I'm thrilled that one of my quilts, "Peace Wish," has sold recently. It has been on exhibit at the Loft Studios Gallery in San Pedro. Here's what it looks like. It's on my website, too, along with many of my other quilts.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Obama ad
Since my ad didn't make it to the finals, it is no longer on the link I mentioned on my last post. So for those of you who missed it and are curious, here is my ad. The sound is a little weak, so turn the sound up and watch it in a quiet room. I hope it works okay! (I've never posted a video on a blog before.)
Perhaps I should mention that there were over 1000 ads and almost 5 million votes, so my odds were slim for being a finalist. Still, it was a fun learning experience.
Perhaps I should mention that there were over 1000 ads and almost 5 million votes, so my odds were slim for being a finalist. Still, it was a fun learning experience.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The timing is bad. But the fact is, a few weeks ago I entered an "Obama in 30 Seconds" ad contest, using the slide show feature in Photoshop Elements 5 and the microphone in my laptop. I showed some of my art quilts with peace signs in them and talked about why I made them.
My ad got accepted into the first round of voting! And the voting takes place online this week only, ending on Sunday.
There are two ways to become a finalist. One is to get rated by people visiting the voting website, who will be shown a random selection of ads, not necessarily including mine. The other way is to have people click on my link, which takes people directly to my particular ad. Each hit is a vote. Only one vote per e-mail address.
So here is my link. Peace is Beautiful. http://obamain30seconds.org/vote/?v=view-615-hZkstz
I would appreciate it if you would click on it and watch my ad. I am not asking you to vote for Obama, but I would be grateful if you'd vote for me. ;-) Also, be sure to forward the link to friends and family who you think might want to see it. There are art quilts in the ad. One of them is the "Foot Square" quilt I donated to SAQA's reverse auction in 2007.
The sound is a bit weak, so I suggest you turn your computer sound up and watch it in a quiet room.
Thank you.
My ad got accepted into the first round of voting! And the voting takes place online this week only, ending on Sunday.
There are two ways to become a finalist. One is to get rated by people visiting the voting website, who will be shown a random selection of ads, not necessarily including mine. The other way is to have people click on my link, which takes people directly to my particular ad. Each hit is a vote. Only one vote per e-mail address.
So here is my link. Peace is Beautiful. http://obamain30seconds.org/vote/?v=view-615-hZkstz
I would appreciate it if you would click on it and watch my ad. I am not asking you to vote for Obama, but I would be grateful if you'd vote for me. ;-) Also, be sure to forward the link to friends and family who you think might want to see it. There are art quilts in the ad. One of them is the "Foot Square" quilt I donated to SAQA's reverse auction in 2007.
The sound is a bit weak, so I suggest you turn your computer sound up and watch it in a quiet room.
Thank you.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
sad news, mixed media books
My mom died earlier this week. She battled Alzheimer's for many years and had been in hospice for several days. I'm doing my best to remember her better days, when she was a warm, loving and creative spirit, who continues to inspire me.
As I have mentioned in previous posts, I'm a participant in the Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece exhibit, which has been touring the country raising money for a cure for Alzheimer's. Last I checked, they have raised $157,000 for Alzheimer's research. http://www.alzquilts.com/
I really liked doing the mixed media book for Peggy in March. The topic was "What if?" My pages focused on the questions, "What if calicos spoke French...... and dachsunds spoke German?" I don't really speak any German. Thank you, Babelfish.com!
We've decided to show our pages along the way and not keep them a big secret for the end. This month I'm doing "Small Things" for Terry's book.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Quilters S.O.S.
I was interviewed recently by Karen Musgrave, for Quilter's S.O.S. (Save our Stories) The interview was in connection with the Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece exhibit that I'm in. You can check out my interview and others at:
http://www.centerforthequilt.org/qsos/qsos_interviews.php
I've been busy, but not with anything I can show. I'm putting the finishing touches on the quilt I'm entering in the "Surf's Up!" exhibit that will be at the Quilt Festival in Long Beach this July. I've also been working on pages for the mixed media book project that I'm doing with Cut-Loose Quilters. It's a lot of fun! I really love doing this. It's a change of pace from my quilts, although it uses some of the same techniques. But we have to keep the pages a secret until the books are all finished.
http://www.centerforthequilt.org/qsos/qsos_interviews.php
I've been busy, but not with anything I can show. I'm putting the finishing touches on the quilt I'm entering in the "Surf's Up!" exhibit that will be at the Quilt Festival in Long Beach this July. I've also been working on pages for the mixed media book project that I'm doing with Cut-Loose Quilters. It's a lot of fun! I really love doing this. It's a change of pace from my quilts, although it uses some of the same techniques. But we have to keep the pages a secret until the books are all finished.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
my fiber art book
I'm participating in a fiber art book round robin with Cut-Loose Quilters. It's so much fun! Each of us chose our own theme, then made the outside of the book, the first and last pages, and title page. We brought our books to the meeting last night and passed them on to the next person, who will add two pages. Clear as mud?
Here are photos of my pages. To see everyone's books, go to http://cut-loose-quilters.blogspot.com/
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