Acts of bravery and courage come with the job of a firefighter. Sometimes they go above and beyond to save animals trapped in a fire. To pet owners, rescuing a pet is like saving a member of the family. I wanted my art quilt to convey the suspense and hope in this act of compassion. I utilized a combination of appliqué…
Created as part of my SAQA KS/MO/OK Regional Exhibition in 2024, inspired by the living-language-land project (at living-language-land.org). That project, devised by a small group based out of the UK, involved people in other countries around the world. The result was a set of 26 words from endangered and minority languages, contributed by members of indigenous communities. Their goal was…
Art Quilt created for Kaw Valley Quilt Guild Name that Tune Challenge, featuring a Beatles song. Construction: Cotton fabric whole cloth, free motion stitched and hand coloring using pigments. Polyester/Cotton thread; Polyester batting; pigment and inks. Blackbird - The Beatles Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were…
(First Place award in the 2015 Colorado State Fair Special Theme competition) A young girl shares special moments with her best friend. Construction: My Pigment Patchwork Technique with Turned- and Raw-edge applique using hand painted muslin, commercial cotton and polyester fabrics; polyester batting: cotton, polyester and monofilament threads, pigments and inks.
As I was walking down the hallway in a small library depot, out of the corner of my eye I saw this old circa 1910 photograph hanging on the wall. I had to go back and look at it. What a story it was telling me! I utilized it as my inspiration for part of this fiber art piece. I…
A young boy and his best friend, Max, sharing and exploring a clear summer night sky together. Summer Night Skies was created using my Pigment Patchwork technique with raw-edge appliqué using various commercial fabrics, pigments of various kinds, and quilting with monofilament threads to create dimension.
Shakespeare-inspired Puck is playing his magical flute to entertain his woodland friends. Construction: Turned- and Raw-edge applique using commercial cotton fabric; polyester batting; cotton, polyester and monofilament threads; fabric inks and pigments.
In the days before water delivery in the early 1900s, a young entrepreneur sells water to households along the Rio Grande. Using his burro, carrying a canvas water bag sealed with wax, he fills it with water from the river. A spigot devised from fitted pieces of a cow’s horn sewn into the bag allows him to fill customer containers,…