Launching March 17: Fabric Collage Master Class
On March 17 I launch my online Fabric Collage Master Class. That’s in two weeks and I’m starting to get butterflies. Tom and I are hard at work making last … Read More
Quilt Stories: Two Self Portraits
There’s a long tradition of artists making self-portraits. Often the reason (or intent) of these self-portraits was simply exploratory. They needed to practice or try something out and they used the model … Read More
Lecture and Trunk Show This Saturday in Calgary, Ontario
Still a few tickets left for my slideshow and trunk show Saturday night in Calgary, Alberta, Canada if any of you are in the area. Here are the details in … Read More
What Are Your Intentions? Fabric Collage with Intent
Fabric collage—indeed all art—is a reflection of the artist’s intent. Now, that might sound kinda fuzzy, kinda abstract and not very useful or practical. But let me expand on it a bit … Read More
The Finish Line: Friendship Group
Some things that spread are bad. Like the flu. But some things that spread are good. For example, when one person likes something and shares it with a friend. That’s how the … Read More
Quilt Stories: Twilight
We’re not calling it a retrospective. However, this October through December, the New England Quilt Museum (NEQM) in Lowell, MA, will be hosting a show of my work. There will be, give … Read More
Online Class Update: It Works! (Phew!)
For the past couple months I’ve been running a trial version of my online fabric collage class—enrollment of which ended last November. Thirty-eight of my $10 and $20 Patreon supporters signed up … Read More
Running with Pelicans: Scissors for Fabric Collage
One of the most basic skills in fabric collage is cutting. Using scissors is a skill so taken for granted that it’s something we let pre-schoolers do. But there’s a pretty … Read More
Behind the Scenes: Shooting Video for Blog and Class
Background About year ago I started incorporating more video into this blog about fabric collage. Video is everywhere these days. It has become or is becoming the preferred media in many online sites. … Read More
The Finish Line: Completed Student Work Volume 9
In the unscheduled blog post I sent out two days ago, I warned you that we were in the middle of a blizzard and could very possibly lose power—and our internet—delaying this … Read More