Local Textile Artist Wins Award
Local textile artist Bridget O’Flaherty won top prize for her art quilt at the Machine Quilters Exhibition (MQX) Quilt Festival juried competition held in Manchester, New England, USA earlier this […]
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RSS feed for this sectionMy First Art Quilt
Early days of a Quilt Artist I came across this photo, it’s my very first landscape art quilt. I had taken a colour theory and design course with Joen Wolfrom […]
Designing an Art Quilt Series: Part 2
You have the Concept, What’s Next? Determining the overall concept of a series is one of the hardest parts of the job. Once you have a plan in place, you […]
Designing an Art Quilt Series: Part 1
Designing an Art Quilt Series I have been asked about my process and thought I would share with you how I approach a series. I will be completing this […]
The Best Reason to Own Art
Why do we buy Art? When we consider the number of households in Canada and the number of rooms in a home, it adds up to millions of pieces decorating […]
Fibreshed and How to Bring the 100-mile Diet to Fibre Arts
Earlier this month, I learned a new word: fibreshed. It happened when I took some time for professional development and attended a live webinar on Natural Dyeing in the Fibre […]
What was that judge thinking?
Scoping out how a judge determines the top quilt at a show. When we speak of inspiration, we don’t often think of attending lectures and professional development. It really it […]
Fibre Therapy and Mindfulness
Just a few weeks ago, I had a friend come by my place and ask me to help her make her first quilt. She’s a nurse and has a fairly […]
Upset by Rejection as an Artist? Maybe It’s Exactly What you Need.
5 Tips for Dealing with Rejection Cry a little, have your hissy fit, it’s ok to be upset! It is disappointing to get the rejection letter and as a professional artist, […]
Cultivating Passion
Have you ever made a life-altering decision? Taking Chances It’s terrifying, but maybe that’s how it works and I’ve finally done it. A few weeks ago I reached a turning […]
