Moon Goddess

Almost forgot!  Here's the Moon Goddess I finished this month.  She's the second in a series.

16"x22" Moon Goddess

Tired of Winter?

Tired of winter? This sunflower blooms all year long! This small art quilt differs slightly from my usual style and technique because I wanted to try more thread-painting and beading. The landscape background consists of hand-dyed and commercial fabrics, while the sun is the foil wrapper from a chocolate coin. The flower is cut from a commercial fabric and I have thread painted (stitched heavily) on top to add additional color and texture, while the 800+ beads are stitched by hand. (Yes, that took a while.)  The edges of the scene are intentionally left raw because I liked their artistic texture against the background border.

12"x14" Sunflower - available on etsy

Crow

I'm not quite caught up on my new goal of finishing one piece/week, but here's the latest.  From Edgar Allen Poe to Native American culture, crows symbolize many things to many people; knowledge, mystery, evil, curiosity and cleverness. This bird is based on a picture my son drew when he was four (and used with his permission.) This art piece is part of my series of recycled fiber collages: the Recycled Sky. It is made from a minimum of 65%-75% recycled fiber - all my leftover bits and pieces from larger projects, donated scraps from other quilters, snippets of thread, an old T-shirt. The crow is made from leftovers from one of my son's Halloween costumes, while the eye is a glass bead.

Crow 14" x 19.5"

Sunflower in Winter

After looking at some of Susan Brubaker Knapp's thread-painting, I thought I'd give it a try.  I didn't want to take the time to hand paint my fabric, so I picked out a bold commercial sunflower print to play with.  Here, I'm just finishing stitching the leaves.  Next, I'm hoping to add seed beads to the center.  I'm very pleased with the results so far, and keeping the project small means it will be done soon!  A nice bright project for our cold gray winter.

The cat loves the view from my sewing table.

Resolutions

Ok, I make some resolutions every year.  Some years I write them down.  Some years I even make progress on them.  This year, in addition to doing all the dishes before bed every night (I can tell you right now that one will not be a complete success), I'm going to finish one quilt or quilt-related project a week, at least until I find that full time job I'm looking for.  Since my pieces are small and I always have at least a dozen in progress at any given time, this is doable.  Really.  At the end of week #1, I've completed a pillow for my brother-in-law.  It's supposed to be Garbo.  See what you think!

16" x 16"

New Works in My Recycled Garden Series

Lady Slipper #3 - detail

Some of the latest pieces in my recycled garden series.

Check out these works and more at the upcoming Open House and Art Market on Dec. 13 and 14.
33 Hawley St, Northampton.  Details here.  Sponsored by Arts Night Out and the Northampton Community Arts Trust.

Golden Treasure Orchid - detail

Morning Glories #1

Trillium #3 - detail

Custom Pieces Available - Wildflowers and Birds!

Now available, small custom-made quilted wall-hangings featuring either the bird or wildflower of your choice.  Details in my etsy shop!  You choose the species and dimensions, I'll take care of the rest.

Trillium

Screech Owl

Brown-eyed Susans

Dandelions

Detail:  Tea with Wren