Posted in Quilting, artwork, process, techniques, work on June 29, 2006 | 19 Comments »
A few months ago, I put together a little how-to worksheet on approaching landscape quilting. Most of it is based on my own personal process of developing and implementing an idea. A lot of it is my memories of what I wish I’d known when starting out. I still use it (or something more [...]
Posted in Quilting, artwork, process, techniques, work on June 29, 2006 | 10 Comments »
A few months ago, I put together a little how-to worksheet on approaching landscape quilting. Most of it is based on my own personal process of developing and implementing an idea. A lot of it is my memories of what I wish I’d known when starting out. I still use it (or something more refined, [...]
Posted in Quilting, artwork, process, techniques, work on June 29, 2006 | 9 Comments »
A few months ago, I put together a little how-to worksheet on approaching landscape quilting. Most of it is based on my own personal process of developing and implementing an idea. A lot of it is my memories of what I wish I’d known when starting out. I still use it (or something more refined, [...]
Posted in artwork, process, techniques, work on June 28, 2006 | 17 Comments »
Summer is a fabulous time of year to increase your hand-painted and dyed fabric supply for a couple of reasons. Firstly, you can work outside and not get things inside your house messy. Secondly, you can work outside and it’s an excuse to be outside AND working at the same time.
Here are some tips and [...]
Posted in artwork, books, process, techniques, work on June 21, 2006 | 5 Comments »
I'm currently working on (among other things) an accordion-style book that is attached on both ends to its cover, the inside of which forms the background to the piece.
Since that description's about as clear as mud I'll clarify. The pages are attached to each other and, when compacted, pleat like an accordion or concertina. The [...]
Posted in blogging on June 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
So I've separated my everyday life from my work blog-wise. I can't actually do so practically speaking in reality, but perhaps distinguishing between the blogs will help me to actively write more art and fibre art-related entries. I'm going to attempt to do at least one a week. Like all things creative, there are floods [...]
Posted in apropos of nothing, web wanderings on June 14, 2006 | 3 Comments »
After reading this, I'm rather glad I work in textiles.
Posted in artwork, gardening, hiking, photography, photos, process, work on June 8, 2006 | 2 Comments »
This is the time of year at which I find it hardest to force myself to work. There are so many other things that I'd rather be doing; gardening, hiking, photographing…..
Often I partially yield and find ways of justifying my delinquency. Photographing is…. honing my artistic eye and gathering images that can be used in [...]
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