Monthly Archives: October 2011
Gallery Visit and Quilt Critiques with Sandra Sider
I’m a member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) and I share the role of Representative for the Northern California/Nevada region with Sandy Wagner. I had the pleasure of hosting Sandra Sider, President of SAQA, at my home earlier this … Continue reading
Borrowed From Nature – Artist Reception
The reception for my solo exhibit Borrowed From Nature, was held on Saturday, October 22, from 6 – 8 p.m. One of the nice things about the artist receptions at Creative Framing & Gallery is that they are held several … Continue reading
Creative Living is a very good thing
In the past week I’ve received email and phone requests to purchase my book. The interested parties had seen me on TV and were excited about making fabric postcards! A bit of history here…please bear with me. In January 2010 … Continue reading
Postmark’d Art Has a New Face
Postmark’d Art, the on-line community of artists creating and trading fabric postcards through the mail, has a new face! The new site, which now includes a blog, went public Sunday, October 16th. Karen Musgrave of Illinois and Lynn Chinnis of … Continue reading
Inspiration Leads to Precious Metals
Remember those postcards I created using the themes of gold, silver and copper? Making those little gems inspired my putting the three together into a larger format. Thinking about all that glitz naturally led to beads. It sounded like such … Continue reading
Demonstration at Cinema Place Gallery
The QuiltEssential Event at Cinema Place Gallery in Hayward continues to garner rave reviews. The first quilt sold the night of the reception! How exciting is that? I will be at the gallery tomorrow from 6 – 8 p.m. demonstrating … Continue reading
SAQA Auction a Success
309 art quilts were donated for the 2011 SAQA Auction, raising $52,100! I’d call that a raging success actually. The funds raised through the Auction are critical to supporting SAQA’s exhibitions, catalogs and outreach programs. And I was lucky enough … Continue reading
Precious Metals
I couldn’t resist using the three metals — copper, silver and gold — that I just used for postcards in my next small quilt. I’ve just finished the quilting and I have it prepared to block. Since it’s just 14 … Continue reading
