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The AAQI November auction showcases twelve beautiful quilts by twelve world-renowned quilt artists. Last year $14,000 were raised from the November auction. Let’s see it bring in even more money this year! The video that accompanied this post is not longer available. In the end AAQI raised $1,000,000! Remember there are many more quilts for… Continue reading Spectacular quilts by generous people!

We have heard many nice comments about our show at The Frame Maker. There is still time to view the wonderful art quilts of Sue Atlas, as well my Photograph on Fiber pieces, in The Frame Maker’s gallery; the show closes October 31, 2012. This is one of the Photograph on Fiber pieces that didn’t… Continue reading Gallery and Golf

Enjoying a little cool around 5:30 this morning as I said “See you later” to my husband, I looked down on the front porch to see this male praying mantis. My house cats noticed it too which explained the difficulty in moving them away from the door as I tried to re-enter to get the… Continue reading Cats, critters, and inspiration

Here is a Photo on Fiber piece I made to thank my landscape contractor for our beautiful new back garden. It is titled “Tenacious” and if you have ever had to deal with unwanted ivy (and in our case Morning Glory and ivy) you know exactly how this piece got its name! It is a… Continue reading New Photograph on Fiber

I recently mailed off my latest Priority: Alzheimer’s Art Quilt to AAQI. I hope you will help spread the word especially when thinking of gift giving. These tiny quilts make a lovely addition to a home and office. They are a gift when they are donated and a gift when purchased and given again. Thanks… Continue reading Art quilts – gifts both ways!

I’m excited that another one of my little landscape quilts is on the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative’s auction block, starting October 1. As usual, there are many wonderful quilts up for auction and for sale on the AAQI website. If this piece looks familiar, that’s because it is a smaller version of my other work,… Continue reading AAQI October Auction

After spending three days vacationing at the Grand Canyon, I’m back home with a head and memory card full of inspiration! I will be using some of my photos in my Photograph on Fiber series If you’ve never been to the Grand Canyon, I highly recommend going!

I’m very excited that some of my artwork will be on display alongside my friend Sue Atlas’ art quilts during the month of October in The Frame Maker showroom gallery. I hope you’ll let me know if you get a chance to stop in and view the exhibit. Location – 3102 Reynard Way, San Diego,… Continue reading Art Quilts and Photograph on Fiber Show

I set recent purchases out on my table along with a piece of fabric I had just painted and discovered I’m going through a green (Citron, to be exact) phase. Do you ever find yourselves working in color phases? Do you think it is good to be in a color phase or is it more… Continue reading A green thing…

The fabric featured in this new video will be donated to the San Diego Quilt Show auction to benefit their 2012 charity – Girl Scouts San Diego. SDQS begins this Wednesday evening with a preview event and then runs Thursday, September 13 – Saturday, September 15th. Besides the piece from the video I’ll be donating… Continue reading A new hand painted fabric video