Piece, Print, Quilt

When Katie’s Luminous Linocuts class started up again a couple weeks ago, I decided to create a large print on a  background pieced from yellow and white scraps from a recent quilting retreat at Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg, CA.  I wanted the background to create a landscape feeling with a darker silhouette of plants in … More Piece, Print, Quilt

Photographing Artwork

One of the steps I’m taking as an artist is putting together a portfolio to represent my work.  The most important element in the portfolio is excellent images. I’ve learned that how well your work is photographed can be the determining factor in whether or not your work is juried into a show. Until recently, … More Photographing Artwork

Reader Challenge

Back in August 2013, I saw this reader’s challenge in Cloth Paper Scissors magazine and decided to give it a whirl. The challenge was to use our favorite techniques to create a six inch mixed media square with some kind of stitching. I used one of my linocut prints on fabric as the starting point, … More Reader Challenge