Close Up Front

Details tell a lot, and I often take them in case I enter the work in an exhibition that is juried. I try to show the quilting, but also the printing complexity. Plus, they make a good little composition. 
 

Late Afternoon

I'm trying to visit studio two every day, and since the massive snowfall missed Rochester, there was no excuse to stay in studio one.  After assembling the last project, I reconfigured a class demo that I quite liked. The strong shadows came along, confusing the design. But it was time to go anyway.
 

Dusk

The morning was in the home studio on the longarm, the afternoon in the away studio. I got a lot finished, and left just at the sun was setting. This is the view  our my studio windows, about a block from the Art Gallery and minutes from the heart of downtown. 
 

Straight Edge

Those who piece with traditional blocks have a built in square side. This particular design, where I use a grid to select sections gives me that square edge. Which comes in handy when I set it up to quilt. I can lock the vertical (or horizontal) movement to tack down those sides. After that, it's freestyle.
 

Closer Look

No matter how carefully I shoot the photos of my scarves, I know that daylight -- and cloudy light even better -- works to translate the perfect color for the pieces on my website store. So, here is what I sent to someone who asked "just what is the green color?". Leaves for comparison!
 

Back at the Design Wall

It was good to get back to the studio this week. Slow progress on this piece, and I hope to get it connected tomorrow. What was a collection of demonstration prints at Hudson River Valley Workshops this summer has turned out to be a good set to work with. I've named it Player Piano. 
 

Beer (Cup) Party

Before I leave the stack of photos from Art Quilt Tahoe, I should show you all this. It is a view of the "tower" that we used to lay our wet prints flat. Yes, that's a double beer cup for spacers between the foam insulation boards. It's a great system in a pinch. But we still were waiting for the beer.
 

Salad Du Jour

I'd taken an armload of scarves to Tahoe and returned with just a handful. They are now parked on my website shop. I'll make more, as I love to gift them for the holidays. Which you might, too. This on is "Salad Du Jour" which is just what I need after indulging in desserts all week. 

 

Glance Back

My trip from Tahoe to Rochester took 30 hours, an overnight in the airport, and funky food. But I wanted to leave you with an image of two of the work tables, and their prints. All pieces that emerged were magical, fun, high chroma, and inventive. Thank you all who were with me there for my refreshing week!
 

The Print

A printing workshop is just that -- printing. A couple of people in the class asked for learning the language of printing as their top goal. It's the first I've been asked to highlight that. And we did.
 

What We Do For Fun

Art Quilt Tahoe is like many retreats for creatives. We get a group together, explore a process or project, and practice as much as time allows. This is a typical scene, and boy, did we make great prints!