It has been a while - the breath of one's nostrils has been busy. Besides the computer provider we have being a puzzle for over a week, I went on a charming stitching departure so I have not been in my studio much. But, I do have lots to distribute today!
Talk of the Common Slender cord, there are two I would like to converse about today. First, there is a cast by Lesley Riley of Quilting Arts hearsay and Art Heart (her blog is listed on the left)....Lesley writes:
"Back in 2005, 25 stupendous artists got together to do a Self-Portraiture collaboration. We each created a daily register that set our theme and was in a way, a self-likeness in itself. Mine was made of fabric of race and my theme was The For the use of all Thread - the slender cord that binds all artists together. I sent a bag of 'threads' along with the volume, asking each designer to incorporate one on their serving-boy. Many chose one of their own, others none. The elegance of a collaboration is in how each artists interprets the subject. As we worked over the years, even the conception of self-picture became stretched and re-interpreted....
Deck the halls: Home tour cozies up to quilts MLive.com, MI - 6 hours ago Volunteers will turn a stack of quilts on the bed, revealing history and pattern of one of the quilts. The crazy quilt shown on the bed was made in 1893 by
Common Threads Quilt Show winners named Cleveland Daily Banner, TN - Nov 21, 2008 Lap Quilt: First place -- Peggy McCosh, "Gordian Knot;" Second place -- Kathleen Dieter, "Signature Quilt;" Third place -- Bonnie Burden, "Crazy Quilt.
Your guide to event-related travel in the Southeast Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - 14 hours ago Wilmington —- “Toy Crazy,” an exhibition open through Feb. 1 at the Cameron Art Museum, features toys from antique to modern, American to Japanese,
Life events entangled in contest in 'Slumdog' **** Baltimore Sun, United States - Nov 21, 2008 Slumdog Millionaire uncovers the patterns of chaos; it's a kinetic crazy quilt with a deep inner coherence. The raw, real look makes you see everything
Historical society exhibits a patchwork history Fulton Sun, USA - Nov 17, 2008 “There are many friendship quilts - what we call a crazy quilt,” said Dorothy Tighe, historical society member. “Usually a crazy quilt has different shapes
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