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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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MARK ASKS: What have you done Creatively this week?
#1:
Longarm Quilter, Sales Rep, Designer
PENNY BARNES
About PENNY…
Penny says, “An avid quilter for nearly twenty years, my quilting career has included not only working in a local quilt shop, The Quilted Forest, but I am a longarm quilter as well. I live in Clear Lake, Iowa. My husband and I have six children and seven grandchildren, so now you know how I like to spend my spare time. I also enjoy traveling and my most recent trip was nine days in Ireland that included three days at International Quilt Festival of Ireland 2012.”
CLICK HERE for Penny’s blog!
#2:
Designer, Quilter, Author, Collector
MARY ELIZABETH KINCH
About MARY ELIZABETH…
CLICK HERE for Mary Elizabeth’s website!
#3:
Quilter
SUZANNE STRANKS
#4
Longarm Quilter, Artist, Teacher
LISA TEICHMANN
About LISA…
Lisa Teichmann began quilting in 1987, and opened Garden Gate Quilting in 2001. She provides professional hand-guided machine quilting for your projects, from wall-hangings to king-size quilts. Take a look at the gallery to see some of her work, or look at her teaching calendar to see upcoming classes. Lisa says, “I am a longarm machine quilter/artist who paints with fabric + thread. I am inspired by music and art. If I’m not quilting I’m cooking! Live creatively!”
CLICK HERE for Lisa’s website!
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MEET
Artist, Author, Teacher
SUE BLEIWEISS
About SUE…
A lifelong resident of Massachusetts, Sue Bleiweiss has been a full time artist for over 10 years. Self-taught, her medium of choice is fiber and she is particularly fond of working with silk. Sue has published an extensive array of articles for several internationally popular fiber and craft magazines and has had her work featured in numerous books. Her work resides in numerous private collections all over the world. Sue is a 2012 Niche Award Finalists in the Fiber Decorative category.
Books:
The Sketchbook Challenge: Technique, Prompts and Inspiration for Achieving your Creative Goals (Random House/Potter Craft Publishing)
Creative Ways with Books and Journals
Creative Ways with Fibre&Stitch
Additional work featured in:
Adventures in Mixed Media: Collage, Stitch, Fuse, and Journal Your Way to a More Creative Life by Jane Davies
Creative Paper Quilts by Terri Stegmiller
1000 Artisan Textiles:Contemporary Fiber Art, Quilts, & Wearables by S Salamony & G Brown
Magazine Articles:
Cloth Paper Scissors Studios, Cloth Paper Scissors, Altered Couture, Belle Armoire, Bound & Lettered, The Crafts Report, Crafts N Things, Get Creative, Handcrafted, Handwoven Magazine, Quilting Arts Gifts, The Quilting Quarterly, Sew Somerset, Somerset Studio and Somerset Wedding
Juried Shows:
Infinity Art Gallery 2011 Fiber Arts Show, Fantastic Fibers 2011, Volusia Wrapped in Fiber 2011, One Passion, Many Voices 2011, Images – Lowell Quilt Festival 2010
Professional Affiliations:
Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA); Surface Design Association (SDA); 8 That Create Fine Arts Group
Today, Sue and I are dishing about SHOES!
by Desiree Habicht
High heels, high fashion, not-wearable, totally wantable works of art!
And all for an amazing cause. Let Sue tell it:
“When Jamie Fingal and I found out that more women die each year in the US from cardiovascular disease than all cancers combined they decided it was time to put together a project to help raise awareness of that horrifying statistic.
Our goal is to raise $5,000 for The Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California – because they not only treat women, but also educate and do major research for this disease with women. Katie Couric talked to Barbra Streisand about the heart center and you can watch excerpts from that interview here.
We’ve decided to kick off our heels to reach our goal of raising $5,000 to donate to The Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Hospital and issued a challenge to some of the most talented and gifted artists we know to do the same. These artists will be turning their heels into works of art to be sold in May of 2013. All the money raised from these incredible shoes of art will be donated to the The Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Hospital.
We’re incredibly excited about this project and we hope that you’ll help us spread the word about it, by putting our blog button on your blog, talking about it on social media sites, and when the time comes, purchasing a pair of art shoes! We also hope that you’ll consider answering our call for art and creating a pair of art shoes to donate to the cause. You’ll find more information about that here.
We will be inviting some of the artists who are creating a pair of art shoes to blog about how they transformed their ordinary heels into a work of art. In the meantime, check out the links on the other pages of our blog to find out how you can submit a pair of art shoes for this fundraiser and view some of our inspiring sample shoes.“
Here’s another terrific example, made by my good buddy Victoria Findlay Wolfe:
Victoria’s shoes in progress…
…and fabulously DONE!
Kick Off Your Heels is blogging HERE!
CLICK HERE for Sue’s website!
Sue blogs HERE!
Sue’s on FACEBOOK & ETSY!
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MEET
Textile Designer, Quilter, Embroiderer
ANEELA HOEY
About ANEELA. . .
Aneela Hoey graduated from Winchester School of Art with a BA (Hons) degree in printed textile design, in 1994. She has worked in design studios in both London and New York as well as freelance. After getting married she took a break to raise her two daughters, now aged 7 and 10. She found her way back to textile design through her love of quilt making which led her to begin designing the kind of fabrics she wanted to use but couldn’t find. Aneela is also a keen embroiderer and produces her own embroidery patterns.
Aneela’s delicate designs evoke childhood’s sweet moments…
Aneela’s new book will get you stitchin’!
Aneela blogs HERE!
Find Aneela’s book HERE!
Aneela’s on FACEBOOK, FLICKR, TWITTER, PINTEREST, and ETSY!
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MEET
Quilter, Designer, Author, Teacher
MICKEY DEPRE
About MICKEY…
Mickey says, “I am a nationally known quilt artist that also dabbles in mixed media…and knits for a hobby.
My husband, Paul, is an artist too and actually hand dyes all the fabrics that I use.
My work is has a whimsical flare to it…meant to give you a smile and even a giggle. Textiles have always fascinated me, from vintage to current, my taste has always been ALL! Sewing in general, mending to garment making, were never a chore. But when I pushed myself beyond traditional quilt making, I found the road less traveled was greatly inviting.
My quilts have been described as whirlwinds of color, with oranges residing next to purples of all shades in harmony. Dots, swirls, and stripes intermingle with florals and prints in an outlandish yet exciting visual parade.
This is how I see the world and how I want the world to see me.
My work mixes traditional quilting techniques with bold, innovative machine appliqué and threadwork. Fabric choices include my own hand dyed cotton with commercial cottons for a special spark of color and depth. Pieces are heavily machine quilted.
The images are meant to spark thought and a smile, as humor is a great gift to share.
With the release of my new book Pieced Hexies…well, I feel I have come full circle. So while you may know me initially as an Art Quilter… I am also a Traditional Quilter.”
Mickey’s new book is hexagonally terrific!
CLICK HERE for Mickey’s website!
Mickey blogs HERE!
Get Mickey’s books and patterns HERE and HERE!
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