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Variations on a theme – 2023.08.26

Posted on August 26, 2023 by TerryAske

I have been working on a trio of art quilts in complementary tertiary color pairs (yellow/orange with blue/violet, yellow/green with red/violet, and red/orange with blue/green). I love tertiary colors, but I always want to to use ALL the tertiary colors, … Continue reading →

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SAQA virtual gallery: Body Language – 2023.08.08

Posted on August 8, 2023 by TerryAske

I just realized that I had never posted about this! In January 2023, SAQA announced a call for a new virtual online gallery: Body Language. This is the theme: “We not only speak with our voices but also with our … Continue reading →

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Midas Touch mini quilt – 2023.08.06

Posted on August 6, 2023 by TerryAske

I belong to a local group of fibre artists called FYBR 2RT. A recent challenge, called Midas Touch, was to use gold foil in a 12 x 12 inch quilt. I haven’t used foil much in the past, so a … Continue reading →

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Tertiary complementary colours – 2023.07.31

Posted on July 31, 2023 by TerryAske

I’m working on 3 pieces for an upcoming exhibit organized by my local fibre art group FYBR 2RT. This exhibit has a number of interesting requirements. My design: I played with a lot of ideas, and eventually created a design … Continue reading →

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New West Textile Art Exhibit is open – 2023.06.11

Posted on June 11, 2023 by TerryAske

Our exhibit was hung on Thursday, and we opened on Friday morning. The gallery was open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We’ve been very pleased with the number of visitors. We will be open again next weekend – Friday, Saturday and … Continue reading →

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My art on display and a new hanging method – 2023.06.05

Posted on June 5, 2023 by TerryAske

I will be part of a group of local textile artists exhibiting in New Westminster in June, at the popup gallery location at Columbia Square.  Collectively, our techniques range from piecing and collage to dyeing, weaving, embroidery, quilting and surface … Continue reading →

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Signs of Spring – cherry blossoms – 2023.03.07

Posted on March 7, 2023 by TerryAske

This year I really left this to the last minute! February 28 was the deadline to submit entries to the annual textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation which will be on display in April at the Silk Purse … Continue reading →

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‘Purple Sun’ African Daisy mini quilts – 2023.01.26

Posted on January 26, 2023 by TerryAske

Earlier this month, I created 2 mini quilts from a photo I took last year at Vandusen Garden. I was captivated by the vibrant color palette of this flower. A Google image search told me this was a ‘Purple Sun’ … Continue reading →

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Water: An Element – collaborative art quilt – 2023.01.23

Posted on January 23, 2023 by TerryAske

Several years ago (2015!), my sister Anne and I started designing a collaborative art quilt titled Water: An Element. We designed it as a 3-part quilt, with river fabrics on the left side, ocean fabrics on the right, and a … Continue reading →

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‘Aqua Flow’ mini quilt – 2022.12.11

Posted on December 11, 2022 by TerryAske

Here is my entry for the current Curated Quilts mini challenge. The theme is Abstract. The color palette for the mini quilt challenge is teal, deep grey blue, bright yellow-green, soft grey, periwinkle, and flamingo pink. The instructions are to … Continue reading →

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