Working in drafts isn’t a concept that everyone is familiar with. And if they are familiar with it (like drafting a letter or story), they might not be aware that … Read More
The way I create a fabric collage almost always involves using a line-drawing pattern of my subject. For my week-long classes, students create their own patterns. For my shorter classes, … Read More
Response continues to be enthusiastic for my new Zoom Follow Along—Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies—a step-by-step project that will introduce you to or perhaps build on your fabric collage … Read More
We’re heading back to Woodland Ridge Retreat this week, back to the very end of April and beginning of May, back to a lovely week of a Wisconsin springtime. As … Read More
A couple years ago I taught for the first ever Madeline Island School of the Arts class in Bar Harbor, Maine. Based in Wisconsin (on Madeline Island in Lake Superior), … Read More
In Maine, there’s a saying that we have two seasons—winter, and the Fourth of July. Hope you had as beautiful a summer season as we did! For this post, we’re … Read More
Starting in two weeks is my new Zoom follow-along class—Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies. Currently there’s over 50 people signed up to watch live over four Thursday evenings as … Read More
Today’s selection of in-progress portrait collages from my live online class students are actually all double portraits—based on either a son or daughter with granddaughters, or an old-time sepia “dress-up” … Read More
The countdown is on! Just three short weeks from tomorrow, my Specimens exhibit of twelve fabric collage quilts, will open at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky—from July 19 … Read More
I’ve had a bit of a break from my week-long online classes—the last was at the end of February—as I was back to in-person teaching during the last few months. … Read More