Printed and Stitched

California Society of Printmakers and Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) worked together to create an exhibit examining the overlap between the hand pulled print, and the art quilt. The first exhibition of Printed and Stitched will be from 5/20/23 to 6/18/23 at Art Ark Gallery artarkgallery.com,1035 S. Sixth St, San Jose, CA 95112 Swirling Suns2 – … More Printed and Stitched

Juried in!

My 12”x 12” quilted piece, Swirling Suns 2, was juried into Printed & Stitched, a joint exhibition of the work by members of the California Society of Printmakers and Studio Art Quilt Associates, Northern and Southern California/Nevada Regions. The exhibition will open at Art Ark in San Jose on May 20, 2023. An artist reception … More Juried in!

Dog Collage Portraits

I recently took a Nicki FitzGerald’s online class Creative Pet Portraiture with Procreate and had a blast making digital collage portraits of my friends’ dogs. I’ve used Procreate to make collages before, but this class took it to a new level. I took more photos of text and textures and organized them into folders on … More Dog Collage Portraits

Rockin’ Robin at Pacific International Quilt Festival

Juried in! My quilt, Rockin’ Robin was accepted for the “New Quilts of Northern California” exhibit that will be shown at Pacific International Quilt Festival in October 14 – 17, 2021 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. I started this quilt in 2020 with the EBHQ and SF Quilt Guilds’ Lone Robin challenge where quilters … More Rockin’ Robin at Pacific International Quilt Festival

SAQA Benefit Auction

The annual Studio Art Quilt Association Benefit Auction will take place online from September 10 through October 3, 2021. With hundreds of beautiful artwork available for bidding, there is something for everyone to enjoy! The annual Benefit Auction is SAQA’s premier fundraising event! All proceeds help support SAQA’s exhibition programs, publications, and education outreach. Plus, your purchase … More SAQA Benefit Auction

Art on the iPad

I’m having a blast in Susie Monday’s Art on the iPad online class. I’ve taken the class a couple times before, so the skills using various combinations of inexpensive iPad apps seem easier to use and get results I like. We’re 3 weeks in, and I’m really excited about the possibilities. Here’s a sampling of … More Art on the iPad

Win this Quilt!!!

Here Comes the Sun! I designed and pieced Here Comes the Sun especially for the EBHQ Voices in Cloth show. We’ll be selling tickets soon, and the drawing will be at the EBHQ Voices in Cloth quilt show in March 2022. Every 2 Years the East Bay Heritage Quilters guild holds its big Voices in … More Win this Quilt!!!