Desert Abstract

I went to Green Valley for a month to warm up and painted this. The desert is beautiful in the spring. So much clear color and flowers you can no help but be inspired.

Spring Bunny 12 X 15

This is a very small thread painting on 100% cotton. I learned this method from Ellen Ann Eddy's class in thread painting several years ago. The bunny was thread painted separately and later attached to the background. Many colors of brown thread is used to make the fur on this woodland bunny.

Pink Plumeria 23 X 23

You can almost smell the pungent sweet smell of the native Hawaii flower. There are beads and sequins on 100% cotton.

There is a Snake in my Garden 12 X 19

This is a small colorful piece of garden fun to brighten a small area in your home. Kind of funky. But you will never find another like it.

Arctic Struggle 22 X 25

This is a somewhat controversial piece because it depicts the ongoing struggle in the frigid waters of the norther sea.
It is hand dyed cotton and the colors spread in just the right configuration to depict the sun on the ice flow and the blood spilled in the struggle and death of the seal.

Ice Column at the Fresh Gallery 3-2011

This is a photo of me and Ice Column at the Fresh Gallery opening night and Artist Reception last night, Friday, March 4,2011. There were lots of people milling around so I could not get photos of my other two pieces. They were Cracked Ice and River Rock. But you can scroll through my blog and see them if you wish.
Fresh Gallery is a co op gallery here in Springfield, Mo. and this was their Annual Emerging Artist Show, which while will be there until March 28. Hope you can drop by if you live near.

Winter Grass SOLD

This is 16 X 19. Hand painted silk, satin and polyester. Texture is created with yarn, ribbon and strips of fabric and beads.

Fantasea III

When finished this will measure about 45 X 55 It is still in the designing stages and too large to frame.

Fantasea II SOLD

This is 17 X 22. Hand dyed cotton and appliqued object from under the sea. My Fantasey of warm ocean life.

Spring Grass

This is 18 X 20 and ready to be framed. It is hand dyed silk, satin and polyester. The texture is achieved with ribbon, yarns and torn fabric. Some bead work finishes the light airy look of spring.

Spring Daffodils

This is 16 X 24 just the right size for framing. All Cotton textiles, heavy thread work and beading.

Fall Grass

This is 16 X 20 and can be framed. it is hand died silk, satin and polyester. Texture is achieved with ribbon, yarn and tron fabric.

Hot August Days

This is 13 X 17. A small piece with beading, hand painted fabric and texture developed with ribbon, yarns and strips of fabric. This could be framed.

Lets get back to work?

OK the holidays are over. The dinners have all been cooked, the presents all put away the tree is down and the ornaments packed away for another year. Winter is settling in here in Missouri and the day and nights are cold. Not just cool but cold. As in nights of 20 and days it warms up to a big whopping 28. So You would thing that now I may have time to get back to art quilts. We can only live in hope. But for some reason I am just not in the mood to do much in my studio. I have walked in there, cleaned up boxes, cleared out shelves, and folded fabric and still no inspiration is coming to me. I have been reading lots of good books though.

Maybe what I need is a change of scenery.

Fall Inspiration

OK so fall is finally here. Today it was only in the 40's and mostly gray and overcast damp and just generaly ugly out. Tonight will be in the 30. More of the same tomorrow. Time to light the fire and stay indoors and get cracking on some new and wonderful quilts. I am inspired to work like crazy after my 3 days at the biggest quilt show in the world. I went to the Houston Quilt Festival. There was 1,800,000 sq. ft. of quilts and quilt related "stuff". A bit overwhelming. I think I seen it all but when I viewed the CD I think I missed half of the quilts.

Here is a photo of some of us from the Great Bus Trip to Houston Quilt Festival 11-2010

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I try not to get on my Soap Box too much in this blog. But this month,October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. That is the reason for all the PINK on my Blog. As you know if you have been covering my blog My Daughter Teresa was diagnoses with Breast Cancer 12/08. So this month is a special time in our family to stop and remember what we can do to advance research and help anyone who is given this diagnosis.

Select one charity/research and support it.

You can read about Teresa journey through her treatment and triumph over Breast Cancer at

her blog. thedoglived.blogspot.com

you can read about what the Pink Ribbon Place is doing to help women at thepinkribbinplace.org

You can see what the Susan G. Komen Research is doing for breast cancer Research at
ww5.Komen.org

Take part in curing cancer forever.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

News and awards!!!!!!! :+)

OH my this has been a very busy week for me. I placed first in the Art Quilt category at The Ozark Peacemakers Quilt Guild Show for Early Morning In the Ozark. This measures 35 X 50 and hangs like a tapestry.

I also got a jurors choice award at Waverly House Gift and Gallery show for Wild Fire.

Well some weeks you just work and work and work and see no results. Then again it all comes together and feels so right.

I hope I can continue to produce and sell some art work.

Yes I am having a good time now!

Cracked Ice 14 X 29

This is a wonderful little piece of fantasy that looks like cold water with cracked ice all around it. I am getting ready for a winter show here in Springfield and thought this would look nice in the show and in someones home all winter long.

Night Poppies.......SOLD

This is a study in contrasting colors. It is interesting to see how opposing colors sometimes make the best composition.

It is so hot and humid here in the Ozarks that the only time I can spend much time in my garden is at night. The Poppies look just a good at night as they do in the day.

Water Lily's on the pond (sorry I's sold)

I love the french impressionist especially Claude Monet. This is just my version of Monet's Water Lily. I hope I have conveyed the water and the light of the original paintings of C Monet. 23 X 35

Wildfire Displayed at Waverly House (sold)

Having lived in California I know how destructive a wild fire can be. Sometimes there is nothing left but the charred remains of a home. The colors of a wild fire set off the black up-rights of what is left.

Harvest Time......21 x 30 SOLD

I know fall is a few months off but I am so looking forward to cooler days that I am working with the colors of autumn. This is simply called Harvest Time. I was thinking of the pumpkins, squash, apples so available at that time of the year. I love the almost iridescent colors on the maple trees here in Missouri.

Grape Harvest (sold)

This is my latest creation inspired after viewing 500+ photos of my daughters trip to the south of France wine area.
This must be a beautiful area of the world. I wanted to portray the deep vibrant colors of the warm day in the vineyards.

Early Morning in the Ozark

This is called Early Morning in the Ozark. I moved to the Ozark 4 years ago and fell in love with this area. It has rolling green hill, crystal clean rivers and streams and clear blue sky. There are deer in the woods near our home which I see in the morning on my walks. I hope you enjoy my version of Early Morning in the Ozark.

Sun Flowers... What else would you call this?

tThis is a acrylic painting I did in 2008. It hangs on my living room wall. I kind of like the informality of sun flowers hanging on a formal living room wall. It adds sunshine to any day and kind of makes you smile.

Hot Summer Day (sorry... I am sold)

This is such a cute little quilt I kind of hate to sell it. This was inspired by Ellen Ann Eddy's work and a class I took from her. The little frog seems to be enjoying the hot summer day in the sun shine and to prospects of getting the critter.

Pet Portrait of my BarBee dog.

My friend, Roberta Ranney, made this little pet Portrait of my BarBee dog. This is absolutely what she looks like. BarBee is a Australian sheep dog, blue Merle. As you can see Roberta captured her inter child look. She is 11 years old now and still looks like a pup.

Pet Portrait of my Muffin girl

This is my little Muffin Girl. A small little quilt of my cat Muffin and it sits on the wall just outside my studio. She likes to sit in the window of my sewing room and keep me company while I sew. I was inspired to do a pet portrait when I saw the one that Roberta did of my BarBee dog.

Me and GrandPa

This is my all time favorite quilt. This is a series of photos of my Grandson and my husband at the park. They are walking hand in hand over to the swings. But they stopped to discuss something. Lucas, my grandson, likes to do what Grandpa does. So when Grand Pa bent over to talk to Lucas, Lucas also bent over. So they had their conversation and continued their walk to the swings. Grand Pa Ted looks the same but Lucas is now 11 years old, 5 ft.5 in. and still likes to do what Grand Pa does.
I hope it looks like a dream sequence fading into the past.