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Travels in Florida

April 4, 2019 admin

Hello,

I got home form sunny Florida on Sunday and arrived in a snow storm. The trip was beautiful and exciting. I spent five days with Chris T in Brenton Florida. She is a great hostess and took me to see the Museum of Whimsy. It was a visual overload with so much to look at that I felt a bit overwhelmed. The flying pig is from that museum and a very small portion of what the museum has to offer. Then it was off to the Ringling museum with a different feel altogether. It is divided into three separate museums. The actual circus stuff and the art collection is where we spent most of our time. The dioramas where full of amazing detail, like this one of the big top. I had not considered all the parts that went into running a Circus including, black smiths, adverting men and costume repair folks along with cooks and performers. It was a delight. Chris’s son took us out on his boat into the Gulf to see the sun set one night. it was glorious. Chris took me to the Museum of Southern Florida where I watched a great talk/demonstration on Manatees among many other things. This fellow is set for release back into the wild soon.

I enjoyed the Village of the Arts where her shop is located. It was fun to explore and see wonderful art at every turn. Ihelped in Chris’s gallery two days too.

. We walked the Mangrove grove shore on Sunday morning. There were lots of interesting plant forms there. Chris’s home is on the water and we got to see lots of close up of wonderful shore birds, every morning and evening .

Then we went off to Gulfport and I moved in with Cris W. Susan, Cris and I spent a day at Fort Desoto on the beach and had a good time relaxing, drawing and watching the passing birds. I did collect shells too.

Cris took time to teach Susan, Carolyn, Laura and myself how to do Boiled Books. I was apically happy with how mine came out. This shots shows the plants that created the white on this page.

Susan and I painted fabric and work on projects in her garden several days. We went to exercise class, drawing on Wednesday eve and did the Gulfport editable garden tour. I learned a lot on with that experience.

I even got up twice to see the sun rise over the water. I had a wonderful time. I feel so fortunate to have such nice folks to visit.

This week was the first on the month and there was a QuEG’s meeting on Tues. Angela has been making books. Thirteen last month! This is one of her Secret Belgium binding ones. Corrine shared her Coptic stitch binding books too. I think we are headed for a book play day in the future.

Susan was busy getting ready for The Surface Design Conference with a series of small color based quilts. This one is Green. She also had red, yellow and blue ones in similar fashion. Great fun with letter forms and color I think. Sally made a table runner for the holiday this month.

Liz shared her new mystery block project with us. Lots of color here. She also had her 6X6 entries for the Rochester Art Center ready to ship.

There was also a Diva meeting on Tuesday evening. This is Anne’s work on machine drawing and quilting. I really like the quiet dignity of this work.

Mary shared her women project. They are all to be stretched and will all have portions that hang off the side. There were ten of them. That is a lot of work.

Regina presented her gorgeous snow dyed work! She really can get great colors! Noel brought a crazy quilt she is working on and this rework of one of her older pieces. They are very impressive groups and I find them stimulating.

Progress Report:Icarus I think I’m just about ready to launch into the figure for this work . I keep fiddling with the position of the body parts but feel now I can at least begin the wings this week. That way I can still play with the body if I want.

Collections VI I keep collection and adding things to the surface of this piece. I have lots of stuff of Moms I can use here. No stitching yet, but that will begin soon.

Jacket I have been frozen with this piece for a while so I took it to the meetings on Tue and got some advice. I now have a few ideas on how to go forward. That is one of the best parts of belonging to groups of fellow artists.

3 X 3 A-1 I finished this block while I was in Florida. I will work into it more when it is joined with its sisters and I can see what needs to be built up.

A-2 I moved into this one when I finished the work on A-1. This is my last block and I will soon move into the next phase.

Sea Stars

This work grew out of leftovers from Wave and the SDQA starfish block I did for their auction. I find that my mind sometimes just keep asking “What If?” and away I go on the next project.

The Card project has changed. It grew out of the Florida connection. We meant and decided to change the focus to Childhood Memories. I realized I could not do collage to fulfill this project so I am changing my approach too. I plan to work larger and to do painted fabric and machine drawing to solve the problems presented. Over the core of time it should help my machine drawing skills too.

Keep Creating

Carol

3X3, Auction pieces 12 " X 12", Label Cards, Mom VI, Puck, WAVE

Inching Toward Spring

March 14, 2019 admin

Hello,

It has been a quiet week for me. Sometimes we need fallow times to catch up with ones self. I did spring clean out of the closets and that sort of thing with a big run to the Rescue Mission and I am feeling being a little lighter. The weather is improving too. On my walk today I heard lots of different bird songs and noted four different flocks of Canadian Geese in migration flights north. These things plus lengthening days of sun light mean spring is coming.

Progress Report: Shore Line This work is 16” w X 32” l. I did a lot of hand work on this piece and it is my solution to Cris’s challenge. The white is like the egg sack that we picked up on the beach that was the basis of the challenge.Then I added a little challenge for my self. Angela gave me a box of items and I tried to use a lot of the trims and items from that box on this piece . The white bead like items came from her box as well as the ribbons and shells.The starfish too.

Starfish II This work is 12” X 12” and my entry for the QSDA auction for next year. I just seem to get going on theme and keep at it. I used the big starfish that was too big for the fist work and added two smaller ones on this piece.

6 X 6 These three works are my entry for the 6X6 fund raiser for the Rochester Arts Center. I had fun playing with these small works and experimenting.

3 X 3 C-1 This blocks location is the upper right hand corner of the piece. I am enjoying to process and it is going smoothly.

3 X 3 B-1 This is the next block in the series. It is the for the center of the top row. I am enjoying this daily practice project.

Here is a shot of all of the blocks so far. There are two blocks that have not even been started. They are the top and middle block of the far left row.( white here)

Wave This is the new background for the wave word. The contrast is much better. Here is a shot of the old background.

Icarus Because I cannot waste a single thing- the old background for wave will become the background for my Icarus quilt. I am taking the Aloft challenge from QSDA and this is what I want to play with. I am working on a drawing for the figure at this time.

Collection VI Mom I was pawing through my tins when I was looking for stuff for the 6X6 cards and came across items that my Mon had made and given me. The little dog and sail boat were the bib parts on some rompers that I wore as a toddler. So I am honoring her with this collection piece.

Puck I also came across this piece and due to some more recent purchases of roving I had the colors I needed to finish up the felting step of this piece. I intend to add some stitches to it to add detail.

Cards The Brain I have been thinking

about the brain and how it functions of late. Sometimes my thoughts seem as confused as this image and other times it is like one picture laid over another with no real connection. It is really a complex item!

This card is the representation of the scattered working of ones mind.

I will be away for the next two weeks so the next post will be April 4.

Keep creating,

Carol

3X3, Along the Shore, Creative Assistants, Finger Lakes Fiber Artist Group, Label Cards, Quilt Exploration Group (QuEGs), small god, WAVE, Word Forms

March Begins

March 7, 2019 admin

Hello,

As the photo shows we are still having winter here. The first day of March it did snow and it is alternating between sun shine and snow fall around here now. The deep blue shadows that the sun creates on the white surface never seem to lose there wonder for me.

Along with a new month there are meetings. The Finger Lakes Fiber Artists meant on Sat. This is a shot of Marcia’s quilt. We had a good meeting with lots of decisions about our future. Liz has now finished quilting her school days quilt. Angela is taking a class on line dealing with felting. She has learned how to mix the fibers and now she can create any color she wishes. Beverly shared this beauty that is full of her hand dyed fabrics. Marla shared her rug hooking project.

Pat finished this new big piece. This work is the newest piece in her series using only two fabrics that she has created. I think it is very powerful. Mary shared a work she started in a workshop on silk work. She altered it to fit what she wanted to express. QuEG’s meant on Tues. There were only three of us but we still found a lot to share. This is a shot of Corrine’s newest book cover. She also shared this beautiful scarf that is felted work on a sorry base. She had a whole collection she had purchased as gifts. The idea is worth some exploration. Angela had her Sax keys piece that she hand quilted. It is a whole cloth quilt that she created in a class at QBL two summers ago.

This is a felted and stitched book jacket that Angela did too.

The Diva’s also meant on Tues. Regina showed us this new top that she had created from three prints that she had made in a class at QBL2 . She also shared this work with indigo she has made with a stamp on top. Joan shared some collages that she is building in prep for a new work. It was a good meeting, even though attendance was small at this gathering too.

Progress Report: small god – Zapoteck This little quilt is 23” w X 32” l. It is based on a sculpture that I saw in Oaxaca at the ruins last month. All the parts are appliqued down with a wide satin stitch. I may created some more work from my photos. of other sculptures.

Shore Line This work is coming along nicely. I must have it done before the 20th of March so there is a little pressure.

Wave This is a good example of how one can see in a photo problems one can not realize when looking at the subject under natural conditions. The picture clearly shows that there is not enough contrast between the words and the background. I could not quite see that in reality. So I have pulled out new pieces for the background and I will redo it. Finding something new to apply to the quilted background however may prove to be more of a challenge.

Creative Assistants I finished up 15 more of these little guys for this summer.

Snow Dye The snow dyeing resulted in these beautiful fabrics.

Starfish I keep doing the knots on the star fish. I think this one is ready to face and apply to the background.

3 X 3 C-2 This square is mostly complete now. This bit of Daily Practice is going very well.

3 X 3 C-1 This square is about half done at this point. The process is very calming for me.

Label Cards: Bird Song Despite the snow, I have heard lots of bird songs when I have been out of doors of late. It is encouraging.

Stretching I like to stretch my mind and keep it limber. And I would disagree with this statement for the most part. But I have been know to take on more than I really should by stretching the idea too much.

Keep Creating

Carol

3X3, FAD (Fiber Art Dames), Label Cards, SAQA Blocks, small god, WAVE

Final Day of February

February 28, 2019 admin

Hello,

I know I though that I would not be posting today, but due to the heavy wet show Liz and I stayed home instead of going off to a play day. Regina said we would try again later in the spring. I did take advantage of snow and dyed some this morning . After the last batch came out so pale I really added more dye this time. I will post the results next week. FAD meant yesterday and Sharon had a lot to share. She is doing a commission of six quilts made from a woman’s clothing . I’d say it was a big challenge. This is the first.

Progress Report: Starfish II I continued to work on this second starfish piece.this week. The first is all packed and ready to ship to the SAQA auction some time next week. I may or may not finish this work any time soon as it is not due until next spring, but I always like to have a little project that I can pick up and work on if I need some think time.

small god I finally got going on this piece. It is based on a photo that I took in the museum at Monty Albume on my trip to Oaxaca. I have drawn out all the patterns and now need to cut them out in fabric and applique them on top.

Wave I am ready to start a new text piece. The word pattern is done( the white with green lines) and I made all these blue and aqua curie cut sections to cut the words from.

3 X 3 A-3 Tuesday I finished this block. So I moved right on to the next block.

3X3 C-2 This is the fifth block so I am half way along on this project now. I was a bit panicked as I thought the completed project was due at the end of March- but I learned it is not due until the end of May. I am enjoying the process.

Capture ScarvesI got busy on some new scarves when I realized that March is starting tomorrow. I am off to visit with Chris, the woman who sells these for me and so I need to have some to pass her way. These still need the fabric neck units added to them.

Label cards: Little Know Our world is so very vast I feel overwhelmed some times. There is so much I do not know about so many things. One needs to keep exploring and expanding one’s mind.

Sewing OperationsI was writing out the steps for how to use the sewing machine for the girl scouts and I realized that there are many little operations in doing simple sewing events. This is a card to honor that idea.

Keep Creating

Carol

3X3, Auction pieces 12 " X 12", Label Cards, Quilt Surface Design Assassination, Shore Lines

Winter Week

February 21, 2019 admin

Hello,

This week was a quiet one for the most part. I did go to the Associated Artists meeting on Saturday and enjoyed Julia’s talk about her collage technique. She mostly paints textured papers and uses them to create her her work. Her talk was informative.

We had a snow storm this week so I did snow dye. It was not a real successful. The yellow was power as I have used in the past. The other colors were mixed liquids and they did not take so well. Too much dilution after soaking through the snow I think. I always think experimenting is worth while however, one always learns something- even learning what does not work, increases one’s knowledge.

I had lunch with Tanya this week and she is working on Yupo paper with inks. It sure make a bright splash of color in this dark time of year.

Progress Report: Starfish This little work is 12” X 12” and is what I want to send off to the QSDS auction this year. I added the French Knots on the starfish to give it the texture I was after and add color.

This work spawned another in the same vain. I enjoyed doing the starfish so much I started a second. I see now that the starfish is too big for the background so it will have to find another home and I will have to build a different one for this project.

Scrap Happy I did finish up the quilt that I was doing for the Bed for Kids project and I passed it on to them on Tues. In doing the back for that project I discovered that I had a lot of material for making backs and so I decided to make another top to use up some of those pieces. Angela had given me a box of fabric that she no longer felt she would use. I pawed around in that box and came up with two fabrics that I though would make nice center blocks for this project. I like the fruit ladies print and the green batik she gave to me.

Shore Lines Last March when I visited Cris we took a walk along the shore and saw an egg sack of some sort and created a little challenge. I am starting to respond to that challenge now. The egg sack looked a little like the white unit on this piece.

3 X 3 C-3 This block is at a good stopping point for now. Working in this segmented fashion is difficult for me. I find that I want the units to interact with one another and the whole and so I decided this one was complete for now. When I get them all done I will look at the whole and make decisions about what if anything is needed to complete the project.

A-3 This is black 3 in column A. It does not touch the other block pictured so it is difficult to see how they relate to one another. That is part of the difficulty/challenge of working this way. The process is good for me I think and I am working excitedly on it

Label Card Live Now I think this message is good for all of us. Life is short so do not put things off.

Keep Creating

Carol

PS the post next week will be on Friday as I will be away on Thursday – weather permitting.

3X3, FAD (Fiber Art Dames), Killdeer

Valentines Day

February 14, 2019 admin

Happy Valentine’s Day,

I hope it turns out just the way you want it. I received these three valentines. One from Judy, one from Tanya and one form Marilyn. I set out a parcel of them myself. I always have fun playing with this shape and trying some new form of using bits and pieces of things to create them. I had a FAD meeting this week and folks had stuff to share. Nancy is getting ready to stretch this wonderful bit of stitchery that she brought back from Cuba a few years ago. It is so very colorful. Patti is knitting away on a scarf that she will give away to some homeless person. Judy is pulling out old projects and completing them. I love the antique fabrics she used here. We had a good time as always.

Progress Report: Killdeer This piece is 18” X 13”. The Killdeer were machine drawn and then attached to the felted background and stretched.

3 X 3- block 3-C I keep doing my daily practice on this project. I think this block in almost complete. Just a few more rows around some of the circles and I will move on to the next block.

Nylon net scarves I am off to visit my friend Chris at the end of March. She sells my capture scarves and so I cut the nylon netting to begin making some to take with me on that trip. This shows ten of the cut starts and there are five more.

Scrap Happy I visited Angelia a few weeks ago and she gave me a box of fabric that she no longer wanted in her stash. I pulled these two out of the collection and cut them to be the centers of the next scrap happy quilt. The are in 4.5” strips now and I will add 2.5” strips of scarps to both sides and then cut them into 8.5” blocks to create the rows of the quilt.

Beaded Bag I found this old project in my cleaning this week and it only needs the neck unit to finish it so that will be another of the projects that I work on this week.

Label Cards- Red In this time of gray and while, I am thinking about color. So I did a red card.

Beauty Awakens I like the idea of this message.

Keep Creating

Carol

3X3, Diva Meetings, Forest Flock, Label Cards, Quilt Exploration Group (QuEGs), Sandpipers

Upcycle

February 7, 2019 admin

Hello,

It seems like this time of year one tends to do a bit of clean out and reevaluation. I found lots of my friends using what they had to make new work this month.

I spent my Saturday last week working as a part of the Bed for Kids project here in town. Sadly there are many children in our community who do not have beds. So this group is working on bedding as a part of the goal to meet this need. I started this quilt and the top is almost complete now. It is made of a project that was passed to me. Many other women worked on creating pillow cases. Girl Scouts and a girls basketball team also showed up and created polar fleece no sew blankets. It was a lively and fun project to be a part of. I also contributed 13 quilts to this worthy project.

Both of the groups that I belong to meant on Tues. At QuEG’s , Sue Ellen showed up this top that she created as she tries to work down her stash. Dori is doing hand work on this witches hat to use up some of her trims. Victoria is also using up available materials. She is cutting up all her angora sweaters that have small wholes and making a throw with them. Susan is going through her scrap bag and building units with raw edge applique and embroidery. She has also set the limit of using red and turquoise as her main colors for this pursute. I think limiting like that can make one be very creative with other tools. Liz continues to happily quilt away on her school days piece. And Sally is making cards with one of her new sewing machine patterns. She is also experimenting with water soluble colored pencils that she had on hand. I like the directions she is exploring.

At Diva’s, Alice shared her new series. She is experimenting with India ink painting on fabric. To good effect I would say. Regina in her wonderful way completed this indigo piece this month. She really challenges herself I think. Both meetings were full of inspiring talk and interesting works. I came home all fired up again.

Progress Report: Forest Flock This quilt is 39” w X 35”l. I have been enjoying doing the thread painting of birds for a while and this time I tried doing them for a quilt. It is a bit different type of approach for me but I like to mix my techniques. The more I play with this process the more I seem to enjoy it. I keep learning little things with each attempt too. With these birds, I explored not only using the the two layers of wash away but a layer of nylon netting in the middle. I had noticed that the shapes I had created before could easily be distorted in the pinning and drying stage. The nylon net seemed to make the work more solid and helps to avoid that distortion problem. Now there may be a time when that is undesirable desirable but now the nylon netting really helps maintain the shapes that I am building.

Sandpipers The birds are attached to the shore now and I am doing some intense looking as I am not really happy with the appearance of this composition. It seems to need something in addition. I will study it over the course of the next few weeks and hope that I can find a solution that I am happy with.

3X3 This is blao B-3. The third block in row b. I finished it for the most part and placed block C-3 next to it so I could make connections. Pressing and a little more work should do the trick. The I went ahead and worked on block C-3.I have been putting in about an hour every day on this project.

Label Cards: Tied Up This week I realized how I get myself in worry knots about nonsense. Being away from the studio and such helped me get a better perspective. I hope I can continue to recognize the unimportant things and let them go.

Color Wonder In this gray time of year I am always surprised by a sudden splash of color. I could not get the pink nose of my a friends dog’s nose out of my mind so I made this card to remind myself to look with care at the world around me.

3X3, Label Cards, Sandpipers

Oaxaca Adventure

January 31, 2019 admin

Hello,

I had a wonderful time in Oaxaca Mexico. Susan was a great guide and the city was a visual feast. Every where one looked there was art. This pony sculpture was at the airport and shows a modern twist on the Alibris’s we usually connect with this area. I did visit a family workshop where they did that beautiful work. As one can see here the painted detail is amazing.

Susan, Carolyn and I went to many museums. We did the Print Museum and the Fiber Arts Museum the first day. There was a great display of Indigo stilt walker costumes there. The museum also had a display of hand stitchery on shirts from the areas in the state of Oaxaca. Each area had a unique style of clothing with unique stitching patterns. I found that specially interesting after my slow stitch class last fall. Each language group has a unique style. Susan and I went to the market and it too was a visual bombardment. Susan’s land lady brought her fresh flowers every day and after this visit I can see why. We had lunch at a Chocolate bar that day. The shake was delightful, tasty and very filling along with a chicken burrito .This shot shows how big the drink was.

I took a day trip to the ruins at Monte Alban and enjoyed the wonderful carved images and buildings. The guide explained a lot of history and was very knowledgeable. I was epically taken by this little god image in the museum and think he may be a jumping off place for some new work. ( this shot is life sized) The tour took us to a village that makes Black Pottery. Many villages in this valley specialize in one type of craftor another. This woman who is in her late 80’s has a sure hand and a good eye. She stated doing this type of work nearly 68 years ago so the fact that she does it all by eye and does not use a prepared pattern is understandable.

Susan and had a play day. I cut some of the organza we got at the market and made stencils.

Susan worked on her long Lincoln and Washington projects. The garden in their compound was beautiful. I had never seen Poinsettia that were 10 feet high before.

I drew almost every day on this trip and this is a banana plant Susan’s garden.

We visited the Stamp Museum one day and there was a good display of work using a big stamp as a base for artist interpations. I liked the idea of using stamps as units for a collage too. There was also a large collection of stamps from all over the world for ones viewing. It was a great museum. w

We went on a field trip to the Print Studio/ Museum too. It was an old weaving factory, that has now been converted for artists studios. The display space was huge and there where over 100 huge prints there. Many were woodcuts that were done on 4’X6’ sheets of plywood. Big windows and reflective glass made taking photos very hard. I did like how their definition of prints included stenciled graffiti. These were done on the walls of the gallery and were pristine. There was also a wonderful video show in the gallery upstairs from a South African artist. Wood cut 1 This woodcut block was also a part of the show.

Susan and I went to the Museum of Modern Art and saw a wonderful show of collaborations. An artist was paired with a craft person and they filled a room of the gallery with their collaborations. A weaver and embroider were paired for the text exhibit. The results were wonderful. This second paring was of women appliques and a poet. I went in search of the stitchers works and purchased one of my own to bring home.

We took another fiend trip to a village that specialized in woven rugs. This shot shows hand dyed yarns drying on a balcony. The men did most of the weaving and were very pleasant. His loom was huge and as the photo shows he did it all standing. There were rugs everywhere even in this village – even in restaurant where we ate lunch. We spent time in their local church too. It had just be restored and in the process it was discovered that may stones from the native temple that was destroyed for the church construction were reused in the building of the church. I love the mix and the fact that the restoration left the underling stones exposed.

I went on a tour of the Botanical Garden in Oaxaca on my last full day. It was very informative and beautiful. Epically when we learned that it was only 35 years old. I really like this Elephant Tree and

this tree they call the Rock Crusher. The roots are amazing. The guide said it was going to be cut soon as it was destroying the old abbey wall that surrounded the garden. I took tons of photos here and enjoyed myself. Later that day Susan and I visited the Museum of Oaxaca and had a good history lesson. It was a wonderful trip and so very colorful. I am very glad I went- especially when I got back to cold central NY.

Progress Report: 3X3 This is block 2C of the 3X# challenge. I am currently doing my daily practice on this block. I took this one and block 2B with me to Oaxaca to work on while I was away.

This is a shot of the whole background with all nine parts.

This is block 2B, the center of the 3X3 set and it is more or less complete. As I build other squares there may be overlap that needs to be added.

Forest Flock I am to the point where I am stitching down the birds with the sewing machine and making that the quilting step of the project. The trees are also part of the quilting.

Lily I painted this lily on pillion with Susan on one of our play days. It was one of the flowers that her landlady had brought to her.

Sweet Peas I painted these with Susan too. I added the background color yesterday.

Sandpipers I finished the thread painting of the three birds yesterday and they are washed out and drying now. I go inspired to work hard on them after receiving payment in the mail for the sale of Black Capped Chickadees at the Associated Artist sale.

This is the shore background for the birds. It is a felted background.

Jeanne’s QuiltAll the rows are now built for this project. I will move on to the next step now.

Label Cards Joy One day while I was away Susan and made cards. I used one of the many colorful magazines I had picked up to create these three cards.

Shoot They represent what was on my mind at the time.

Land It was a great experience and I am so glad I went.

Keep Creating

Carol

3X3, Collections, Finger Lakes Fiber Artists, Forest Flock, Linnen Jacket, Quilt Exploration Group (QuEGs)

Winter white

January 10, 2019 admin

Hello,

We are in the middle of a beautiful snow storm here. I shot this image through one of the garage windows. I love the ice crystal patterns and how they break up the view.

There was a Flinger Lakes Fiber Artist meeting this week. This work by Pat was one of the wonderful works we looked at and talked about.Pricilla brought all these silk squares that she intends to use in a new jacket.

Liz shared this work that she machine quilted her self. She and I dyed printed the fabric in one of our grange dates last summer.

Lori showed us this work of hers that was in the members show at the Schweinfurth. The gold and black fabric background was a piece of fabric that she purchased from Pat last summer.

Noel took Pat’s Two by Two class and this is the result of that. I like how Noel uses diagonals in her work.

I find this work by Regina just fascinating. I just keep looking and seeing new areas of interest with each study.

Joyce is working on book forms now and this is just one that she shared.

Marcia is playing with movement in her work at the moment. I think it is just great how much variety is going on in this group of talented women and I am so happy to be a small part of it.

The QuEG’s also meant this week. Liz showed off another of her works. She is in the process of quilting this piece too.

Sue Ellen spent a little time playing this season and created this table runner. Lots of bright color here.

Progress Report: Collection V I keep working away on this project and I think I am nearing the end of itI am doing the line stitching now, usually a sign of the completion of the task.

Forest Flock I worked on the second set of birds this week and they are a little beyond half way done. They need about three more shades of thread in blues and grays to be complete I think.

3X3 I have now laid out all the panels for this project. I want to add some circles in transparent fabrics on top and then I will be ready to begin hand stitching on them.

Jacket I keep stitching away on this project but it is slow as it is the bottom of the stack and there is no time line for it.

There are no cards this week because I can not find the ones I did. There were curling as they dried so I put them under something and cannot find them. They will turn up and then be a bonus.

This is also the last entry for a few weeks as I am off to Oaxaca Mexico to visit with Susan. The next post will be full of news of that trip I am sure.

Keep Creating

Carol

3X3, Forest Fire, Label Blocks, Rocky Shore, Totem Fox, Waterfall

January Joys

January 4, 2019 admin

Hello,

This work Sun Skies 24” X 35”, along with thirty of my other experimental pieces was hung in the gallery at May Memorial on Genesee St yesterday. That is why I did not do the post. I spent all day on Wed preparing for that hanging by pressing, making labels and fixing my hanging units to work in that space. I really like more than a week to prepare for a show and that was all I had this time. One does need to take the opportunities when they arise . This work is Ice Crystal Forming.

Progress Report: Totem Fox This work is 20” X 27”. It is my solution to the Totem Challenge by the Sisterhood of the Scissors. I tried to keep the color range limited like the native Americans do with their totems and at the same time make the work my own. I feel like I did so with this machine appliqued work. I found all the hand quilting to be very calming during all the rush of the holidays too.

Rocky Shore- Elements Series I This work is 15.5” X 19” and the first in the Elements Series. I was following the online class instructions and although the body of the work was done long ago I did not get to the finishing section until last week. I faced the first one that I finished Gathering Storm as she suggested. This one I used the small binding method but could not do the sheer ribbon technique that she suggested because I did not have the materials. I will apply the technique to a later work.

Forest Fire- Elements Series 3 This work is 17”X 21”. With this one the finishing was to be done with a binding that changes color as it went around the quilt. I think in this case that was a strong idea as having an orange strip at the top of this work surely would have limited it. I enjoyed using Angelina for the spark in the fire and the painted organza too. There is a little silk paper in this work as well.

Waterfall- Elements Series 4 This work is 18.5” X 22”. It too has Angelina and silk paper in it. The big tree on the left is made with yarn, bits of fabric and nylon netting. Some of the smaller stones where made with squeeze paint on fabric- one of the lesson’s from the class. The finishing of this work includes a binding with a beaded element for a bit more sparkle . I learned some new tricks to apply to my collections of effects and I am glad I did all the projects.

Jeanne’s Quilt I just keep adding to this work and it keeps growing. I hope to get to the side this week and then only the flaps will remain

Forest Flock All the little red and gray birds are finished for this project. I have drawing and started the blue and gray ones as well. ( they are at the bottom)

3X3 Challenge Now that I have finished the Totem project I am ready to move onto this challenge. The rules include making nine little quilts that go together into a bigger piece that is 3X3. All the blocks need to contain some black and white as well. I have decided to make my blocks 20”X20” and use this black and white print. This will change with time but I think those elements are set.

Knitting Because I have not gotten far enough along on the 3X3 challenge and I have no other hand work I knitted as my hand project this week.

Label Cards: Dream I had to use this Fortune Cookie as it made me laugh. Dreams do not need to be big ones, but they can grow. It is most important that one dream.

Hope , like laugher and honey is a comedy that we need more of in this world.

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Carol

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