Author Archives: TerryAske

‘Zesty, Bright and Spicy’ – 2024.02.17

The next Fibre Art Network exhibit is called Narrow Works! There are more than 40 pieces in the exhibit. Each artwork is 9½” wide x 19½” long, mounted on a 10” x 20” black canvas. There is no specific theme … Continue reading

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‘Moonlit Reflections’ accepted for Grand National: Delights – 2024.02.16

In December, I submitted several entries to the Grand National Fibre Exhibition: Delights. The results were announced in January, and I’m happy to say that my diptych ‘Moonlit Reflections‘ was one of the 37 pieces selected by the curatorial team. … Continue reading

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January in Costa Rica – 2024.02.15

The last time I posted here was January 2 – one and a half months ago! I haven’t abandoned my blog, but I was travelling for almost 3 weeks in January, and when I got home I had several quilting … Continue reading

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‘Geometric Expressions’ SAQA virtual gallery – 2024.01.02

SAQA’s newest virtual gallery ‘Geometric Expressions‘ is now available for viewing on the SAQA website. It’s a pretty amazing collection of artworks, curated by Pat Forster. She selected 43 artworks from 267 submissions. The Geometric Expressions online gallery (thumbnails below) … Continue reading

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DUET 2 – 2023.12.30

In 2022, I created an art quilt I called DUET. Read about it here. My friends Kate and Rick fell in love with DUET and said they wanted to purchase it. They intended to display it with two stringed instruments … Continue reading

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A new mini art quilt – 2023.10.28

Here is a 12 x 12 inch mini quilt I made recently. It was intended for a Quilting Arts magazine invitational challenge, but it wasn’t selected. But I’m sure it will find a place in an exhibit at some point. … Continue reading

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Tertiary complementary colours – 2023.10.09

During the month of September, I continued working on the trio of art quilts that I posted about on July 31. Each piece consists of complementary tertiary color pairs (yellow/orange with blue/violet, yellow/green with red/violet, and red/orange with blue/green). The … Continue reading

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SAQA annual benefit auction starts soon – 2023.09.09

SAQA’s 2023 Benefit Auction will take place online from September 14 through October 8. The auction has a dual purpose – to increase the recognition of quilts as art and quilters as artists, and to raise funds to support SAQA’s … Continue reading

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Variations on a theme – 2023.08.26

I have been working on a trio of art quilts in complementary tertiary color pairs (yellow/orange with blue/violet, yellow/green with red/violet, and red/orange with blue/green). I love tertiary colors, but I always want to to use ALL the tertiary colors, … Continue reading

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Circles workshop in Victoria – 2023.08.24

Last week I travelled to Victoria BC to do a presentation and workshop for the Victoria Quilter’s Guild. The presentation was mostly a PowerPoint slide show, plus I brought some of my smaller quilts to show. . The Circles workshop … Continue reading

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