On July 7th and 8th I participated in the Hull Artists Studio Tour. This was a great event that featured 22 artists opening their studios to the public. I had a fabulous time showing my art quilts, Zentangle (TM) inspired art, and my original designed fabric pocketbooks and totes. This event occurs twice a summer and I'll be participating again on August 25th. Here are pictures of my "front room" all prettied up to show my work.
Wholecloth quilt - this is inspired by the sea. It is one piece of fabric with intricate stitching. All of the stitching is done freehand by machine without any computer assistance.
Staccato Sunrise (Sold) Pieced, machine quilted and beaded. The machine quilting is detailed showing the motion of the grasses as well as the ocean and the sky. The sun is represented by a mariners compass block that was bisected to show motion.
The seascape series below was constructed and quilted in a similar manner. On a smaller scale, these pieces are stretched over a deep 1 1/2" canvas frame.
10" x 10" seascape 1
10" x 10" seascape 2
10" x 10" seascape 3
detail - seascape
detail - seascape
Detail - seascape
This is a small (5") quilted piece.
Below is the tree series. Zentangle (TM) inspired art from pen, ink and pencil. Each piece measures 3 1/2" square.
And let's not forget the kitchen ladies quilts -
quilted, beaded and mounted on 1 1/2" deep canvas stretchers.
And the purple sunset! Machine quilted and fibers.
More pics of the front room turned studio for the weekend!
That's all .....see you in August!
