Desktop Background = GIANT Post- It Note

Forget about scenes of waterfalls, birds or snowflakes! I just used the "set as desktop background" function to make myself a BIG, GIANT post it note for some long range goals! Thought it would be a good way of constantly reminding myself of some objectives I've set for myself.

All I did was to create an image of the lists, ideas, even a quote from an article written by Michael James that I've been chewing over for the last few weeks.

So each time I log on or minimize my windows -- voila, there it is.....hard to ignore. (Well we'll see!)

Studio News from Cartographic Constructions

Check out my latest e-mail newsletter - Studio News from Cartographic Constructions: http://bit.ly/bwMCg2

One correction though- I will be teaching at Art Quilt Tahoe in November of 2011 at Lake Tahoe at Zephyr Point on the South Shore, NOT Nevada City.

SAQA Creative Force 2010

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and depth of work being created by SAQA artists

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New Fiber Art Workshop

THE COMPLEX COMPOSITION

Yes, I've been thinking and thinking about what else I can offer to the fiber art workshop scene that is unique to my design background and will be valuable and interesting to teach!

Well here it is: "THE COMPLEX COMPOSITION" . I hope others will agree.

This workshop will focus on using basic principles of graphic composition used by many architects. You will learn to create rich and complex compositions from this inventive perspective using the principles of SCALE, MERGING, LAYERING/ OVERLAPPING, RANKING, AND FRAMING. Each student will create a cartographic art quilt that tells the story of a particular place.

Interested? Just let me know.........

Très cool - I am the featured Artist at The Artist Directory this week.....

 

I'll be teaching at QSDS next summer!

Yes, I am so excited! I've always wanted to teach there. At the beginning of my career as a fiber artist, I took a class at the Quilt Surface Design Symposium with Judy Hooworth and it was one of the best learning experiences I've had.

If you haven't ever been -- are interested in learning techniques and design thinking related to  contemporary quilting -- then this is the place. I will be teaching a 2 and a 5 day class:
Session 3:     Favorite Places    Length 5 days
Session 4:     Map Haiku            Length 2 days

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My work just sold in the Studio Art Quilt Associates benefit auction!

This small study started as a sample for one of my workshops called The Expressive Map see below). After completion I decided to donate it to a worthy cause, the SAQA Benefit Auction:

Good news today....the quilt just sold in the Studio Art Quilt Associates benefit auction! (See row 12 the piece in the middle column)