Author Archives: TerryAske
Skinny strips, how I make them – 2023.07.29
At the June meeting of the Vancouver MQG, members displayed mini quilts made to celebrate our Guild’s 10th anniversary back in 2020. The theme was TEN, using only our logo colours and the size was 10 x 10 inches. The … Continue reading
New West Textile Art Exhibit is open – 2023.06.11
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
My art on display and a new hanging method – 2023.06.05
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
Signs of Spring – cherry blossoms – 2023.03.07
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
‘Purple Sun’ African Daisy mini quilts – 2023.01.26
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
Water: An Element – collaborative art quilt – 2023.01.23
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
‘Aqua Flow’ mini quilt – 2022.12.11
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
A Bevy of Blues – 2022.11.27
I belong to a group of fibre artists called FYBR 2RT. We have an exhibit in 2023 titled Tangled in Blue. All pieces will be 16″ x 16″. I started with one of my favourite patterns – wavy lines intersecting … Continue reading
A challenging exhibit – ‘Resist’ – 2022.10.30
A few months ago, a new exhibit titled ‘Resist’ was announced by the Fibre Art Network. The exhibit overview says: ‘Resist’ explores resist techniques while preserving the unique individualistic style of each artist. Resist – an art technique that uses … Continue reading
Journal quilt for FAN artwork exchange – 2022.09.12
Later this month, I’ll be heading to Winnipeg MB for the annual conference of the Fibre Art Network. This will be our first in-person conference since 2019. As usual we will have an artwork exchange. All participants are invited to create … Continue reading
