… 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
Category Archives: Textile art
here on the blog for reasons I mentioned in my previous post, but I had a very productive weekend. Last Thursday was a public holiday here in Germany, so I took the Friday off too and made a long weekend. … 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
Having done a lot of exercises looking at artists who work in series and thinking about my own quilts I like best I realised a few things. I looked at the quilts I feel most happy about to see if … Continue reading
As if I didn’t have enough things to do, I signed up for a class at QU with Elizabeth Barton on working in a series. I have been wittering on about whether I should develop some of my beginnings of … 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
Well I gave you the rear view of my latest quilt a couple of weeks ago, so here is the full frontal: I wrote here about part of the design process. Part of the inspiration for the different coloured images … 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
… the mystery post. Here is the complete image of the teaser image posted below. … Continue reading