Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: MISA in Bar Harbor, Maine—Wrap-Up
If you ever went to summer camp, you’ll remember the feelings you experienced at the end of camp when suddenly you had to leave all the friends you made and … Read More
Student Work
Immersing into Fabric Collage: Susan Carlson On the Road—Bar Harbor, Maine—Part 2
The messy-scary stage happens, but it doesn’t last. The worst of it occurs in the first couple days of a class, when projects haven’t had time to “flesh out” yet. … Read More
Immersing into Fabric Collage 2025: Susan Carlson On the Road—Bar Harbor, Maine—Part 1
Three weeks ago was a first—when my first two-week class began. Not just two weeks of teaching, but teaching the same students for two weeks. I’ve been looking forward to … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #117: Summer’s End Butterflies
This weekend is the unofficial end of summer in Maine. Labor Day weekend. The kids back in school. Days get noticeably shorter. Also, it’s the time in past years when … Read More
Fabric Collage (Not) On the Road: June 2025 Live Online Class Part 2
As the Dog Days of Summer continue, we’re going to chill out with some cool critters such as LeahGrace Kayler’s tranquil zebras, above. See more peaceable beings—a languid roseate spoonbill, … Read More
Fabric Collage (Not) On the Road: June 2025 Live Online Class Part 1
It’s the Dog (and Goat and Pig) Days of Summer! We’ll begin this first post of August 2025, with Shadow (above)—a wild and perky small dog with a big personality—a … Read More
Susan Carlson On the Road: Relaxing Into Fabric Collage in WI—at Woodland Ridge Retreat, Part 2
Here’s a recap of last week’s Part 1: Woodland Ridge Retreat class in Downsville, WI. First of all, there’s my class of fun, lovely, and very fun women, pictured outside … Read More
Susan Carlson On the Road: Relaxing Into Fabric Collage in WI—at Woodland Ridge Retreat, Part 1
It finally happened, I became one with the fabric I use in my collage art. The paparazzi were present when I got to breakfast one of our class mornings—dressed in … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #116: Cuddly Creatures
Last week we focused our Finish Line on the beasts of fabric collage. This week we do a one-eighty and feature some outright cuddly creatures: a cat, cow, and koala. … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #115: The Beauty in the Beasts
The animals represented in these Finish Line quilts have a reputation, deserved or not, for ferocity. They are often depicted as remorseless killers, examples of “nature, red in tooth and … Read More