Printed & Stitched, a collaborative exhibition developed through a partnership with the California Society of Printmakers and Studio Art Quilt Associates, is currently at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. A Gallery Walk/Artists Talk is scheduled for Friday, June 28, 2024 5:00 – 7:00 pm Please mark your calendar to enjoy the exhibit and […]
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Refreshed Website and Printed & Stitched
I have spent the last several months working with Holly Knott to refresh and repair my website. There were too many things not happening – for example, my blog posts were not being sent out to subscribers! – and I had no control over it. Well. That and other issues are solved and I have […]
Printed & Stitched
I am thrilled to share that my work Eucalyptus has been selected for the juried regional exhibition Printed & Stitched. Eucalyptus uses three botanical prints of eucalyptus leaves on silk fabric pieced together with botanical-dyed cotton fabric. Each print is roughly 5” x 3”. Machine quilting and hand embroidery complete the design. The […]
Botanical Printing on Paper
I found my supply of botanical printed notecards dwindling quite low so I grabbed my pruners and took a walk to gather some foliage. In no time at all I had quite a nice selection of leaves that look devine when printed on Fabriano paper. I am still using diluted soy milk, iron water and […]
Eucalyptus II done
I am pleased with how this piece has turned out. It took longer to complete than I anticipated, but that simply seems to be the new normal. During the process of threadpainting I planned to complete the quilting and then do all the hand work. However, after doing just a bit of the quilting I […]
Eucalyptus Print
I have begun working on an eco print that I particularly like. I used branches purchased at Trader Joe’s which had many dense clusters of flower buds. Click on images for a larger view. Here’s a detail of those lovely clusters The yellow-gold color is a result of the fabric-foliage wrap […]
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Exhibit Reminder
There are still a few days left to take advantage of viewing the art quilt exhibit at Sebastopol Center for the Arts. In fact, there are two exhibits running simultaneously, so that’s twice the reason to make the trip. Art Quilts, an international juried exhibit, is featured in Gallery III and How Did They Do […]
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Exhibit
The Sebastopol Center for the Arts will have an international juried exhibition titled Art Quilts running from January 10 – Febraury 16, 2020. The North Bay Local Connection of SAQA will be exhibiting innovative 12-inch square artworks in its exhibit titled How Did They Do That? to run from January 20 – February 16,2020. The […]
More Botanical Prints on Paper
This is getting to be quite addictive, not to mention productive. I’m continuing my experimenting with soy milk for dipping the paper. And I still have an iron mix of 5g iron to 1 quart of water. This time I dipped the cotton fabric into the iron mix then laid it on a dry cotton […]
More Botanical Printing on Paper
Fall is upon us in the Northwest and I find the color and texture of the season completely irresistible. I have to keep myself from picking up every leaf on the sidewalk. A few days ago I decided to let myself scavenge — in the name of art, mind you! — and do a bit […]
Eucalyptus
Several months ago I met with friends to do some botanical printing and dye work and I shared results of that day here. I chose three of the eucalyptus silk prints to use with some cotton eco printed fabric that I purchased from Rita Summers to create a small art quilt. Both the cotton and […]
Botanical Printing and Natural Dye Part 4
A study group is a wonderful thing. Since taking a class on botanical printing/dyeing in July, I’ve met several times with the ladies who were in the class with me to continue learning and experimenting. Our most recent gathering took place yesterday morning. Our hostess had a pot of marigolds on a slow simmer. Goodness […]
Botanical Printing and Natural Dye Part 1
I spent four days in early July with Kristy Kun of Opulent Fibers and three classmates learning about the process of botanical printing and natural dyeing. Kristy spent the week before our class preparing the fabrics with mordant — a substance that prepares the fibers of the fabric to bond with natural dyes — and […]
Quilt Named and More Sketching
I asked for suggestions for naming the quilt I completed last week and received many ideas. I particularly liked the suggestion of Branching Out from my friend Carol Larson. Capturing the obvious (a tree branch) and the allusion to my trying something new with the quilting hit the spot for me. The on-line class I’m […]
