Sold a Quilt in the Fabrications II Show

I'm very excited that I sold one of my quilts, Transformation No. 2,  that was displayed as part of the recent Fabrications II show at Studios on the Park. 

  Here are some pictures of it before I deliver it to its new owner.  I really enjoyed working on this quilt. Cotton Velveteen just hungrily accepts dye, making colors so luscious.  Creating all the marks with the thickened dyes was random, sometimes thoughtful, play.  Doing the embroidery over the period of many months was also a very enjoyable, meditative process.  

 Here is a picture of the whole quilt and below are closeups of squares and embroidery.

End of Fabrications show and almost end of school

Today is take down day for our Fabrications show at Studios on the Park in downtown Paso Robles.  Didn't get a chance to do much work on my art projects this week, but want to show off my students' ceramic Gothic creatures.  I think they're pretty cool and imaginative. Hope you will agree. Only 18 1/2 student days of school left, then two staff development days followed by summer, which means more time to create art!!!

 Anthony's

 Brandon's

Emma's

 Emma's - View from above

 Julian's

 Luis's

 Olga's

 Tamara's

Tori's

Mother's Day

Happy Mothers' Day to all my blog readers who happen to be mothers. 

My mom is the reason I love to sew and garden so much. 

Here's the whole family on one of the many fun vacations we took.  My beautiful mom is to the right of me.  I'm driving (the whole family crazy as always, no doubt).  

This is the last piece of embroidery that my mom was working on.  I still remember stitching on dresser scarves and pillow cases in the crowded car on many a family vacation. 

It is still unfinished, maybe some day I'll finish it for her.  She was in early stages of Alzheimer's and had interesting color choices,unlike the more realistic ones she would have chosen in her earlier life.

Here's a closeup of hand embroidery in one my pieces. 

 Thanks for passing on your love of handwork mom.  I miss you.

Fabrications Show and Reception

Many great friends and fun strangers showed up last night for our Cutting Edge's show reception.  It was lots of fun. Thank you to all of you who took time to come out and see the show.

  Here's a picture of Studios on the Park, where our quilts are displayed.

This is a picture of our quilts in the window.  Kathy's is on the left and the other three are mine.

Here I am waxing poetic about something, I'm sure.

 Andi Perejda and her beautiful quilt.

 Kathy and her wonderful quilts

 Rene and one of her fabulous quilts.  Gay's quilt is behind Rene

Sharon and her wonderful quilt

Signe and her very textural quilt

Andi took this picture and caught me with my eyes closed, in a blissful smile

Honest, I had only one small taste of wine when this was taken.

Cutting Edge's New Show at Studios on the Park

Thursday, May 1st, Cutting Edge, one of the quilting groups I belong to will open their new show, Fabrications II at Studios on the Park in Paso Robles.  We will have an opening reception May 3rd from 6 to 9 pm.  There will be great food, wine and of course fabulous quilts. The show will run through May 18th.  There are 12 other members in our group and we all have some great quilts to display.  Hope you can stop by.

 Torrential Dreams, Finally Morning and Fried Eggs by me.

 Glacier by Gay McNeal

 Transformation, No. 2  by me.

 Night at the Improv by Gay McNeal

 Naupilus by Sharon Emerson

Reflection by Andi Perejda

Controlled Burn by me

San Francisco Trip

Had a great, art and fun filled mini vacation to San Francisco earlier this week with hubby.  Did a few typical and really fun touristy things and saw some fabulous art at the de Young and Legion of Honor Museums. Here are pics of just a few of my favorite paintings from these exhibits.

Jack in the Pulpit, No. V by Georgia O'Keeffe

Autumn Trees, the Maple, 1924 by Georgia O'Keeffe

Pond in the Woods, by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1923

The Moon Pine at Ueno, #89 by Utagawa Hiroshige, Wood Block Print

All of the above artwork is part of the O'Keeffe exhibit at the de Young.  

It's a great show.  I highly recommend it.

Of course, the Golden Gate Bridge as seen from near the Presidio

Happy Easter Cactus Lilies

Every year about this time our cactus lilies bloom if they get a little water.  I've been recycling our dishpan water, after hand-washing items not suitable for the dishwasher, and gave the cacti a little drink last week and we were rewarded with these blooms today.