Idea File

I like the way this pallet was used to highlight the businesses. Have to remember this for the next recycled project. Or if I run a building with many users.

Hanging Around

I use wide pocket drape rods, minus their plastic brackets, to hang my works. The rods are aluminum, painted, and have a hole in them at either end. The fact that they are expandable is perfect for my quilt du jour changes.

Bookmarked Marble

Downtown at the County Clerk's office was where I had to be today, but my eye was distracted by the incredible marble on the walls. It is almost unreal. And beautiful. Makes me want to get out the dye pots and do some monoprinting. Might just do that.

First Signature for 2013?

Pink Leaf 5, for lack of a better title, is now signed and hanging in the hall. I believe it is the first finished piece this year. But, I think that I have some other things to get done first, then I can work from the design wall. That is all right. This summer will be much more agreeable for work.

At the Windsor Whips Gallery

My Mummies Merged is now seen in a show in Windsor, New York, with a total of nine artists’  works. The exhibit is titled “Fantastic Fiber Art and Bewitching Baskets” and is on view until April 13, 2013.

Flor from Nancy

My friend, Nancy, noticed this Flor rug and snapped a shot that I am sharing (okay with you, Nancy?). This is a group of carpet squares, each about 2 feet square, and arranged in a way that reminds me of a woven or pieced bit of fiber art.

Graphic Image

That little postcard you hand out for your show, or that announcement for your group, is always an important part of your identity. And these cards live on and on, sometimes resurfacing and reconnecting. Artists' cards are always works of art in themselves.

Icons Section

"George" is peeking out of the "People & Portraits" book by Martha Seilman. I just got my copy in the mail. It is part of the series called Art Quilt Portfolio. George has some very nice company.

Suspended Art

I came across this series of frames that hang selected artworks at the Village Gate located in Rochester, New York. Nice idea, but maybe needs more oomph. Hmmm, maybe some fiber art for the out of doors?

Sideways

 

This photo wants to be sideways, perhaps to illustrate the charm and talent of Susie Seligman and Pat Machamer, who are in their EXTREMELY colorful booth at the AQS Lancaster show. Big, bold, beautiful.

Time for Lunch

The Lancaster Central Market is a stone's throw from the AQS quilt show at the Marriott, and full of great inexpensive and tasty food. A few souvenirs as well. Designed by James Warner, it has stood and operated continuously since 1889.