I've been to the Boulders Resort in Carefree Arizona a few times for my hubby's birthday. He likes to golf and I go to the spa. It is a beautiful place, full of wildlife, desert landscaping, and southwestern architecture.
I always try to do at least one sketch while I am there from somewhere on the grounds. I often do one from the balcony of the room I am staying in, but sometimes I will ride in the cart with the hubby and do sketches of the golf course area. This is a watercolor painting of one part of the golf course. It is based on my sketches and photographs of the locale.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
Class with Judith Baker Montano
While in Houston I took a free form embroidery class with Judith Baker Montano. It was a fun experience and I learned some creative ways to add detail to landscape pieces. The photo to the left shows the sampler made based upon her instruction in the class. She uses all sorts of threads, laces, fabrics, etc to depict a part of the landscape. The tree trunk is actually a bunch of different threads twisted around and stitched down. I look forward to putting some of this use soon on one of my art quilts!
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Holiday Season Background
Since we're going into the Holidays, I decided to dress my blog in Holiday colors. It's quite a strong color, so I'm sure I will be ready for a change come January 1, 2013!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Working on the Town
Lithologic Landscape Town |
Monday, November 12, 2012
Photos from Houston
I am just back from a trip to the Houston International Quilt Festival. I had a lot of fun there with a few friends, and came back very inspired to create more. They had a large, diverse display of some of the best quilts from all over the world. I was looking at pieces I don't think I would be able to see anywhere else. There is a lot of very impressive work going on out there.
I also spent some quality time with about 400 vendors and took a free form embroidery class with Judith Baker Montano. It was all good.
To the left you see me by my Black and White Desert piece that was in Houston. Below you see photos of three pieces in the show that I thought were outstanding.
If you ever want to know what your "style" is, just take a look at what you photograph:
I also spent some quality time with about 400 vendors and took a free form embroidery class with Judith Baker Montano. It was all good.
To the left you see me by my Black and White Desert piece that was in Houston. Below you see photos of three pieces in the show that I thought were outstanding.
If you ever want to know what your "style" is, just take a look at what you photograph:
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