Author Archives: TerryAske

‘Glowing with Light’ – 2025.09.07

Later this month, I’ll be heading to Naniamo BC for the annual conference of the Fibre Art Network.  As usual, we will have an artwork exchange. Everyone attending is invited to bring a piece for the art exchange. The artworks are displayed … Continue reading

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SAQA annual benefit auction – 2025.08.30

SAQA’s 2025 Benefit Auction will take place online from September 12 through October 5. Each year, SAQA invites each of its members to create a small 12 x 12 inch piece of art and donate it to the annual SAQA … Continue reading

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It’s bananas! – 2025.08.22

Now that this has been gifted, I can reveal this fun little fibre artwork. It is titled ‘ripening’ and is 14 inches square. My friend Heidi’s request for her birthday gifts was banana bread recipes or something ‘banana-inspired’. This is … Continue reading

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‘Fleur Nouveau’ – 2025.05.30

Every year the Canadian Quilters’ Association organizes the TrendTex Challenge.  The fabric is donated by TrendTex Fabrics. Quilters purchase the fabric bundles and donate their finished pieces, which are then auctioned off as a fundraiser for the Association. Here are the … Continue reading

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‘Neptune’s Dream’ – 2025.05.26

Here is ‘Neptune’s Dream‘. The finished size is 21″ x 41″. It will be one of my art quilts included in an upcoming exhibit ‘The Planets Within: A Fibre Cosmology‘ at Il Museo, this summer at the Italian Cultural Centre in … Continue reading

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Taking shape on my design wall – 2025.04.19

Here is my next planet quilt – Neptune, one of the gas giants in the solar system. Neptune’s swirling gases create its characteristic blue color. Its powerful winds create the bands and swirls. I used several photos of Neptune to … Continue reading

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‘Blossoms Squared’ – 2025.03.16

Here is my entry for this year’s annual textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation which will be on display in April at the Silk Purse Arts Centre in West Vancouver. I reviewed my collection of photos of cherry … Continue reading

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Saturn – part 2 – 2025.01.12

In September, I posted about starting a new art quilt of the planet Saturn. I put this aside while I was working on other projects. I returned to it in December, and quilted the planet and the rings to the … Continue reading

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‘Vivid’ – a study of red – 2024.11.29

My local fibre art group, FYBR 2RT, is organizing an exhibit for early 2025 titled ‘What About Red?’ All pieces will be 16″ x 16″ and must include some amount of the color red. Here is my submission for this … Continue reading

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‘Winter Bridge’ for Winter Solstice exhibition – 2024.11.22

Here is a new fibre art piece I made for the Arts New West Winter Solstice exhibition. It’s based on a photo I took a few years ago of one of my favourite local landmarks – the Pattullo Bridge. This … Continue reading

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