new small piece

New small piece using the same applique as the Lark Books piece....



It's gone now, a trade for a leather bag made by artist friends Juliette Montague and Greg Stange of Worthington, Ohio.

I'm starting a new series of pieces with crows in them - this is the smallest of three pieces in process......



Otherwise, just plugging away at getting the Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists exhibition up in the gallery which opens on Saturday, then next week will be focused on prepping for the three weeks of workshops scheduled for June.

I sent in a proposal to Quilting Arts to write for them and possibly to be featured in the magazine - we'll see what happens!

Lark Books piece FINISHED!!!!

Unless they don't like the abstracted naked lady, in that case I'll be in the studio swapping out with a more benign object d'art.

Another thing . . .

I decided to make a piece for me - doubt I will exhibit this, or at least ship it out to a show. It's assemblage with a rabbit my grandfather made me when I was little, a small textile piece with a doll (purchased in WV), and collage/paint & some flowers from the "Stations of the Cross" paintings, Called "Rites of Spring", and is about 10" H, and hangs by my bed. Since it has embroidery of the symbol related to the voodoo queen Erzulie, guess it is a mojo of sorts.....

Dusty n Me in Huntington and other news......

Dusty, Robb and I went to the opening reception for the 280 exh @ the Huntington Museum of Art. I thought the work included in the exhibition was very nice (and I'm not just saying that because of the obvious!).

Other news.. . . .

The visiting artist gig ("The Space Race") in New Albany, Ohio, in their middle school, went really well. Workshop with the middle school age group is my favorite re: teaching students.



The Lark Books project is due on Monday 5.21. I'm not too freaked out (wait 'til Thursday night when I have to send EVERYTHING off on Friday). Tonight and tomorrow I should be able to finish up the beading, and then I have to write the project steps, etc.


And, as an extra bonus, I've actually been getting into exhibitions (WOW!!!!), etc. Places you can see my work currently....
Artisans Center of Virginia
Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), Halpert Biennial
Society for Contemporary Craft (Pitts PA)
Hiestand Galleries @ Miami Univ (OH)
Opera House, Lexington KY
Upcoming . . . in June will have three person exh in downtown Lex with textile artists Laverne Zabelski and Mary Nehring

Did get one rejection today, but I don't have much room to complain, admittedly.