Well my plan to have a lot of time in the studio last week didn’t go exactly as planned. I ended up spending quite a bit of time on the Threads of Resistance exhibit dealing with some scheduling and venue changes, website updates and other things. That all took up quite a bit of my … Continue reading
From the moment the Threads of Resistance exhibit was conceived I knew I wanted to play a role in bringing it from concept to reality. I have received so many emails and have had many conversations with viewers of the exhibit thanking me for my role in putting it together and getting it into so … Continue reading
I’ve been doing these weekly round up posts for 6 weeks now and I am finding them to be a great way to see where and how I am spending my studio time. There is also something about declaring my intentions for the week here on my blog that makes me feel more accountable to actually … Continue reading
No I am not talking about little green men from Mars! I am talking about un-finished objects. Those projects that you started, made a little progress on and then abandoned for some reason. At the time you probably said something to yourself like “I’ll just put this aside and do this other thing for a … Continue reading
I got a lot done last week! Wrote a blog post about artists sketchbooks and some different ways to use them. I started working on a new online class that I am really excited about called the Artist Studio Bootcamp. I have a lot to do on this workshop and will be working on it … Continue reading
I say this all the time and it’s true: One of the most important tools in my studio is my sketchbook. It’s the starting point for every quilt I create no matter how big or small. It’s my visual sandbox filled with unorganized pages of simple line drawings, notes and lists. My sketchbooks are not … Continue reading
I ended up getting more done last week than I anticipated. It was a holiday week but it was so crazy hot and humid that there wasn’t much appeal to be outside. So I got more studio time than I thought I would. I wrapped up the final edits on my new book and sent … Continue reading
There are a lot of ways to add text to your quilts and my favorite way is to create applique letters that can be fused on and then stitched over. I have three methods that I use… My most often used way is using a product called Transdoodle. It is a non-waxy, non-staining, reusable, chalky-color transfer … Continue reading
When I was asked to create a quilt for the Deeds Not Words: The Power of Persistence, Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage exhibit that is being curated by Pam Weeks (curator of the New England Quilt Museum) and Sandra Sider I was first flattered to be asked and then I was terrified that … Continue reading
Last week brought some good news. My quilt “the cottage door” was accepted to the Whistler House Museum exhibit “Interplay: Fiber and Art Quilts” and will be on display August 11-September 15 in Lowell, MA. and my quilt “color my world” will be a part of the The Best of Dinner at Eight Artists: Celebrating … Continue reading
