Starting a new artwork
I have been breaking up the work on editing the Portfolio with preparations for my next “Elements” work. For those of you not familiar with this series of mine, it is basically a collection of works that span the boundaries between art quilts and kinetic sculpture. I create these works from my own hand-dyed silks, gold-plated and brass jewelry findings and freshwater pearls. They move, they glow with color.
I’m preparing a work for an exhibit with the Fiber Artists Coalition. The exhibit title is “Some Like It Hot” and it is going to focus on creating works with hot colors-orange, reds, etc.
Here’s a detail of the fabric that I just finished dying for the work.
I’m also preparing for the International Quilt Festival-Chicago that will open next week at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. I’ll be giving a presentation on creating a portrait quilt on Saturday afternoon and I will have some new work with me to display.
Happy Holidays to all!
