Work in progress!   This is just a sneak peek at ‘By the Light of the Silvery Moon’, my work in progress.  Although it is in response to a Guild challenge, I also have an exhibition opportunity in mind for it so won’t be showing the whole piece for a while!  The background fabric, a whole cloth, is a sunprint by Thelma Newbury, a friend from British Columbia. As usual, lots of texture added, use of metallic threads and...

  Journal Quilt – D is for December Medium Quilt / Fibre Art Description 12″ x 12″  One of an alpha/quilt Journal series. Woven strips, raw edge applique, embellishment with buttons, machine quilting and stitching. Circa 2012.

(Another delayed post due to technical difficulties) My word for 2013 has been ‘Renew’  and what a journey is proving to be.  I’ve already decided that my word for 2014  will be ‘Focus’ and that one of my primary efforts will be to explore surface design techniques in more depth.  Earlier in the fall I participated in workshops where we experimented with sun printing and fabric dye painting.  This week I was able...

After a wonderful few days of catching late ‘autumn weather it snowed today and it seemed that it would be a great day to get started on a new project for this year’s challenge in one of my art groups.  The theme this year is water and I’ve decided to work in a similar style to the Forest Surprise piece that I did last year.  This time I am painting the background and adding machine and hand stitching to create the texture and...

Sunday, October 20th, two of my groups came together to hold a ‘pop-up’ art show!  For three hours we were able to share some of our work with friends and acquaintances.  I’ve limited my photos to ones that mainly feature my work as I haven’t had a chance to ask permission from other members to show their work.  However, you can get a peek at the variety of pieces from the more general shots.  I’m saving some of...

I’m slowly recovering from the mammoth task of completing ‘Aspen Moment’ to a point where it could be photographed and a show submission completed!  I’ve discovered that working in a confined space does not make large pieces like this an easy task! I’m in love with the lowly aspens of the western provinces!  The groves with their rigid trunks and the autumn gold of their leaves are the closest thing I can find in...

Work is progressing slowly – and ground to a halt when I received a call from hubby inviting me to join him in Welling AB for the weekend.  He’s been away for two months!  The panels are almost complete, the canopy of leaves is underway, now to tackle the ground underneath!

This is what faced me this morning but I kept finding many other chores that needed doing!  Why is a ‘second’ of something so much less appealing and difficult to tackle?  Procrastination – I don’t have time for you today! I am currently working on my first installation piece, tentatively named ‘An Aspen Moment’.  It is designed to be viewed from two sides and will incorporate three layers of sheer fabrics...

I spent today outdoors having fun in a friend’s garden – not gardening, not just admiring her wonderful magical space, but playing with hand dyeing fabrics.  We use soy resist, ice dyeing, sun printing and a variety of other dye techniques. I’ve washed my hand-dyed fabric pieces since coming home and have a pleasing assortment to work with.  I have a good batik-like resist that I hope to further develop with paint and inks, a...

I’ve just been notified that the LaConner Quilt and Textile Museum has featured my work in promotion of an upcoming art show!  Wow! This is a first for me!  Earlier in the year I posted some ‘in progress information’  (here )but was hesitant to show the finished piece until the upcoming show was announced.  Now here it is! They even posted my detail shot! This was an interesting project as I worked with a partner.  Judi...