Exciting news! Two new classes added for October
Two new live-stream online classes are being offered in October: Sophisticated Monoprinting on October 1st and TAP – Transfer Artist Paper on October 6th
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Online class – Rubbings and Paintstiks on Fabric – September 24 @ 9:00 a.m. MDT
Another great course launched! So excited to be offering this 3–hour workshop which is a favourite of mine. Different techniques will be shown to add design to fabric using Paintstiks, which are oil paint in a stick form. During the early part of the course, students will work on preparing rubbing plates to use with…
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Online Class – Rocks, Pebbles & Stones, Oh my!
I am happy to announce the first of many online classes: Rocks, Pebbles & Stones, Oh my! will be a live online class by Zoom on September 17, at 9:00 a.m. MDT. A kit is offered with everything you will need for the class: background fabric and fabric for the rocks, batting, template plastic, thread,…
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SAQA Benefit Auction
“Circles in Red” is my contribution to SAQA’s 2020 Benefit Auction. The proceeds help support exhibition programs, publications and education outreach.
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Artist-in-Residence on Quilting Arts Podcast
A couple of weeks ago I had the great honour of recording a Podcast for the new Quilting Arts Podcast https://www.quiltingdaily.com/the-art-of-repetition-quilting-arts-podcast-episode-4/ which is the new venture by Susan Brubaker Knapp and Vivika Denegre both well known from Quilting Arts Magazine and Quilting Arts TV. We met one morning in Zoom to talk about the art…
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Exciting news: Test fabric has arrived!!!
I ordered and then waited, and waited and waited a bit more and finally, the package arrived in my mailbox. Three pieces of fabric from a test I sent to Spoonflower, and today, the fourth piece arrived. I’m quite pleased with the results, but happy too that I ordered 1 yard of each fabric to…
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Deconstructed Screen Printing
I love deconstructed screen printing, as the results are always unpredictable. It is possible to over print, use a different screen, turn the one you are using 90 degrees to get a different design, and turn it once again to get something different once more.
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Paintstiks on Fabric
Have you ever tried experimenting with Paintstiks? Do you know what they are? Shiva (that’s the brand in the US or Markal in the UK) are oil paints in a crayon form. They are made of wax, a small amount of low-acid linseed oil and pigment. When the paints are not in use, they form…
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2020 – 6 months and counting
I haven’t written a blog in a long time … and yes, it’s been quite a while. A lot has happened since that last post at the end of the year. I’ve been quite active posting on Instagram (which now you can access from my website by clicking on the icon at the top right)…
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Getting ready for Art Calgary
And this is what happens when you are getting ready for an exhibit and sale of work: frames get painted, pieces get mounted, artists’ statements get written and prices get figured out. Art Calgary takes place between November 28th and December 1st (see previous post) and there are lots of moving parts happening behind the…
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Oh My! Time Flies … Art Calgary 2019
I know it’s been ages since I’ve posted any news here. I try to keep up with Instagram, Facebook and Twitter as it seems to be easier and faster. But … I know I need to keep up with my website too. I wanted to tell you all about Art Calgary, which is “Calgary’s first…
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Excellence Award – Alberta Craft Council
Good morning, So excited to have been nominated for the 2018 Alberta Craft Council Excellence Award. A huge, huge thank you my friends who nominated me and a very special thank you too to those who wrote beautiful letters of recommendation that made me feel like a star! The Award Ceremony is on October 20th…
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Quilter of Distinction at Heritage Park 2019
Good morning, I am very excited to tell you that I have been named Quilter of Distinction for 2019 at Heritage Park during Festival of Quilts. The presentation will be at the Canmore Opera House on Saturday, May 25th 2019 at 2:oo p.m. The 24th edition of the Festival of Quilts at Heritage Park will…
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Neutral Architexture is here and ready to order!
I am so happy to tell you that my new thread collection with Aurifil, Neutral Architexture is out in stores now. I am also taking orders, so if you’d like to purchase a set, please contact me and I’ll send you one right away. Until the end of August, I will cover the shipping charges,…
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Hudson River workshop – still time to sign up!!
It’s been awhile! Time flies when you are keeping busy. Some news from me: I went on an Alaskan Cruise with my daughter Sabrina and had a great time teaching some workshops and visiting the sites. Met wonderful people, made new friends, shared stories, did some shopping and visited new places that spoke to me…
