As the first showing of my quilt in the Text on Textile exhibit at Houston ended today I guess it’s now ok to post a picture of it on my blog. I find it very frustrating as it is always … Continue reading
Category Archives: Exhibitions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York is currently showing the exhibition Savage Beauty. The exhibition, organized by The Costume Institute, celebrates the late Alexander McQueen’s extraordinary contributions to fashion. I read about it on Jeanne Williamson’s blog. She was … Continue reading
The first news I received this morning on opening my eyes was that my entry for the Text on Textiles juried exhibition has been chosen as one of 26 finalists. DH&PA was reading email in the small hours of the … Continue reading
I uploaded my entry to the Text on Textiles exhibition a couple of days ago – with only a week left until closing. I was assigned artist and quilt number 8. Last year I was artist #39 and quilt #149. … Continue reading
… according to the Daily Mail. They are reporting results published in the Journal of Public Health by the University of Glasgow. The results of the study show that all hobbies, particularly those that promote creativity are good for our … Continue reading
This is a question I have been asking myself for a few weeks now. It’s been quite some time since I posted anything, which is of course the one thing you are not supposed to do on a blog if … Continue reading
… I hope. I received an email on Friday asking me to give my permission for the quilt to leave the country (USA). We have an opportunity to send your quilt Colour Vortex overseas to be exhibited at the Open … Continue reading
My quilt Reflections arrived back from Birmingham today – very quick delivery. I wasn’t sure whether I would get to see the judges’ comments, so I was pleased to find an envelope pinned to the back of the quilt containing … Continue reading
Big grins are turning me into a Cheshire Cat. Last night I received notification that my Colour Vortex quilt has been selected for inclusion in the special exhibit Text on Textiles 2010. It will be one of 31 quilts in … Continue reading
here is another link to an article about the Quilts 1700-2010 exhibition at the V&A. This time the article appeared on the Daily Mail website. The quilt referred to was made by a group of Girl Guides at the Changi … Continue reading