Work In Progress: on the road

 Can't spend all day in a car without a little collection of "stuff" to play with.

I just grabbed the leftover bag from the Family Ties series.

It's a beginning - a background.

Family Ties - accepted into SAQA: A Sense of Scale

The series, Family Ties has been accepted into the Studio Art Quilt Associates exhibit

A Sense of Scale

Family Ties by Lyric Kinard

 Premiere at International Quilt Festival - Houston, November 1-4, 2012

International Quilt Festival - Cincinnati, April 2013

International Quilt Festival - Long Beach, July 2013

I haven't entered many shows for the past six years or so. That happens when you have as many kids as I do. I spend much of my limited spare time teaching instead of creating. I also got a little burned out on the expense of jury fees and shipping costs. I was keeping my work "out there" and winning awards and making a few sales but only broke even with my expenses. It was  LOT of work for very little profit. No, I don't do it for the money - but right now I'm conserving my resources, both financial and emotional/mental for other things.

So this is the first year in a long time that I've entered any shows at all and most have been local fine art shows - not necessarily art quilt shows. This year I've entered five shows and have been rejected from every one so far. I've been involved in enough jury processes that rejection is not something I take personally. My finished artwork is separate from my personal identity - it's not a comment on my self worth when it is rejected. Still - rejection is no fun.

I had already received a rejection letter from "A Sense of Scale" and had forgotten that I had a third piece entered so it was a very pleasant surprise when the acceptance email came later in the day. It will be lots of fun to see it in Houston since I'll be teaching there this year.

Family Ties

Please join me for an ARTISTS RECEPTION

January 4th, 2011 3 - 5 p.m.

Herbert C. Young Community Center

101 Wilkenson Ave.  Cary, NC

Exhibition hours

Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sunday 1 - 6 p.m.

Family Ties IX: Well Worn and Comfortable

Family Ties IX: Well Worn and Comfortable

Family Ties VIII: Generations

Family Ties VIII: Generations

Family Ties VII: Well Used

Family Ties VII: Well Used

Family Ties VI: Through The Veil

Family Ties VI: Through The Veil

Family Ties V: Juggling

Family Ties V: Juggling

Family Ties IV: Knit Together

Family Ties IV: Knit Together

All verses and poetry welcome!

Family Ties III:

More of your poetic verses would be welcome.

Family Ties III: (any suggestions?)

Family Ties II:

I would love your verses, haiku, thoughts!

Chosen words will be displayed with the artwork in a solo show in Cary NC.

Family Ties II: innocence

I'm so happy with the verses that have come in so far.

Keep them rolling in!

Family Ties I: new beginnings

Hello Friends,

I've been giving you little tastes of  the Family Ties series and hope you've enjoyed seeing them as much as I've enjoyed creating them. Over the next several days I'll show you each completed piece. 

I'm putting together a small book featuring this series and I'd love YOUR input.

Family Ties I: new beginnings

If you have a poetic turn of mind I would love to publish short verses or haiku to go along with piece. 

Please join me in this creative endeavor!

If this work inspires you in any way, please add your verse to the comment section. 

I haven't thought about it yet but I'd like to thank each poet somehow.

I look forward to seeing your poetry!

Work In Progress

Further work on the Family Ties series.

Work In Progress

more stitching

no. 7 in "Family Ties"

Work in Progress

Progress.

Family ties.

Three down, six to go.