Work in Progress: Call and Response

It's been quiet here for a good reason. I've had deadlines one after the other. Again - it seems to be the only way I actually get any work done but the pressure can be a killer.

One of the pieces I've been working on, and I consider it still to be a work in progress:

Call and Response

By Lyric Kinard and poet Maura High

There are still finishing touches to work on - and I'm still working on that background. I think it needs a little more integration - Maura pointed out that there was an awful lot of white space. She is right. I have a couple of weeks before it will hang. More on that later.

On-Line Class: Playing With Paint

A new session of "Playing With Paint" will begin Friday, June 8th at www.QuiltUniversity.com. It's a great on-line class where we learn to play with complete abandon. It's just like being  back in kindergarten - oh - and we'll also be learning the properties and uses of textile paints.

Playing With Paint

will include many wet brush painting techniques, stamp carving, stenciling, and yes - 

playing with your food.

One lesson opens each week for four weeks but I'm on-line for at least five or six - answering any questions and commenting on all the fun work students submit to the class gallery.

During this tough economic time on-line courses are a fantastic alternative to the expenses of traveling to a live workshop. $36.00 for a month of fun is a great value. Oh, and you get to come to class in your pajamas!

SIGN UP NOW! Let's PLAY!

You can see a class description and supply list here: http://quiltuniversity.com/classlist.htm#PlayingWithPaint

Student Spotlight: schooling with the Pamlico River Quilters

5 Ways to Applique 

with the Pamlico River Quilter's Guild

in Washington, NC

fun was had by all....

I even had time to take a little walk along the estuary river before driving home... beautiful!

On-Line Class: The Artist's Toolkit

Registration is open for
The Artist's Toolbox

An on-line course at www. QuiltUniversity.com

based on the book

Art + Quilt: Design Principles and Creativity Exercises

Come learn the basic alphabet of the visual language, the elements and principles of good design.

I'll walk you through each element, explaining them in easy to understand language and metaphors.

We'll observe each element in the world around us both in art and in the natural world.

Finally we'll put what we've learned into practice through practical exercises.

The supply list couldn't be simpler.

Sketchbook and whatever drawing stuff you have

Glue Stick

Fabric Scraps

Registration is open now and the class fills almost every session so don't delay.
Class begins June 1st
(4 lessons, the forum is open for 6 weeks)

Student Spotlight: 5 Ways to Applique with Capital Quilter's Guild

Another fabulous day playing with my friends at the Capital Quilter's Guild in Raleigh, NC!

Student Spotlight: Apli-Punto with the Capital Quilt Guild

Spent a lovely day with friends at the Capital Quilter's Guild.

Apli-Punto to Go is a technique that looks crazy complicated.

 But it's easy enough that this is what we got done in one class.

With GREAT BIG smiles on our faces!

For Your Inspiration: Snoqalmie Falls

 Near Seattle, WA

The roar - the volume of water - the spray - it was powerfully and overwhelmingly beautiful!

These panoramic images were created with Autostitch on my iPhone.

(I truly believe that the iPhone is the funnest toy and greatest tool ever invented!)

Rattlesnake Lake

On a side note: my mother and I both have brains that don't have any long term recall. If I want to remember something from childhood (even most of my teenage-hood) I call my sister and ask her about it. I don't have many visual memories - which might seem odd for a visual artist. The sense of SMELL, however, can bring back amazingly powerful emotions, if not images. This lake smelled like pure joy!  My family spent summers camping in the high Uinta mountains and we had a very happy family. Still do.