Work in Progress

My new piece is coming along. Still in the designing stages, with some free motion machine quilting done. Now I am adding some more pieces to create balance. Then I will sew them together with ring trim and zippers. Some possible embellishing too.

Inspiration

Ceiling of a pool house

Interesting angle of these trees in Lithia Park, Ashland, Oregon

Love the contrast of this tree taken at Pelton House in Ashland, Oregon

Gardens at Stanford Inn by the Sea in Mendocino, CA

Peace sign drawn in the sand

Work in Progress

I am working at home this weekend on my large ironing board that can be lowered down so I can sit in a chair! My process of working on a piece is to sew the zippers in first and then proceed.

I am going to take a risk. I decided to do some of the Mistyfusing first. All of the sections have been cut to allow for the zippers

I am not sure how much designing I will do before I sew the zippers in?

Gasp! I may wait until all of the free-motion machine quilting is done and then sew the zippers in place. That is the beauty of my work - daring myself to be different! Maybe it will be a growth experience?!*

500 Art Quilts by Lark Books

My art quilt "Living Out Loud" will be in this book!
An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work; a beautiful new addition to the successful series; A vibrant and growing community of crafters has embraced quilting, and this outstanding international collection will inspire and captivate them. Juried by Karey Bresenhan, one of the most prominent figures in quilting, it presents 500 magnificent contemporary art quilts, made in fabric and other media, and showcasing diverse designs, materials, and techniques. From their very inception, these quilts were destined for display rather than practical use, with an extraordinary quality of image, form, line, and composition. Artists include: Pamela Allen - Alice Beasley - Eszter Bornemisza - Jane Burch Cochran - Judith Content - Chiaki Dosho - Noriko Endo - Caryl Bryer Fallert - Jamie Fingal - Linda Gass - Jenny Hearn - Judy Coates Perez - Yvonne Porcella - Susan Shie - Jen Swearington - and many more!

People at Festival in Houston

Make It University - Melly Mells Testa, Leslie Tucker Jenison, me, Judy Perez and Pokey Bolton

Melly Mells Testa in Open Studios

me and Leslie Tucker Jenison

SAQA President Lisa Chipetine in the SAQA booth holding the new and fabulous Portfolio 16

Heidi Lund and Maggie Winfield

Judy Coates Perez in MIU's Open Studios

Jane Davila and Susan Brubaker Knapp

Carol Sinnreich, Rachel Parris and me at the Alliance for American Quilts reception

me and Sherry Boram (we finally had a chance to meet each other!)

Late Night PJ Parties!

Gesso'd canvas on the floor - in the midst of free-form painting with acrylic paints; ready to paint are Leslie Tucker Jenison, Frances Holliday Alford, Rachel Parris, Judy and Nina Perez and me

Judy and Nina Perez working on one side

We started on a table, so we could stand up - by drawing with Sharpie's

The paints are all lined up, and some of them glow in the dark!

Painting has now moved to the floor, and we're switching it around, so the same person does not work on a section for too long.

It is coming together

On Saturday night, a few more people join the party to paint!
Barb Forrester and Barb Delaney painting
(Helen Gregory and Pokey Bolton - not shown -are cheering from the sidelines)

There is more about this party on the Quilting Arts website - Look for Pokey's blog

Dinner at Eight

I love the fact that we can all come together as friends, to have great talks, laughter, sharing our day, drinking wine, eating AND being ourselves!
These pictures are from a variety of nights at Festival.
We begin all of our dinners with a toast by Rachel Parris
"Here's to strong women; may we raise them, may we know them, and may we be them!"

Judy Coates Perez and her daughter Nina

Rachel Parris and Leslie Tucker Jenison

(photo taken by Judy Perez)

Kathy York and Rachel Parris
(photo taken by Judy Perez)

Left to right - Nina and Judy Perez, Susie Monday, Iris Karp, Kathy York and Rachel Parris

Melly Mells is so relaxed with a spoon on her nose;
Frances Holliday Alford, pretty in pink, rising to the challenge

Melly Mells Testa "I use Mistyfuse"

Spoon balancing "I use Mistyfuse" - Leslie smiling with ease; I smiled, the spoon fell off!

Thursday night -Leslie Tucker Jenison, Melly Mells Testa and Judy Coates Perez

Cara Gulati, Frances Holliday Alford and Rachel Parris

me, talking off the top of my head

Make-It-University

One of my workshops - Recycle an Altoid Box with paper collage

Team teaching with Leslie Tucker Jenison on how to make your own stamps and fabric.
Here she is leading our class in the imperfection pledge

I love the joy of this womans face as she stamps the fabric and sees the results!

I always admire a woman who can participate in a messy workshop wearing silk! Her stamp design is beautiful.

Open Studios: free motion machine quilting on a Bernina 440; I demonstrated Mistyfusing

This button was made for me by Iris Karp of Mistyfuse, with my artwork on it! Can you imagine? I am so honored to have a pin to wear at Festival with my artwork and my favorite product for fusing! I have some to hand out too. The other artists who also have their names/artwork on the pins are Judy Coates Perez, Pamela Allen, Yvonne Porcella and Esterita Austin.

Here I am sewing, proudly wearing my pin on the left side of my shirt. I met Sherry Boram this morning, which I was thrilled about. Lyric Kinard and Larkin Van Horn came by to say hello. As did Rachel Parris and Frances Holliday Alford. Jane Davila was coming in for the next shift, and it was fun to visit with her.

The Magnitude of it all - Festival

View of the Convention Center (and not the whole thing) from the 15th Floor of the Hilton

View of the Park across from the Convention Center that has a parking lot underneath it

The Trees special exhibit - they are hung from the ceiling and are two-sided works of art

From the exhibition area looking into the vendor area

The exhibition floor

The lunch room on the first floor - it is absolutely huge!

Jane Davila's booth "Flourish" combined with C&T Publishing;
my small girl art quilt on the upper left - painted with Liquitex paints

Also my one foot square just below the jelly fish - also painted with Liquitex paint

The front of the SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) booth and two exhibits on a hard wall gallery setting; The interior being SAQA@20: Art & Excellence - including my piece "It Goes Without Saying"; and surrounding the exhibit is SAQA: A Sense of Humor - including my piece "Molar Eclipse" - There is a combined book available for these exhibits on the SAQA website.

Back side of the SAQA exhibits

International Quilt Festival in Houston

Preview Night - 5:00-6:00pm
Leslie Tucker Jenison and I will be white gloving
"Edges" Special Exhibit
Come by and see us!

Make-It-University
Open Studios
Thurs, Oct 15 - 10:30am-12:30pm AND
Sun, Oct 18th - 2:00-4:00pm
You Won't Want to Miss This!
Surviving the Runway
Sat, Oct 17th - 5:30-7:00pm

MIU - Workshop
Recycle an Altoid Box into a Portable Portfolio
Sat, Oct 17th - 2:45 - 3:45pm

MIU Workshops
Make your own Stamps & Fabric
with Leslie Jenison and Jamie Fingal
Friday, Oct 16th - 1:30-2:30pm AND
Sunday, Oct 18th - 11:30am-12:30pm
Oh, what fun we are going to have!
a more detailed schedule is in the right column

Contemporary Quilts at the Muckenthaler

The Muckenthaler - the view from Buena Vista Drive, off Malvern.
Lovely lawns surround this historic house

Contemporary Quilts - Oct 11th to Dec 31st The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave, Fullerton 92833 Opening Reception is Sunday, October 11th from Noon-3pm Museum Hours: Wed-Sun - Noon to 4pm
Artists: Charlotte Bird, Loris Bogue, Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Jamie Fingal, Melissa Frankel, Sumi Foley, Carol Henke, Susan Hart Henegar, Rose Hughes, Stacy Hurt, Jeannie Moore, Cindy Rinne, Julie Zaccone Stiller, Deborah Weir, Susan Willen
I have 2 pieces in the exhibit, and this photo is one of them