Splendiferous

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Colorful!

I've made 3 quilts recently, and none of them can be published on the web yet due to entry rules for various events. Two of them WILL be published in a book next spring! The book is tentatively titled Dare to Dance: An Artist's Interpretation of Joy, and the author is Mary Kerr.

Pleinweave, made several years ago from fabric I spray-dyed especially for this quilt, and very carefully cut and pieced to keep the original color flow. The pattern is a traditional basket lattice.

I made several smaller pieces from the leftover dyed fabrics, and more black, of course.

Update: Look for two of my quilts at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this fall in the "Tactile Architecture" and "In the American Tradition" exhibits! Big happy dance!
Second update: Look for a third quilt in the "Hands All Around" exhibit! Holy cow!

Link to Bloggers' Quilt Festival.

Cornered!

Detail of Boris the black cat, who is now 13 years old.

Detail of Moose the Orange cat, who is now 8 years old.

Detail of Oslo. She died last summer and is buried next to Boris's sister Natasha and Rorschach, who lived with us from 1988- 1999.

More information on this quilt and how it was made here .

Update: Look for two of my quilts at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this fall in the "Tactile Architecture" and "In the American Tradition" exhibits! Big happy dance!
Second update: Look for a third quilt in the "Hands All Around" exhibit! Holy cow!
Link to Bloggers' Quilt Festival!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Stolen!

Stolen in or near Lomita, Caliornia in October, 2011.
If you see this quilt on exhibit or for sale, please contact me!
Shady Lady by Wendy L Starn
26.75 x 27.25 inches

Based on original photograph by the artist.
Published in: 500 Art Quilts, Lark Books, 2010, page 383
Special Techniques used, if any: fused reverse applique
Quilted by…Wendy L Starn
Best category: Art Quilt, 2 color quilt, wall hanging

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

All over the place

I've got artwork in a few places in the coming couple of months:

September Competition at Alexandria Museum of Art

Sept 21-Nov 24, 2012

Earth, Air, Water, Fire

A Trace of Sulfur at Henning Cultural Center, Sulphur, LA
October 19 - November 15, 2012

Acer Rubrum

Cornered!

and a third piece, photo unavailable

Link to virtual exhibit of the Sulphur show:
http://cfalart.blogspot.com/2012/10/blog-post.html

Eye of the Quilter at International Quilt Festival, George Brown Convention Center, Houston Texas
October 29 - November 4, 2012

Zinnia

Swamp Swirl

Elemental Layers at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA
November 7, 2012 - January 7, 2013

October: Azure

November: Little Cat Feet

Cryptozoology at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center
January 7 - February 11, 2013

photos unavailable

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

What I've Been up to lately

5 bridesmaid dresses & a cake topper, that's what!
Congratulations to my lovely daughter & new son-in-law!

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

October: Azure and November: Little Cat Feet

October: Azure and November: Little Cat Feet were constructed for the Contemporary Fiber Artists of Louisiana show, Elemental Layers: Earth, Air, Water, Fire which was exhibited at the Louisiana State Arboretum in June. Each piece is comprised of several sheer layers.

October: Azure materials: organza, chiffon, netting, handpainted cotton fabric,
fused fiber leaves, plastic produce bags, wood.

November: Little Cat Feet materials: chiffon, organza, netting, cotton fabric, wood

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

pretty awful

Feathers were a major frustration! I need a couple hundred more hours to get good at these. Difficult to control speed & stitch length, and I had trouble making anything close to the right shape. Maybe I should go for leaflets or fronds instead.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Free Motion Machine Quilting Challenge-January

Not the greatest, but I did finish it!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Blog Hop Party & Giveaway

And the winner is....#28 Gwen!
Quilting Bloggers is having a blog hop with giveaways! I will give a set of 5 quilt note cards to one lucky winner! To enter: Read the next post about missing quilts. Leave a comment on this post with the title of one of the missing quilts (and please, keep an eye out for them. Sarah and I miss our babies!). I will draw a random name and email you for your mailing address, so please leave enough information for me to contact you. One entry per person. Entries not containing a title of a missing quilt will be disqualified.

Set of 5 cat quilt note cards featuring two of my cat quilts and some closeups of the cats!
From left: Top Row: Oslo, Moose, Boris.
Bottom Row: Cornered! full quilt, Boris & Natasha, the Yin-Yang Kittens full quilt.
Based on photographs by the artist.

Missing Quilts! Have you seen them?

Missing! Two of my quilts and two belonging to Sarah Ann Smith of Maine. They were apparently lost in a shipping mishap in Lomita, California on 11 October, 2011.
These quilts were part of a special exhibit, "Then and Now," at Mancuso shows in New Hampshire (World Quilt Competition) and California (Pacific International Quilt Festival, PIQF, Santa Clara), from which they were returned. The quilts were supposed to be mailed from the Office Depot in Lomita, but vanished without a trace.
Sarah Ann Smith's blog with more information:
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/?p=6521

Lost Quilt page with my information:
http://lostquilt.com/index.php/2011/status/missing/shady-lady-and-economy/