The simple act of walking home on a beautiful Autumn day can strike inspiration for creativity. And isn’t that a wonderful thing? In fact, last November I was walking home with a friend when I came upon four ginkgo trees on the side walk. The abundance of leaves on the trees and on the ground […]
Precious Metals II
Art Quilts Exhibit Covered in Machine Quilting Unlimited
Publicity about fiber art exhibits is always nice. I mentioned earlier publicity the exhibit received here. Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine devoted six pages in their May/June 2018 issue to feature Art Quilts: Works by Members of SAQA California & Nevada regions. Click on image for a larger view. I was thrilled that they chose one […]
Art Quilts Exhibition Gets Radio Time
Edward Goldman on KCRW’s Art Talk shared information on three current exhibitions in Southern California — one is the Art Quilts exhibit at the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica. I have two pieces in this exhibit and, though he does not picture either of them, I encourage you to check out his short broadcast. […]
Awards
I always feel that gaining entry to a judged and juried exhibit is a reward in itself. So I could not be more happy about having three entries accepted for Best of the Valley 2017 and having all three come home with a ribbon. BOTV 2017 was held in Lindsay, CA, April 7-9. Click on […]
Accepted for Best of the Valley
I’m pleased to say that my three entries for the Best of the Valley exhibit have been accepted. Broken Tulips (click on an image for a larger view) Going in Circles and Precious Metals II will be on display April 7 – 9, 2017 McDermont Field House 365 North Sweet Brier Lindsay, CA 93247 See this […]
Precious Metals II
At last — I have completed Precious Metals II. Like the work that inspired it — Precious Metals — this piece is 12″ x 12″. Click on image for a larger view. This color pallet is especially nice to work with during the Fall season and I thoroughly enjoyed the meditative work of beading. Precious […]
Precious Metals II
It’s not a secret that I’m drawn to the ginkgo leaf. I love seeing them on and off trees. Click on an image for a larger view. Nature has a beautiful way of shedding and arranging the leaves. I’ve enjoyed using these photographs for some fun sketching. In 2011 I created a small piece called […]