Category: Portraits
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Another excuse to get away
We just got back from a little get-away. Mostly we just wanted an excuse to use the RV one more time before DH winterizes it. We went to our favorite park which is less than 15 miles from home. It gives a chance to get away from normal everyday responsibilities and distractions. We go with…
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Sheer Whim Wins Third Place!
I just got the phone call! Sheer Whim just won a third place ribbon in Art-Miniature category at the 2010 International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. You can see all the winners here.
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Blogger’s Quilt Festival
The International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas begins this week. This is one of my favorite shows to attend. It’s huge! It draws people from around the world. There are so many things to see that you can walk down the same aisle several times and see something new each time. You can see the…
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Embrace Version 3, continued
I was blessed to have time in my studio again today. Okay, it’s my fault that this week was so busy. I insisted on not one, but two trips to Ikea. Poor hubby. He spoils me and I like it! Anyway, I spent more time replacing colors. Considering the fact that I never work in…
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Embrace Version 3
Last night I cleared off my work table and began reworking “Embrace.” This time I started with yellow-oranges on the right and I plan on loosely gradating the colors to yellow-greens on the left. I didn’t get quite finished, but I think I’m liking this direction much more that the hand-dyed version. But it will…
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It’s a blustery day
Today is a blustery day. Weather.com said winds were up to 35 mph, although I heard up to 50 mph on the news. When we went on our hour-long walk this morning, there were no other walkers on the path. I wanted to go to Ikea today, but decided to postpone it. DH was all…
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Embrace Version 2
I’m not so sure I like working in black and white alone, so I decided to put the first version of Embrace up on the design wall so I could look at it a while. Back to my fabric stash. This time I pulled out a generous stack hand-dyed fabric. It was pretty much my…
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Auditioning fabrics and ideas
Today was all about auditioning fabrics. I made some guesses and filled in all my shapes, but I definitely think I’ll need to do some editing. Some areas seem too dark. In some areas I think two fabrics visually merge together, which I think I want to avoid. I was thinking about how much I…
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Enjoying the fabric
Today I enjoyed running my fingers through my fabric stash and pulling out every black and white print that I could find. For this first experiment, I wanted to try eliminating color and just enjoy the variety of prints and the perceived shades of gray that they create. I started cutting some of the pieces.…
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Revisiting Embrace
I’ve decided it is time for me to quit being lazy and quit making excuses. It’s time for me to get back to experimenting. Experimenting is great because, from the start, it gives you permission to fail. Some experiments will work out and some won’t. Either way, it’s okay because you’re learning something. Unlike starting…