On the last day of the Colorhue Silk Dying workshop Barbara and son Michael brought in some of their pieces. Here is Barbara sharing their work with the class. The texture she and Michael achieve is amazing. I was particularly fascinated by how they create the bubbles in the third photo using marbles as molds. […]
Archives for February 2016
Colorhue Silk Dye–What a Great Product
Last weekend I spent three days with Barbara Setsu Pickett and Michael Pickett at the Oregon College of Art and Craft immersed in dying silk using a product called Colorhue. I was not familiar with it, but after time spent trying numerous techniques, I’m sold on it, enough so, I purchased the ten-bottle set. You […]
The Cottager and His Cat–An Icelandic Fairy Tale
Amy Vetter, the designer and maker of this fairy tale quilt does a wonderful job detailing her creative process step by step through photos and text on her blog. http://amysetcetera.blogspot.com/2015/09/international-fairy-tale-challenge.html I love her title and urge you to read her post and learn how she came up with the name “Social Climbing.” There are a […]
Cat Woman–Another International Fairy Tale Quilt
I’m certain when everyone sees the words “Cat Woman,” they immediately think of her arch enemy Batman and Marvel Comics. Surprisingly, there is a fairy tale featuring another Cat Woman. The reference I found shows the tale originating in Greece, but as I’ve discovered with fairy tales there are variations in cultures and countries worldwide. […]
Richard Box–Embroiderer Extraordinaire
At the Stitches in Bloom Show last week I hung a small piece next to my featured artist piece titled “Z is for Zinnias, C is for Cosmos.” I completed the small piece probably twelve years ago in a workshop given by Richard Box in Oak Harbor, Washington. I thought viewers would find it interesting […]
Views of the Mojave–An artistic collaboration
I had a second article published in the March issue of American Quilter magazine. This piece described a group quilt created by Art Quilts, Etc, a membership circle within Desert Quilters of Nevada. While group quilts are not unusual, this one titled Views of the Mojave, has a unique twist. There are three panels with […]