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...

The Alberta Flood Rose Project is a fundraiser for the Alberta flood relief work of the Canadian Red Cross as they respond to the recent flooding in Southern Alberta. “The flood waters rose… Albertans rose to the challenge!” Calgary and area artist have been asked to donate a 4 inch by 4 inch piece of original art depicting the Alberta Wild Rose – the provincial flower – in the media of their choice, for inclusion...

Finally finished!  A quilt for a special little three year old!  This is the second quilt I have finished in the last month, both single bed size.  I’m temporarily quilted out and looking forward to a visit from my son later in the week so it’s clean-up time but I’m sure I’ll be back at it shortly! Once again I’m ‘stash busting’.  This time I worked with a family of colours in the pinks, mauves and...

Tonight I delivered my contribution to the Calgary Flood Quilt project – Holly Hobbie Goes Scrappy! Remember Holly Hobbie?  Late 1970’s early 1980’s?  There’s a story here. A couple of weeks ago I invited a quilting friend in for coffee and chat as she is one of the flood evacuees.  Even now she is not back into her third floor condo.  Although her unit was not damaged all the building support systems were destroyed and...

Procrastination The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off or delaying, especially something requiring immediate attention! Back early in the spring I developed a back problem that was aggravated by time at the computer and so decided to take a short holiday.  Big mistake!  It’s been really hard getting back into the rhythm of making regular blog posts.  Lately I’ve been making the most of my time and space (with hubby...