I have been doing a few quick sketch faces. I did these just for fun and usually just imagined faces. One face however was inspired while I was streaming a video. Using an "economy of line"...
On Tuesday, April 9th, I had the pleasure of presenting a trunk show for a local quilt guild. The plans for this started way back in June of 2023. The lady who was scheduling the programs for...
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A week or so ago, I got a phone call from a dear friend that I worked with in Public Health years ago. She and her husband have opened a little store selling interesting household items, forgot...
Friday has zoomed around quickly. So today I am sharing my own face for the Friday Face Off. A number of years ago, I went on a solo trip to the England. I spent a week in London. Much o...
To be honest, I have a respiratory infection (bacterial not viral) and time got away from me. So I went to AI for some quick faces. Here are my results. I think I like the top o...
It seems that I haven't posted any creative hand work in a while. But on March 3rd, I ordered a frame loom with a heddle bar to try a different type of weaving. This was shipped from Belgium an...
For the Friday Face Off, Nicole and I had talked about doing watercolor. Of course neither of us had time to actually do it. So we both chose to use AI. The first one has a watercolor effect ba...
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Here is a painting that I did years ago. This is acrylic on watercolor paper. I am linking up with Nicole at DVArtist for the Friday FaceOff. Until Next Time, Stay Creativ...
Here are a couple of paintings that were painted years ago. First is a watercolor portrait of a lady who was one of my co-workers. Ms. K Next up is an experimental painting that sudden...
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I have pulled out another piece of art from my archives. This is unfinished - and may possibly remain that way. I like the soft and slightly mysterious nature of this piece. I am linking...
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Some days you just need a fun art adventure. I pulled out some pre-fused fabric pieces and played. This is what I came up with. This is simply a fused fabric abstract collage. As t...
Yes, this quilt is on the way to a finish! I am excited about it. During the process, I ran out of the fabric that I was using to join the blocks. No Problem! I took a page from my grandm...
Another week has quickly passed. Friday has arrived and I am sharing a painted face from years ago. So long ago that I don't remember the year (pre-2006 though) I took a watercolor class with J...
Some of my readers have likely decided that I have quit quilting. This is certainly not true. I have been on a "hiatus" for a while. Life is a bit more interesting these days. The simple fact...
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Nicole has posted the Friday Face Off and said in her post -"It's all about AI Art this week" Thus, I looked in my saved AI art folder and found these fun faces. I am linkin...
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For the Friday Face Off I have a few Warrior faces created using AI. In personal news, my life has become more about caregiving than creating. I have to spend a lot of time wi...
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With the possibility of being iced or snowed in, I decided I needed a hand work project. You know, just on case of power outages, etc. So I did the machine work for this one on Saturday night....
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Welcome! For Nicole's Friday Face Off linkup, I have created some AI Artwork. You may want to try this so you can go here to get started. This one is funny. I used a rather random set o...
Back in September, I made a wall art quilt as a commission. I was given some guidelines that I used to decide on a plan. The purchase also included a quilt that was already made. Of course, I c...
After seeing some interesting art created by Nicole using AI , I had to give it a try. My first one was done while trying to see "what makes this work." I think my description was "man wit...
Christmas is Fast Approaching and this is the next to last Friday Face Off before the holiday. So, I have decided to share my Santa/Father Christmas painting from years ago. I hope you are...
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One thing that I have been doing for a few years is a volunteer job with the neighboring city's performing arts center. Recently, we had Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits for those of you old eno...
I have been busy with a lot of things and haven't had much time for art or quilting. However, I did manage to get Rising Glory 2 quilted. I was very happy that the machine worked flawlessly AND...
Back in 2013, I made a piece that eventually got the name "Rising Glory." That piece was sold during the Library Quilt Exhibit in Spring 2023. I wanted to do something similar, but differen...
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One of the favorite quilts I have made is the Hummingbird wallhanging quilt. It is not "squared up" so it would never win an award for quilt-making. And yes, I am fine with that. I LOVE thi...
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