I spent last week in Little Rock, Arkansas at NQA’s annual quilt show. This was a new venue, as previously, the show was held in Columbus, Ohio. I really enjoyed seeing a new city I had never visited before. On a free morning, I walked down the street to the Clinton Presidential Center to tour […]
Archives for June 2015
Hollis Chatelain–Master Art Series
I recently returned from a five-day workshop with Hollis Chatelain entitled Understanding Threads. This was the seventh workshop in a ten-part series begun six years ago. We meet once a year in Silverton, Oregon at The Oregon Garden. For the first three years we drew with pencil, the third year concentrating on portraiture. Since then […]
Fiber Lover’s Tour and the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry
During my trip last September to the UK we went to see the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry at Anchor Mill in Paisley, Scotland. Anchor Mill is now an exhibition space, but it’s the original building of the Anchor threads that we fiber artists know. This exhibition celebrates Scottish heritage and culture not just in Scotland but […]