Oh, For Time

Here's one detail of a piece of linen. There are just a couple of pieces left, and I think that if I had time and solitude, this would be the one I'd like to stitch. But that is not time I have, so this has gone. I'll have to make more. 

 

Never Tire

Here's an example of a piece that started months ago. Maybe even a year back. I know because the screen is no longer around. But last week I returned to add more, mainly color. That little white tag means it's on the website for sale. (If I don't snag it and keep it for myself.)
 

Did I Forget Sunday?

I sat down tonight to see that I missed yesterday. Egads! Sunday was a posting marathon for my online shop. Took me mid-morning to after dinner, but managed to input a dozen silk scarves, about three dozen linen pieces, and about 16 more yards of printed cotton. Must be why I forgot about to post.
 

Linen as Well

I've a few pieces of linen on my drying rack shuffled in the cottons. Most all are washed out, which takes three long cycles. But I don't have to stand and watch them, I can go about sewing up the scarves, ironing the rest, and whittling down my pile of "need to finish" pieces. That's the fun part.
 

Scarves Galore

I've been printing silk scarves for the website store. My goal to have them ready by Sunday. It was time. I've got fabric printed and in the queue, as well as linen. When these are added, I'll be on to next year's calendar. Tonight? Ice cream celebration. Late. but not too late. Right Joan?
 

Happy Family of Artists

I don't offer the same photo to IG and FB, but this is an exception. It's an amalgam of the friends who were on my three week journey out west. I had a ball --  rain, shine, snow, and power outage. Happy thanks to everyone who shares their family with me. 

 

Color Check

I had an unwashed test of all the colors I used teaching at PNWAS in Coupeville. I added the 4 week-old dye paste I saved in the fridge and tested them (upper colors) against the colors I used in the class (bottom swiped colors).  Seems just the magenta and turquoise weakened. Good to go! 
 

Welcome Home

It was inevitable, snow that is. And I do live where the inevitable happens. So, let's look for a melt down so I can go out and put my garden to bed. Then I'm back to printing more fabric.
 

Daylight Color

 

The week in Coupeville, Washington hadn't enough daylight available to see just how spectacular the landscape is. So, I've made plans to (tentatively) return in July 2023. It will be lighter longer, warmer, and still charming. And I want to print the colors that surround this beautiful part of the world.

Good Bye Coupeville

We had a good week to print. Being the last of the season had its oddities, but we weathered the storm, made stuff dry between the rain, and found a few more tricks for printing. Thanks for the intrepid souls who joined me for the week in Coupeville at the Pacific Northwest Art School. I'll be back!
 

Phases of the Moon

A graphic of the Beaver Moon and the lunar eclipse might be found in this yard game. Let's just say that this is way clearer than the moon that was clouded over where I am in the Pacific Northwest. Happy full moon to those who are lucky to see it.

Side Trip to Marcia Derse

Marcia Derse lives close to where the Pacific Northwest Art School class is in Coupeville. So, today was a field trip to visit her studio and talk to her about her fabric designs. Her design sense and catalog of images is vast. And to hear her speak about the work is priceless. Thank you Marcia!
 

Wish We Had This Everywhere

My studio visit to Karen's let me see her drying rack in person. It is two shelf units made into one, and uses foam insulation boards to hold the fabric. It's a modification of my crude system, and much more elegant. Wish I could travel with this, it would come in handy this week. 
 

Orange You Glad

"Here Comes the Sun" is an exhibition curated by Joe Cunningham for the Iowa Quilt Museum in Winterset, Iowa. My work "Oregon Rain" was a response to orange, a pick for Joe. I'm in great company. It's there till January 23, 2022.
 

Available Light

And they're off! We were intrepid, that's for sure. Starting with Dark, in the Dark, and working with what we had, we made a good day of it. Yes, the heat did come back, as well as the electric, but not till the end of our day. No matter, tomorrow we're ready!
 

Start IN Dark

I named the workshop that starts tomorrow at Pacific Northwest Art School START WITH DARK. Little did I know we'd have a blackout. But I'm ready, electric or no.

Bird Sketch

The big blob on the branch is a golden eagle. Yes, it really is. No, my picture doesn't capture details. But take my word for it. And note that you can't always have the picturesque memory of what was seen -- just a place holder for what occurred. Call it a sketch.
 

A Day Out

After a rain, a walk around leads me collecting leaves and plant images again, as well as these buds. I'll be looking for images to use this week for printing fabric, and this will serve as one of the motifs. Glad I photographed this for later.
 

Design Within Color

Portland's Design Within Reach store showcases the upholstery collection with a "one of each" selection board. Wouldn't it be great to rearrange this for them? 
 

The Fun Never Ends

I was fortunate to work in an off site studio for a class today, and what a treat to work with another eye for printing this. The demo was on printing with a large image and small, loose image. I had fun, was allowed to "do my thing" and they had fun as well. A good day!
 

Seeing Dots

I started the day thinking about a lecture I'm set to give about motifs. So, I started collecting dots. These hit me when I visited the Portland Museum's exhibit on the Nabis. Right smack in the middle is a scarf with polkas. Dots galore!
 

Roosting

The crows draped themselves in these trees, had their cocktail hour, then flew away to roost. For me, it is my down time in Portland. I'll roost here a few days, then fly away again. So, the journey continues.
 

Runway of Love

Patrick Kelly's fashion exhibition is at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Yes, it's light hearted, and yes, it's fashion, but yes, it's textile and PRINTING. So, I'm just thrilled to see pattern, shape, and three dimension design.
 

At the Water's Edge

I've made it to the Monterey Coastline in the sweetest town there is. I see why California has such a pull for so many. And it is my good fortune to be able to visit. More sights tomorrow.

 

Something Great

There was something great about this week. Maybe it is that we got to print. Or that we could cook up some great new technique. But I think it was that we could once again gather and commiserate about how to make art. Thank you, Art Quilt Tahoe for providing the chance to do all of this.
 

No Place for Ordinary

The class is still for a moment just to gather and take a class photo. Behind them is about 400 yards of fabric in various stages of printing. Yes, it was a five day class compressed into four, but we did an enormous amount in that time. Bravo to this group and thank you.
 

We Have a Winner

Art Quilt Tahoe raffled off my quilt that was the basis for the T-shirt design I made. Robin was as thrilled as I was knowing that we'd met before. And she was a fan of my fabric. This is a whole cloth I quilted and finished just for Art Quilt Tahoe this year.
 

Connect the Dots

Jan is making these dots work every which way. It's a wonderful exploration of using a motif to the max. We've one more day of printing madness, so we'll see what the next iteration of these dots is. 
 

Wave Back at Ya!

My class was really cooking at the end of day two for Art Quilts Tahoe. With 20 people in the room, we fit this large hall very well. Tomorrow we'll dig in to silkscreens and compositions. What a place to work with fun and welcoming people.