On View at Geisel Gallery at Legacy Tower

My work awaits the crowd. On view through October, you can visit early or late (7-7) weekdays, or Saturday 10-2. Love seeing the works converse across the room. I just hope they are talking about me.

Blank Canvas

The start for hanging. This time my work will be at the Geisel Gallery at Legacy Tower (formerly the Bausch and Lomb Headquarters) for the month of October. The layout is finished, and for once, I won't have to do the installation. Relax time.

Simsbury Duo

Saturday's class had this dynamic duo. Dwight and Maureen tackled the New Big Leaf at the Sew Inspired quilt shop in Simsbury, Connecticut. You can see the great space, and how dedicated all were to work like mad. Don't let that fool you, we had time for lots of laughs.

Super Moon Eclipse

There is more surface design, all my favorites, here in a detail of "Pink Leaf 4 (yellow)" which gets boxed and shipped tomorrow for the Fiber Currents / Current Fiber show. Good to see things clearly and close up.

White Space

I've been printing fabric with a lot of white (at least I am trying to keep the white) and I refer to these random shots with color streaking through -- to hold white ground that shows it all off. Takes a restrained hand. We'll explore this next weekend at Studio Schweinfurth Oct 3-4 "Surface Design Sampler". There's still room to join us!

Can't Get Enough Leaves

I'll be at Sew Inspired in Simsbury, Connecticut for Saturday's "New Big Leaf" workshop, and this little painting by Connie Ehindero may be the color inspiration. See at the MAG's Clothesline festival.

Upcoming Workshop in Saranac Lake

This October 7th I'll be in Saranac Lake doing a workshop "Improv Sketches in Quilt Design" for Art at the Pink House. We'll be working small (I know, hard to imagine ME working small -- this one is 12" x 20") with tips and techniques for compositions that will be delightful small works. Join me!

Re Orient

"Orcas Over Saturna" is going to a new home. I was asked by the owner-to-be if I could turn it one quarter and allow it to sit that way. Sure, and it looks more like the orca is diving. How funny. Good design is good no matter how it is turned.

Moving Thickened Dye

I've got a new trick, and I can't wait to share it with my class this October in Auburn, New York. I'm about to pull a print on fabric using my PATented plate. Want to know how? Gotta be in the class! (And if you guess, keep it under your hat).

Color Comparison

I've printed this fat quarter, then let the one on the left sit for 4 hours before washing, the middle is unwashed, the right is overnighted before washing. Not much difference to my eyes. So, looks like that 4 hours wait for the dye to set is all I need.

Monoprinting for Auburn's Class

I'm doing more printing in the run up to the class at the Schweinfurth Art Center the first weekend in October. This is a quarter yard that has been soda soaked. I've more to put on it, a few more layers of color.