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Sunflower for SAQA Trunk Show – 2021.09.12

I’m working on my entry for the SAQA Trunk Show. The required size is 10″ x 7″ and all pieces will be mounted on a black 12″ x 9″ backing board. I decided to use this photo of a sunflower … Continue reading

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Rainbow Ripples mini quilt – 2021.08.01

This mini art quilt is for the annual Fibre Art Network (FAN) Artwork Exchange. All members are invited to participate, and submit their artwork. Everyone who submits a piece will receive one of the other pieces. For the past few years the … Continue reading

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Countdown to Square Foot Show – 2021.07.24

Thanks to everyone who made suggestions (on my last blog post, on Instagram and Facebook) about which pieces I should submit to the upcoming Abstract2 Square Foot Show. Here are the 5 pieces I submitted. I’m so happy to be … Continue reading

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More abstract pieces for Square Foot Show – 2021.07.19

I have completed 3 more pieces for the Abstract2 Square Foot Show. That gives me a total of 8 art works. Now I have to pick 5 of them to submit to the show. Which would you like to see … Continue reading

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Square Foot Show – preparing entries – 2021.07.11

Earlier this year I read about the Square Foot Show on Instagram. I submitted my application and I’m thrilled to say I will be one of the 70 artists whose work will be featured in the August online show. The … Continue reading

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NYC library lion basking in the summer sun – 2021.05.23

Here’s my donation for SAQA’s annual Benefit Auction. SAQA invites each of its members to create a 12 x 12 inch piece of art and donate it to the online auction. Last year there were over 500 submissions from SAQA … Continue reading

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Night Driving – 2021.05.10

Last August, I started thinking about what I would submit to the Grand National 2021 exhibition ‘Crossroads’. I made two pieces specifically for this exhibition: Night Driving and A Study of Pattern and Perspective. I submitted my entries in December, … Continue reading

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Grand National 2021 Exhibition ‘Crossroads’ – 2021.05.02

Grand National is a Canadian fibre art exhibition that will travel to various venues across the country. The theme for the 2021 exhibition is Crossroads. The exhibit was scheduled to open today at the University of NB Art Centre with … Continue reading

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NYC Library Lions – finished – 2021.03.21

I peeled both lions off their temporary backing of parchment paper, and fused them each to a 13 x 13 inch piece of background fabric. I basted each quilt top to a piece of batting 12.25 inches square, and straight-line … Continue reading

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NYC Library Lions – more progress – 2021.03.14

I have good news and bad news about the blue lion. As I said in my last post, I was a lot more methodical with creating the pattern than I was with the orange lion – I marked all the … Continue reading

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