Honoring a Painter

Last night the Naples Historical Society,  located south of Rochester, honored their citizen, Ira Randall (1903-1986). He left hundreds of landscapes painted during his lifetime, with the practice of completing one work each day. The lively lecture was in the grange hall built in 1923, a work in itself.
 

Chalk Earns Its Keep

A small work for Quilts=Art=Quilts exhibit on the design wall. I wanted to place a free floating window, and to get the location, so I chalked both the shape and then the placement on the background. Next, I cut out the shape from the background and laid it on foreground, cutting an additional 1/2" seam. I think.
 

The Art of the Book & Paper

The opening of the exhibition of "The Art of the Book & Paper" at the Rochester Public Library had over 100 works on view. I must return to get a better look, but here are a few snippets. It was fabulously overwhelming, and the craft and artistry is superb. More ideas for more ideas.
 

Fun Time is Over

With handwork, I move to the dining table to sew. My incentive is a movie. So this gathering of the blue glass and hydrangeas will have to skedaddle. I'm eager to get the last large work on the longarm, and word has it there is a lineup forming. 
 

Waiting in the Wings

My waiting wall is for trying out stuff that calls from poking through prints for the main design wall, but strike me and ask for consideration. The right one will be sent to Quilts=Art=Quilts for their silent auction (a mini-me for what I'll be showing there) and the left for the ROCO member's show. When I'm done.
 

Left on the Design Wall

It's always waiting for me, that last bit to finish. I've got most of this together and if I can haul my sorry self out to Studio 301 tomorrow, I'll get it ready to quilt. Then I need to turn my attention to two smaller projects and some administrative tasks. Not in that order though. 
 

Shenanigans

Today's entertainment included workshops in conjunction with the 54th annual Turtle Hill Music Festival here in Rochester, NY. Among the serious, technical, harmonic, and though provoking sessions was this one from two music therapists. We all got a bit of good deserved therapy! My day off was fun.
 

One Last Week

My exhibition of 12 works at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts enters its last week this week on September 20th, and then I'll welcome them home. It is an honor to be seen is such a lovely venue, and with such care that the staff has given to the installation. 
 

Lecture Today

The Genesee Valley Quilt Club is the Rochester New York mothership for countless quilt groups in the surrounding region. They've been around for over 80 years, and today's lecture was by Jean McCleary on her technique for translating her photographs to contemporary art quilts. Always news, always fun.
 

Banner Installed

Looking as though it was made for the space, the banner was installed this week. And looks great because it WAS made for the space. At about 8' wide, it was to incorporate the very clear colors of the room. The book store's banner and was printed on 7 0z cotton canvas with fiber reactive dye.
 

Evolution on the Wall

 

Over the last week I've moved parts of this around. I think I'm finished fleshing it out, and now I need to assemble or build it. Finishing comes with the chance to mess up the connections, the proportions, and smooth out the joints. In short, to change the energy that the rough set contains. We'll see.