With the release of the DVD and digital download of “Quilting Arts TV Series 1900,” I realized I’d forgotten to share some of the photos I took of the shoot in September! Here are photos of our guest artists: Leni Levenson Wiener, Ana Buzzalino,
Susan Lenz, Mary Lou Donahue-Weidman, Heidi Lund, Ann Loveless, Kristine Lundblad, Teresa Shippy, and Ellen Lindner. Other guests in Series 1900 (shot previously) include Joann Sharpe, Melissa Averinos, Wendy Butler Berns,
Jane Davila, and Grace
Errea.
The show airs on more than 400 public television stations in the U.S.; if your station doesn’t carry it, you can purchase the DVD or download on Quilting Daily.
The set, ready to roll.
My shirts and jewelry hanging in the dressing room.
How we keep track of what I'm wearing for each episode.
The fabulous Jeanne CookDelpit, our Bernina representative on set.
Kristine Lundblad gets ready for her segment.
Producer Kathie Stull and Quilting Arts editor Vivika DeNegre look at Leni Weiner’s work.
Leni Weiner
A piece by Leni Weiner
Work by Leni Weiner
Me, with Susan Lenz
Susan Lenz’s acorn cap basket
Lovely embellished edging by Susan Lenz
One of Susan Lenz’s pieces made from vintage linens.
A Bernina machine set up for one of Susan Lenz’s segments
Work by Susan Lenz
Work by Susan Lenz
Susan Lenz prepares for one of her segments with Kathie Stull and Vivika DeNegre.
Happy Winter Solstice! I've been busy drawing mittens. These are done in black ink and then colored with watercolors. I knit, and I’ve made some Aran mittens (a long time ago when I lived in Scotland), but never patterns like these Norwegian mittens.
I've been playing with circles lately. The piece above is called “Infinite Voices,” and is inspired by this quote by Malala Yousafzai: “We must tell girls their voices are important.” I envisioned the circles as individuals, and the circular stitching as female voices, all shouting out to be heard. Many beautiful voices, all different.
Here is a detail shot showing the stitching:
This photo shows the piece in progress, shooting down from above my sewing machine:
I also made this three-dimensional piece, using acrylic felt as a base, then melting away some of the stitched circles.
Quilting
Arts TV Series 1900 will start airing on Public TV stations across the country in January 2017. The DVD of all the shows in this Series is now available here for pre-order (it will ship Jan. 15,
2017). Guests include Leni Levenson Wiener, Joann Sharpe, Ana Buzzalino,
Susan Lenz, Mary Lou Donahue-Weidman, Heidi Lund, Wendy Butler Berns,
Ann Loveless, Jane Davila, Kristine Lundblad, Teresa Shippy, Grace
Errea, Melissa Averinos and Ellen Lindner.
I just realized that I haven’t posted photos from the QATV Series 1900 shoot in September. I’ll do that soon. In the meantime, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year, and Happy Kwanzaa!
I just learned that my work “Crystalline” will be featured on the cover of the December 2016/January 2017 issue of Quilting Arts magazine! I’m so honored. The issue features quilts (including mine) from the Dinner at Eight Artists exhibition, “Pattern,” which will debut at International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston later this month. Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison curated the exhibition. The issue should hit newsstands and subscribers’ mailboxes in about a month.
I’m honored that my snowflake piece, “Crystalline,” is being considered for the December/January
cover of Quilting Arts. But I love Sarah Ann Smith's Queen Anne’s Lace
piece (cover 2), and voted for it! Cast your vote here: https://www.facebook.com/QuiltingDaily/posts/1116754995039676?pnref=story
What a wonderful week I had at Madeline Island School of the Arts! MISA is one of the top art and craft schools in the country, and if you take a class there, you’ll find out why. A spectacular location. Tasty food, spacious classrooms, lovely housing, accommodating staff.
This building houses the dining room downstairs and a classroom upstairs.
This large building has two spacious classrooms.
The students in my five-day “Paint and Stitch” class did some outstanding work based on their own photos:
You take the ferry from Bayfield to Madeline Island.
The state park on Madeline Island has gorgeous walking trails with amazing views of Lake Superior.
LaPointe, the smalll town on the island, is funky and arty, with restaurants, pubs and shops featuring local art and craft.
One of the highlights of the week was a cruise out to see the Apostle Islands. It was set up for a photography class offered the same week, and we were lucky enough to go along. I get seasick easily, but I was so glad I had gone. What views!
My friend, artist Deborah Bochert has a great new book out called Art Quilt Collage: A Creative Journey in Fabric, Paint and Stitch, and to celebrate, she’s hosting a book release blog hop with video chats! There’s a chance to win the book at each blog hop stop.
Deborah’s book focuses on her interesting collage technique, combining
fabric elements with surface design and stitch (both hand work and
machine stitching). If you are looking for good basic information about
art quilt design, this book has it. It has tons of photos with specific
examples, practical advice, and exercises to help you get started or
take your work in another direction. It’s a fun read and a valuable
resource. I especially enjoyed the section on finding and working with
your personal symbols. (One of Deborah’s is the ladder.)
Here’s a chance to win a copy of the book. Leave a comment after this post before noon EST September 30. Tell me if you have a personal symbol. If so, what is it? And if you don't have one (yet), what would it be? One of mine is the moon… constant and comforting, yet changeable; mysterious, and sometimes spooky; far away and unreachable, yet ever present in the night sky.
I’ll pick a comment at random. Make sure you include a way for me to reach you in case you win.
If you live in the USA, you’ll get a paper copy of the book. International winners will receive a e-book version.
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