This jacket is a favorite and I love wearing it!  The initial ‘fabric’ was created in a ‘stack and whack’ workshop at Quilt Canada in Ottawa previously and incorporates four batiks.  I created a jacket pattern (my design) and determined that I would use black fabric as a foil for the patterned fabrics.  Once the surface was pieced it was layered with a light batting and the jacket is lined with another batik.  Each...

Exhibition Research Continued: In my research regarding art exhibitions I recently stumbled upon a discussion about vanity galleries on the Art Business group on LinkedIn.  It started me thinking about my own experiences and so I went to the blog posting written by Katherine Tyrrell who started this discussion for more information. Katherine defines a vanity gallery as ” one which requires you to pay to show your art. This may involve a...

  Name Waterline on Lake Mead Medium Quilt  Art / Fibre Art Description Waterline on Lake Mead ‘percolated’  for a couple of years before an quilt art exhibition opportunity spurred me into action.  During our almost four years of travel I became acutely aware of how much of the North America continent is ‘desert’.  It also put into perspective the ‘water wars’ that periodically emerge in Canada/USA...

  Collaboration – A Tool for Increasing Your Audience Continuing from my post of notes made  while reading Anna Hergert’s blog, I turned to Alyson Stanfield’s blog and the first posting that came up was ‘Multiply Your Exhibition Audience with Collaborative Programs.  Right off the bat she provided a list of things that art museums consider when developing their exhibition schedule.  This was of particular interest...

 Name Late Season Harvest Medium Quilt / Fibre Art Description Late Season Harvest was created specifically for the Fibre Art Network show ‘Canadian Content’ , starting it’s travels at the Remarkable Symposium in Queenstown, New Zealand and returning home after the International Quilt Festival in Houston Texas 2012.  I really appreciate the opportunities for exhibitions provided by this group. During the four years of our RV...

One of the my groups in Calgary has had some really interesting professional development discussions at the meetings.  We each take a turn hosting and leading a meeting each year.  My turn comes up in March and I’m starting my research. Although I have participated in many group shows and have continued to do so throughout our travel years, I have only had a couple of solo shows and they preceded our travel departure date in 2009 so I...

  Name The Fabric of My Life 1 – Memories Unfolding Medium Quilt / Fibre Art Description This quilt was originally exhibited as a ‘work in progress’ and I think it’s almost completed!  At the first show is won a 3rd place ribbon for large wall quilt and a later iteration placed 2nd at another show.  I still have a few things to add so it’s evolving!  This picture was taken in 2008 for the first show. The...

  Name Her Story Medium Quilt / Fibre Art mounted on acrylic painted canvas Description Her story is one a series – ‘Story Pictures’ – framed fibre art pieces created in 2008. The weather was warm and the beach was on my mind when this piece was conceived.  Her Story is a commentary on the generational transition of the female form.  I have sewn beach wear over the years and my scrap pile inspired this piece!...

Name This is as Good as it Gets! Medium Quilt / Fibre Art mounted on acrylic painted canvas Description This is as Good as it Gets! was the first in a series of framed fibre art pieces created in 2008.  It was originally shown in the ‘Emergence’ group show and feedback encouraged me to start a series for my solo show ‘Story Pictures’ later in the year. My thanks to Pamela Allen for the inspiration for this series.  I was...

  Name Rodeo Queen Medium Quilt Art/ Fibre Art Description Rodeo Queen is one of a quilt art series entitled ‘Story Pictures’ prepared for a solo exhibition in 2008.  This quilt art piece was created after returning to Ontario from a vacation in Alberta and during the period when we were making our final decision to relocate.  We attended a rodeo in Airdrie during our visit west and I loved the ‘Rodeo Queen’s’...