a lot of time working on creating this just for a store window. Dedication I think.
I truly enjoyed my Alaskan quilting cruise with Deb Roberts and would highly recommend doing any of the Alaskan cruising. Quilting while you are at sea just makes the trip even more special. To make my trip even more fun I spent a few extra days in Seattle at either end of the trip. My…
I feel so lucky to have such a great art center, The Fine Line in St Charles, IL so close to me here in the suburbs of Chicago. I will be taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to sign up for a discharge class with Bob Adams in June of this year. Harvest Moon Quit National 2005…
Take Your Quilting to Beautiful Places! My friend, Laura Wasilowski, has a brand new online Craftsy class ready for you to view now. It’s called Sketch It, Fuse It, Quilt It class In the class she shows you how to make a fused art quilt from start to finish. And it all starts with a…
This is from my friend Meg Hannan from Rag Sky Art Studios. I own many of her fabulous fiber pieces. As the holidays draw near I hope you will find it in your hearts to share a little of your bounty with a fellow fiber artist who is not as bountiful right now. Happy Holidays If we…
It is fun, fast and gratifying to make small art. Here are a few new pieces I managed to make this week while getting all my boxes ready to ship to Houston. My work-space is a mess, but I was happy packing and creating. Green Pines is a lovely combination of teal, burnt orange and…
I love getting really original works of art that are also functional. I love supporting charities that support girls. This week I was able to do both. bThis purse which measures about 10″ x 8″ is crocheted with black cording and pop tabs. It is so cool. “Empowering Women, One Stitch At A Time” The scars are…
For the past few years the good folks at the International Quilt Festival in Houston have been supporting a wonderful charity. They have been doing a post card auction to support the Friends for Life Animal Shelter in Houston, TX. As you may know I am a huge animal lover myself. I always have had…
I am a PAM, a professional member of the art group SAQA. Our regional group WI/IL has had a traveling exhibit for about a year now. The current venue is at the Drury Gallery at Portage Center for the Arts in Portage WI. The opening reception will be on September 5, that’s Friday night from 4-6.…