Category Archives: Art quilts

‘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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‘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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SAQA virtual gallery: Body Language – 2023.08.08

I just realized that I had never posted about this! In January 2023, SAQA announced a call for a new virtual online gallery: Body Language. This is the theme: “We not only speak with our voices but also with our … Continue reading

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Midas Touch mini quilt – 2023.08.06

I belong to a local group of fibre artists called FYBR 2RT. A recent challenge, called Midas Touch, was to use gold foil in a 12 x 12 inch quilt. I haven’t used foil much in the past, so a … Continue reading

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Tertiary complementary colours – 2023.07.31

I’m working on 3 pieces for an upcoming exhibit organized by my local fibre art group FYBR 2RT. This exhibit has a number of interesting requirements. My design: I played with a lot of ideas, and eventually created a design … Continue reading

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