A most wonderful gift came today from Maggie Jarman, a student and enthusiastic quilter from the UK. She has seen my work at The Festival or Quilts and asked if she could write an article on me. This is a publication of her group The Quilters Guild. Thank you Maggie, it's swell!
Contemporary Art Quilter Pat Pauly's random thoughts and excursions made public.
Monday, September 22, 2025
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Where Do You Get Inspired?
I'm circling back to the exhibit "The Art of the Book & Paper" and this illustration used in a book. What intrigues me is the dress -- a collaged image mimicking the shape and function of a dress -- for how I might make fabric to make used in garments. This inspires me to print and to compose with large motifs.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Never the Twain
I've two works to go to respective shows, left for the members show at RoCo, right for the silent auction for Quilts=Art=Quilts. But not before I have some fun joining them to see possibilities I'll not grab. Another time, another set.
Friday, September 19, 2025
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.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
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.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
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.
Monday, September 15, 2025
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.
Sunday, September 14, 2025
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.
Saturday, September 13, 2025
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.
Friday, September 12, 2025
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.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
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.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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.
Monday, September 8, 2025
Street Presence
Needing a little signage for outside the entry door to the Anderson Arts Building here. I took an Ikea tray, screwed it to the brick wall, added adhesive backed letters and called it done. It joins an eclectic mix of other signs just as creative in their execution. Now I need to replace the little tray.
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Full (Corn) Moon
This is as 'corny' as you can get for this month's full 'corn' moon. After I was away for a few weeks, and the home temps reaching into the 90s-100s, I had to pull the dead stuff and replant the planters on the front step. These blossoms haven't budged for weeks. Must be happy. Neither have I!
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Final Set
I assembled the banner with few pieces, just enough rearranging to make it hold together. So grateful to have the space to lay this out and work easily on it. Made all the difference to be able to mark, cut, measure. And that large 6' ruler came in handy. It's delivered; I'll get an install shot when it's ready.
Friday, September 5, 2025
On to Design
Two recent prints and one earlier one are stacked on the design wall. I've printed to 7 ounce painters cotton canvas, and will be making a banner 90" x 32" for a book store. The colors are the wall colors, and yes, it's bright! Now that the wall is clear, I can really stretch out.
Thursday, September 4, 2025
The Design Wall Today
Here's what I left on the wall today. I've added height to this to balance the width. Now that it's all together, I can get it in the queue for finishing. It'll be about 6 feet and some after quilting. Haven't a name as yet, but I see people in it, perhaps traveling somewhere.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Canvas to Start
The second project I'm printing is for a banner for a book store. Matching the vibe of the store's color scheme is intended. I've more to do to compose, but I wanted the raw material to give me alternatives,
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Special Prints
A fellow quilt artist asked for particular fabrics, mainly light toned, but with interesting texture or line. I've made half dozen, some might work, some not. It's so hard to know what is wanted, and what is in mind. I hope one or two will work. This is scraped, screened, rubbed.
Monday, September 1, 2025
Normandy Off on Its Own
I received a lovely image of Normandy in its new home, a permanent place. It is on the left here, as it was seen at the Festival of Quilts early August. An interested buyer loved it, and I brought it home to ship to the west coast. Normandy was a break-through for me, and I'm happy it will be appreciated by others.
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