We really worked, and the method became very interesting. I would work on the quilt awhile, then Kay, then me etc. Our starting place was a Rosie Lee Tompkins quilt Yesterday, day 3, we worked about nine hours and Kay got up early to do the very last bit, which she’s working oneven as I […]
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QUILTING RETREAT, DAY 2
Jack watched over us today on a trip to the Goodwill (a few more shirts…) and out for a coffee. We switched the collaborative quilt around…I stopped and Kay started. Meanwhile we took a break and had a lavender wand tutorial…
Quilting Time…
Well the Seattle quilters stopped by briefly on their way to Sisters for the big week of classes and the quilt show…just to say hi since I’m not going with them this year but quilting is the week’s activity for me too. After a quick visit to the carwash (I LOVE the carwash) I took […]
July 4th, An American Day
And ours began at the beach with a bike ride Lily Whipple rode her UNICYCLE in the Gleneden Beach parade and won 1st place!! and after a lovely sunny day and a typical American meal (ribs—yum Mark) corn, pasta salad…down at Jim & Carol’s, (and Carol’s 4th of July cake) we ventured out to the […]
RADIUS 25, 2010
Roger and I were the jurors this year for the Radius 25 show at Bush Barn Art Center…artists living and working within 25 miles of Salem. Last night was the opening at which we had to give “remarks.” We stood up of the stairs to speak and I got these shots of the crowd..will go […]
LIVING THE CREATIVE LIFE: MARTHA CURRY
Martha Curry has been working as an interior designer since 1980. Today I sat in her beautiful and serene house, and she talked about the design process, her own strengths…one of which is her amazing eye (“that’s what I have to sell–my eye”), her methods of working with clients. Her well-edited home interior makes me […]
Living the Creative Life: Nancy Lindburg
Nancy Lindburg is a remarkable person. In her public career at the Salem Art Association and the Oregon Arts Commission, she worked tirelessly to promote the notion of regional arts in a region that sometimes undervalues its own. She saw to it that many many artists had a chance to be included in the “process” […]
A Great Bike Ride…
We were up in White Salmon over the weekend visiting Jennifer and George and Fanny and on Sunday we took a pretty stunning bike ride on the Oregon side…from Hood River to Mosier on the old Columbia RiverHwy built 1913-1922. We rode up a “gentle incline” ( as per Jennifer…I almost collapsed, but if even […]
The Reason to Make Baby Quilts…
. Meet Sawyer on the quilt I made for him last summer..isn’t he too much!? (The quilt is made out of men’s shirts.)
Last Gig at the Annex
What a nice last day! Sonia Allen came and did a mini print workshop with a group of 6 where did did the simplest possible print methods and what total fun. Here’s Sonia We had all prepared our “plates” for first embossing and then a simple intaglio-like process. Here’s what it looked like: After the […]
On The Way 