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Too Dang Hot

Friday, September 7th, 2012

We are having a September heat wave with winds blowing east out of the Columbia Gorge where it is always hotter. There are fires there which and the smoke is coming on the wind and making my eyes sting and I am losing my voice. It was i the high 90s and even got too hot to work in my usually cool basement studio. I had to knock off early and sit quietly and drink ice water.

We did go out tonight for dinner and went to a first Friday event in Sellwood. It just made my itchy eyes worse.

I am making good progress on the kelp/water piece. I just need to fill in a few spots and fuse it down.

I have a busy day tomorrow. I have to be at Trinity at 9:30 to meet with the folks that are doing Sunday School. I am going to work in the art room again. Then, I have to pick up Mr C and head for Woodburn for the debut of the High Fiber Diet Elements show at the Woodburn Art Center. It is from noon to 3 pm, if you are in the area and would like to come.

Have a good week-end.

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Thursday This and That

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Not much excitement around here today. I vacuumed packed 5 pints of berries for the freezer this morning. I actually spent most of the morning photographing quilts to burn to a CD to make a magazine deadline. I was contacted earlier this month and asked to send in high quality photos of some of my work. Not sure if it will be a feature article or included in a theme article or maybe nothing at all. It is nice to have been asked!

I found out this morning that all 4 of my element’s quilts were juried into the High Fiber Diet show which makes its debut in September. That was nice to hear. I was surprised that there were so few entries this year, but I think it will be a good show.

One of my blog readers asked for more information about our hanging system. Our show goes to more galleries than to quilt shows so we need to be able to hang them with whatever gallery system they have. Sometimes, the hanging system has wires on two sides. Sometimes, there is one hanger and the quilt needs to hang in the center.

We use a lath or wood slat cut to the length of the sleeve. Screw eyes are attached to the top edge of each end.

Here it is in the sleeve with a wire attached. For the two part hanging system, the screw eyes can be used.

When the quilt needs to be hung from the middle, we attach the wire to the wood, through the sleeve, with staples. Then, the quilt can be hung from the wire without the wire showing above the quilt.

I hope this makes sense!

I have been a bit distracted as I have been watching Season 10 Project Runway. Looks to be an interesting season.

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A Better Day

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Want to hear a funny story? I have felt kind of lousy for the last two days — achy and a bad headache. This morning when I made coffee, I forgot, (again) to put the pot in the coffee maker. So, we had coffee all over the counter and the floor. We cleaned it up and I picked up the container to make more and what to my wondering eyes do I see? — decaf! Well, no wonder I was brain dead for two days. All better now.

I finished getting my elements quilts ready to deliver to the jurying committee. This meant making a trip to the big box store to get some new lath for hanging rods, screw eyes and picture wire.

Here they are, all packed up with their picture labels, ready to go.

I delivered them at the High Fiber Diet meeting. We are meeting in a new place, much further from my house. I was supposed to meet some friends for dinner at a nearby Thai restaurant. I had to pick up my CSA veggies at 5. By the time I got on the road, the traffic was miserable. I was stopped at a stop light and texted Terry and told her to order me some shrimp rolls. I love technology.

The meeting was great. We had two more excellent presentations on design elements — Rhythm and Underlying Shape/Compositional Structure. I am so happy that we are doing this. It is a great refresher for seasoned artists and excellent information for new artists.

Tomorrow, I am hosting a SAQA parlor meeting tomorrow, and then I think the excitement is over for a bit.

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An Idea Full of Air

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

I am working on another quilt for the elements theme. This one is air. I cut up some indigo shibori cotton to create an “airy” feeling. What I am actually wanting to do is simulate a thermal. I found this on Wikipedia:

Thermals are often indicated by the presence of visible cumulus clouds at the apex of the thermal. When a steady wind is present thermals and their respective cumulus clouds can align in rows oriented with wind direction, sometimes referred to as “cloud streets” by soaring and glider pilots. Cumulus clouds are formed by the rising air in a thermal as it ascends and cools, until the water vapor in the air begins to condense into visible droplets. The condensing water releases latent heat energy allowing the air to rise higher.

Thermals are one of the many sources of lift used by soaring birds and gliders to soar.

My plan is to “put a bird on it” – soaring of course. The work up there was just a quick and dirty cut and place. It needs some more work, but I like the idea.

I put away all the orange fabrics today and found several fabrics in the red/violet family.

Here are the oranges all together.

And here is today’s 3 x 3. I enjoy taking some time to do hand work.

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Light My Fire

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

I have worked all day on my fire piece using the  fabric I created in Kerr’s workshop. I have had lots of fun playing with design elements.

I placed the fabrics on a black background and they really popped so that was my starting point. (There is something weird going on with this photo. I have had trouble all night uploading photos so it is what it is.) Fixed this one.

I got the idea of over laying linear lines for an abstracted fire visual. I also added a few bits of fabric for sparks. Then, true to form, I over did it. So, tomorrow, I will do some editing on this. (And again, the photo is screwed up – argh!!) Still can’t get this one right

 

I give up. Here is today’s 3 x3 – wonder what it will look like?

Whoop de doo – no problems with this. Good night!

 

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