Hand painted cotton, appliquéd, hand & machine embroidery.
Wrapped on a canvas covered frame & secured in a wood frame
without glass and ready to hang.
After a bit of a struggle designing and constructing (and okay some whining) this piece is now finished to my complete satisfaction. Persistence pays off!
Available immediately......DM/Email or check my online gallery shop link on top for details. Locals welcome to see in person or take advantage of my 'try before you buy' offer.
Japanese cottons, artist’s hand-dyed & batik cottons,
motifs appliquéd with metallic thread. Machine quilted.
Double fold binding, ready to hang.
The First (& hopefully annual) HPV Art Showcase was a huge hit. The concept was developed by Donna Anderson and skillfully carried out with the help of the many contributing community artists, volunteers, & attendees.
After the mess I made with the initial start of this Koi pond piece.....the background was totally ditched and the project began again. You can see by the many pin holes in the water lily pads the motifs have been auctioned over and over again.
Hopefully the piece is now on the right track......
Our 55+ community is a very active one. On June 11th, the craft committee is presenting our first Art Showcase highlighting the many artists & their students who reside in Heritage Placer Vineyards. It's a way for folks to learn about our ongoing art classes and for students to share their accomplishments.
I'm flattered to be included and will be exhibiting 'hands on samples' of the many different techniques utilized in my pieces. Viewers can see how those methods translated into finished art quilts with ongoing Q & A opportunities.
My art quilt inventory includes various widely exhibited, published and award winning pieces from earlier in my career. The practicality of continued storage had led to the decision that they need new homes where they can be enjoyed. Here are two that I'll be sharing on Thursday at the Forum.
HERE COME THE HYBRIDS - 45" X 45" - It's a hand appliquéd, hand quilted, & embellished whimsy art quilt created as a spoof of the name of the international traveling exhibit "Enchanted Gardens" it was made for.
Well well well......this didn't work. I've gone from trying to soften the edges of water movement to redoing, & redoing.....and finally YUP....... in an attempt to salvage the background fabric, the Prisma pencil marks & the water soluble crayon blending was washed out. And what did it get?? A mess.
But you know I DO NOT GIVE UP!! I've always believed sharing failures is just as important as sharing successes. So this project will now feature a new whole-cloth batik background. However, not anytime soon as I'm heading to attend our oldest grandson's 8th. grade graduation and family time.
Some handwork will come with me as I rip all the stitching from the first attempt. Creating one-of-a-kind art quilts takes patience....... check back in with me won't you?!?
My friend Toni shared this quote she recently read. So perfectly said:
“Art is making something no one asked for—not because they didn’t need it, but because they didn’t know they needed it until you made it, until you helped them breathe and dream and find a way forward.”
—Mira Jacob, Writer, in the Poem “You Are Here”
