Hot Flash ! A Celebration

Something very nice happened. Don't know if it is bad form to bring this up myself but... The artist Pamela Hastings has included me in her new book, "Hot Flash! A Celebration". To share the pages with  my friend and fellow artist Janice Anderson and so many talented women is a thrill.  Poets, Fiber Artist, Painters, a feast for eye and mind. If you would like to have a look at the book go to www.pamelahastings.com  the book is on Pamela's blog.  That is Janice standing next to me in the very nice photo that was taken by Mo'a Romig-Boyles.

A Very Red Couch

We inherited my husbands, mothers, cousins, couch that was just sitting there unused for years. I liked the look of it, one long cushion and sturdy . Well built, good bones you could say. So I estimated it needed 11 yards, was off by one yard to much, no pattern to fuss with and very red.  Don't think that my fingers will ever be the same.

                                                             

Art Quilt Ancestors

Many years ago while working at JoAnn Fabric's I started to think about making a wall hanging of Viking ships coming to the shores of Iceland.  So I bought the fabric that I thought looked like wood and the ocean and night sky and this is what came out of that.   The wall hanging is about 18"by23", mostly cotton fabric,  it is crocked, but I was winging it.  This has been a lot of fun, wonder what the next project will be?

Recycling

Quilters have been recycling old worn out family garments into quilts for decades. I also like to incorporate our old favorite clothes into my work. This new piece is called "Dancing at Woodstock". She stands 13" tall, her long skirt is my well worn old hippy skirt and her blouse is my Mothers cotton gauze nightgown. I get a kick out seeing what can be done with found and recycled objects.

My Fey Friends

I like the word FEY, it has many meanings like "wild or crazy acting", often ascribed to supernatural causes, odd, elfin, puckish, eccentric, whimsical and otherworldly. Also some not very nice meanings but we will disregard them. If I  had to pick one word to describe my wonderful creative friends that is the word!!  I have been blessed with some very creative colleagues , just want to thank them for all the fun and fellowship that we have. Here are just a few pictures of some of the girls. 

Stephanie and Maria

Jane and Janice                                                 
 

Linda

Colleen and Terry     

YO-YO QUILT AND FLOWERS

I have been working on restoring a Yo-Yo quilt that was given to me last year. It was in better then fare condition, mostly I just had to resew the yo-yo's back together were they have come on done.  Here it is all finished out in the garden with the flowers this morning.  If there is some one who can tell from the pictures what decade they think that the fabric if from please let me know, I am interested in knowing.

Lava and Ash

I was on my way to Iceland last week but a volcano got in my way...a long story. I had wanted to see the eruption and since I was not able to I made my on interpretation of the event.  So here goes.....

The ash cloud is made from un-spun Icelandic sheep's wool, I think the the color is just right. How things look in my mind and how they come out my fingers don't always work out but you have to take a chance.