So we all find ourselves in a situation right now that is totally foreign to the way we are accustomed to living our lives. Social distancing, shelter in place, schools are closed, retail shops hanging closed signs on the door and everyday the news gets scarier and scarier. I’ll be honest, as an introvert who … Continue reading
You might remember that my latest book “Modern Art Quilts” released a few months back. Well now it’s time to do an official blog hop and a giveaway to celebrate it! In this book I share fusible appliqué techniques for creating gorgeous modern art quilts. But this book is more than just a technique book, … Continue reading
Recently I came across the work of Samantha Dion Baker on Instagram and I was instantly transfixed by the images of her work that she was posting. Drawings of the everyday ordinary things she comes across throughout her day done in her sketchbook done in such a way that you can’t help be charmed and … Continue reading
My Artist Studio Bootcamp online class is now open for registration and I have lowered the price to $125! Click here for all the details and to register for the class. I have also turned the online bootcamp class into a book! So if you don’t want or need the support that comes from taking … Continue reading
The Art of Brusho: a guide to beautiful paintings by Carrie McKenzie I’ve had a set of Brusho color crystals on my shelf for a while. When I first got the set, I opened it up, reviewed the general info sheet that it came with and thought well this is pretty cool stuff and … Continue reading
Earlier this year I signed on with C&T publishing to write a book which is why I haven’t posted any new work in a while. This will be my third book and I’m very excited about it. I can’t talk about any details yet but I can tell you that it will be making it’s … Continue reading
In my last blog post on books the focus was on inspiration and creativity. This time it’s all about surface design and dimensional textiles. A couple of these are out of print but they’re well worth tracking down a used copy. If you’ve got some favorites in these categories, please feel free to share them … Continue reading
Over the course of my artistic journey I’ve compiled quite an extensive library. I’ve got books on a wide variety of subjects: quilting, bookmaking, surface design, mixed media, art history, business etc etc. You get the idea – I have a lot of books! I thought it might be fun to do a blog post every so often about some of my favorite books in a particular subject. In this post I’ll share my favorites on the subject of inspiration/creativity and business… Continue reading
