Solo Show in Summit County

The Summit County Arts Exhibit Committee juried my work into the County public buildings for May and June. I'll do a quick little 5 minute interview for Altitude TV, and a demo of various surface design techniques in conjunction with this show. The Summit Daily News will give information for the show in their locations, dates for the show.
http://www.summitdaily.com/section/calendar

Paint Day

I took a piece of manilla folder, and drew a butterfly on it with Tulip dimensional paint, and let it dry. It gave me a slightly raised design for printing with. I painted it with acrylics and pressed it down on fabric that I'd already tie-dyed.

Peace Quilts: Women's Power and Resilience in Conflicts

Cool video of the quilt show in Geneva. Mine is in there!!!

Fiber Art Exhibit at NCAR

Had a wonderful time at Susan Brooks's reception. Bob, Marge, and Terry came with me, and we all loved the quality of her work - the deconstructed silk screening, the organic look of her stitching, the colors.

Foam Prints for Quilting Arts Magazine

I'm working on an article about foam printing on fabric, which will be featured in the August/September issue of QA. One of the pieces I've completed for this project is a work inspired by the architecture in Santa Fe. We've been there often, since we live only a five hour drive away, and have lots of great pictures of the old cathedrals, including the oldest one in the U.S., dating back to the 1600's.

"Women, Peace, and Security" Exhibit

Here it is! The finished art quilt for the U.N. traveling exhibit "Women, Peace, and Security", which will bring support to women in war torn countries. I am happy to be a part of that cause. This will get shipped tomorrow.

Welcome to My World!

Here's another element for the U.N. art quilt. Since the subject is women in war torn countries, I thought I'd add a global image.

First, I printed a map image on my photocopier. Next, I cut out the continents and used a glue stick to stick them down onto some batik I felt had an organic feel. I then drew around them with reddish colored pencil, a blue water-soluble crayon. Then I splattered blueish green acrylic paint over the whole thing, spraying with clear water to soften, then blow dried to keep things from spreading too much, as can happen with paint on fabric.

I'll go over the continent shapes with dark thread to bring them more into focus.

Our view towards Sheep Mountain

Today is December 23, Christmas Eve Eve. It's a pleasant 40 degree day here in the Central mountains of Colorado. There's a snow storm expected, but we find in our little area we often don't get the huge dumps at the ski resorts only half an hour away. It's all topography here. We're lucky we have this beautiful mountain to see out our window. In the mornings as we sip our coffee and wake up slowly, warm pastels of peach and fuchsia creep over our much loved mountain.

Art Quilt in Progress

Latest project is an art quilt for the United Nations Quilt challenge. The theme is "Women, Peace and Security" to bring attention to the hardships of women in war torn countries. My approach is to portray a woman who is in a turbulent situation but dreams of a better life. Elements of both strife and serenity will be in this piece, symbolized by a bare tree, a bird, etc. In the background I'm drawing words freehand and I'll add more layers of color. The face is complete and will have a burka appliqued on to it.

My Contribution to the Sketchbook Challenge

My "sketch" for the day is really more of a zentangle. Which I guess means it's really a glorified doodle, since that's what a zentangle is!