Once a quarter, I have two guild meetings the same week. This month both Northwest Quilters’ Guild and the Columbia FiberArts Guild had wonderful speakers for their evening programs. Rob Appell, who bills himself under the Man Sewing brand, gave a high-energy, entertaining program at Northwest Quilters. It was easily the longest program I’ve ever […]
Archives for June 2017
Value Does All the Work
A couple weeks ago, I completed the ninth annual Master Art Series with Hollis Chatelain at The Oregon Garden. This year was all about neutrals and identifying our own style. Prior to class, we selected six pieces of our work: three that were successful and three that were not. Each day of the five days, […]
Drawing on My Computer
I mentioned in a previous post I was taking an on-line course called Digital Design from the Pixeladies. The ultimate goal of the course was to use a tablet and Photoshop Elements (PSE) to design fabric that you could have printed from one of the on-line printing companies, such as Spoonflower, or at home using […]
It’s a Wrap!
Beaverton, a city within the greater Portland-Metro area, has a Beautify Beaverton Vinyl Art Wrap Project. The city has selected artwork which will transform utility and traffic signal boxes into artistic features throughout the city. I’m excited to say I learned two of my pieces have been chosen. Here are the two pieces I’m going […]
Clean Up That Studio!
In March I started a year-long Master Studio Series with Lisa Call. I haven’t written about it, because it’s something I’m doing for myself and my art. My partner Mike isn’t even aware I’m involved in it. (You can see he doesn’t read my blog). There are a lot of moving parts to the program […]
More Good News!
I learned this past week that “Z is For Zinnia, C is For Cosmos” has been selected for the cover of the AQS 2018 wall calendar. Surprised and delighted is how I feel. And if that isn’t enough, the quilt is featured on the inside cover of the July issue of American Quilter magazine as […]
