September Activities

During the month of September I reserved a couple of weeks for vacation to a destination that has been on my bucket list for a while. I'll be blogging about that over the next few days. But here are a few good news items I wanted to share that have happened in the last few weeks.

I'm hearing reports that the show of the Crossing Oceans Textile Artists, on the theme of Nature, was a success at at Carrefour de Patchwork Europe. My Spanish friend Cecilia Gonzales, who was teaching there, sent photos of my pieces. It is a reminder to me of how much better quilts look on a gallery wall with appropriate lighting, rather than the pipe and drape of quilt shows. Cecilia and her sister Merce do some fabulous textile work. I met them last year when I was teaching in France, and did a blog post about their work. You can view it here.  Their website is www.desedamas.com.

A blogger from the UK, named Annelize, has done a very detailed blog post about our show, with very good quality photos. 

"Encore" was juried into the Infinity Art Gallery fibre art show. Just follow that link to see all the works in the show.

I was very pleased that "Returning 2", my donation to this year's SAQA Auction, sold on day one of Section 2 of the auction, raising $750 for SAQA. The auction continues for two more weeks, so have a look at the link and consider purchasing one of these one foot squares to help raise the profile of the art quilt and support exhibitions around the world. 

After my vacation I holed up in my office for most of the week, working on the pattern for my next line of fabrics. I thought I had finished the job before I left for vacation, but when the fabric scans became available I had issues with the colour loading properly. I've learned a lot this week and am feeling just a bit more confident with Electric Quilt.

I've also spent a lot of time cutting up fabric for promotional events, give-aways, and for sale. I've already had one give-away on Facebook of the Autumn Harvest line.

I've been thinking a lot lately how much activity I am engaged in on Facebook compared to my blog. So if you are on Facebook and also a reader of my blog, please do come and friend me on Facebook.

The Fall teaching season has begun so I'll be quite busy teaching for the next two months. When I get some time I'd like to make something with this colour way of my fabric line.

Infinity Art Gallery's Annual Art Quilt Show: I'm a Finalist

Infinity Art Gallery's annual international on-line Art Quilt Show opened today. I've just learned that I'm a finalist in the show.

"Curtain Call 2" is one of 36 works accepted. This is my third consecutive year having work in this show.

Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and enjoy the show.

Jet Lagged but Happy

In the wee hours of the morning we returned from a two-week vacation in Italy.  As many of you know, I was scheduled to teach at the new Abruzzo School of Creative Art in Abruzzo, Italy, later this month.  Although a small number of the classes offered at Abruzzo will be running, most (including mine) did not have sufficient registrations.  Given how much my husband and I love Italy, we decided to go anyway.  This time our travels took us far off the beaten path to the villages and countryside of Umbria, and the villages and gardens of Lazio.  Wild poppies were in bloom across Italy when we arrived, and I took the above photo in the olive groves along the winding road to the hilltop town of Terni.  Over the next week I will be blogging with photos of the many amazing sites I saw.

While I was on vacation, I learned that my quilt "In the Act", which you have now seen many times, took Second Place in the Infinity Art Gallery's International Fiber Art Show.

To see all the prize winners, and to read what Juror Margot Lovinger wrote about my work, click on this link.  To see all the works in the show click on this link.

That's two awards for "In the Act" within weeks.  I am thrilled and honoured to have been chosen.

Stay tuned for some gorgeous photos coming up.  Now I need a nap.

Standing Ovation has Found a Show!!!

Pardon my excitement, but I am so totally delighted to announce that "Standing Ovation" has found a show!!! It was one of 32 artworks selected from 160 entries to Infinity Gallery's on-line International Fibre Art show. You can view the entire show on-line at the links I've provided above. "Standing Ovation" will also be on display at the Invitational Show of teacher's work at Quilt Canada/Quilt Ontario in London, Ontario from May 24-28. You may recall that I blogged (Understanding Juror's Decisions) a couple of months ago about the four entries I made to Quilt Canada's National Juried Show, of which two were accepted and two declined. "Standing Ovation" was one of the declined pieces, but still remains my favorite piece of the four I entered, and that is why I submitted it to the Invitational Show of teacher's work instead. It is particularly gratifying for me to have this piece appreciated at an art show, and a wonderful lesson on why we should never let a rejection get us down.