Sky in Tactile Architecture 2013

More information on my piece in the Tactile Architecture exhibit can be found here.

Update:  The building is the service building at the rear of the oldTurpin Pontiac dealership on Murray St.  I happened on a photo by chance on another blog.  The windows have been covered since I took the photo 5 years ago.

Blue Ribbon!

I picked up my items that traveled to the Louisiana State Fair today, and was pleased and surprised to find a blue ribbon on this one for Machine Applique'!

It rained a bit here...

...and the mushrooms sprung up like, well, mushrooms.  Pictures taken over 3 days.  They start out like balls on a stick, open up and start to decay.  Next rain will undoubtedly produce a bumper crop. 

Eye of the Quilter

Looks like I was not accepted into this year's show in Houston, so I'm having my own little Salon des Refusés.

Bricks and a Butterfly

What are the mysterious triangles for?

One of the famous brick streets.

All photos taken in Natchitoches, Louisiana on May 6-7, 2009.

New Quilts! Fragments: Urban Decay challenge

Sky with detail and inspiration photo

I went around the Alexandria downtown area one Sunday afternoon and took many photographs. There’s no shortage of urban decay here. Although Alexandria was burned to the ground during the Civil War, there are still a few buildings from the era of Reconstruction, as well as many built later and abandoned. This particular building appeared to still be in use as I could see lights on inside. I went back a few weeks later to take some more photos and could not find it.

Strata with detail and inspiration photo

The quilt is based on an original photo by the artist.
Currently used as a parking lot, this was originally an interior part of a business, back in the days when businesses in this area of town were thriving. Bricks from the exterior walls are also still visible.

See all the challenge quilts at:

http://fiberartsconnsocal.org/exhibition_catalogs/Fragmentscatalog.pdf
Both inspiration photos also my work.