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Want to hear a funny story? I have felt kind of lousy for the last two days — achy and a bad headache. This morning when I made coffee, I forgot, (again) to put the pot in the coffee maker. So, we had coffee all over the counter and the floor. We cleaned it up and I picked up the container to make more and what to my wondering eyes do I see? — decaf! Well, no wonder I was brain dead for two days. All better now.
I finished getting my elements quilts ready to deliver to the jurying committee. This meant making a trip to the big box store to get some new lath for hanging rods, screw eyes and picture wire.
Here they are, all packed up with their picture labels, ready to go.
I delivered them at the High Fiber Diet meeting. We are meeting in a new place, much further from my house. I was supposed to meet some friends for dinner at a nearby Thai restaurant. I had to pick up my CSA veggies at 5. By the time I got on the road, the traffic was miserable. I was stopped at a stop light and texted Terry and told her to order me some shrimp rolls. I love technology.
The meeting was great. We had two more excellent presentations on design elements — Rhythm and Underlying Shape/Compositional Structure. I am so happy that we are doing this. It is a great refresher for seasoned artists and excellent information for new artists.
Tomorrow, I am hosting a SAQA parlor meeting tomorrow, and then I think the excitement is over for a bit.
Today was a day for tying up loose ends — i.e., sewing sleeves, making labels, cutting slats, etc for the 4 quilts that are to be delivered tomorrow night for jurying into the High Fiber Diet elements show.
I have been having a problem with my right knee. I think I twisted it on a walk last week and over the week-end it was a real pain, especially at night when I am in bed. The only thing that helps is wrapping it with ice. I can’t get a Dr. appointment until next week. Mr C suggested I stop taking long walks with Scooter. Whadyaknow!? It is feeling better after two days of rest.
I really enjoyed the SDA meeting yesterday. It was very busy here with laptops whirring as we uploaded head shots and images of work for about 8 SDA members in Portland/Vancouver area. Susan Taber Avila was here to help. She is an amazing fiber artist from Oakland and on the SDA Board. She also teaches at UC Davis.
And, I am caught up on 3 x 3s.
I had another very pleasant day, just being.We are having those perfect summer Oregon days — warm and breezy. I hosted an exhibit opening at Trinity tonight, 6 – 8 pm. We stopped and picked up some grilled salmon and tabouleh salad at New Seasons and ate on the deck in the lovely summer air with the dwindling light. It was lovely.
I noticed that I had gotten a wonky photo of Persephone so I rephotographed her today.
I also finished the edges on the water quilt and made a sleeve. Tomorrow, I will finish the sleeves and labels and make the hanging devices and get everything photographed.
I need to look at some calls for entry and start work on some new projects. I hope you are having a lovely week-end, too.
Last night. I finished the quilting on this piece. Today, I was showing it to my STASH group in this orientation, as I had designed it. They all said I was holding it the wrong way. Say what? So I turned it and duh, there was the water.
I was so excited by this revelation and so thankful for the wisdom and honesty of friends. I still have to block this and finish the edges. Here is a detail.
We had a good time this morning. There were only four of us as two members are traveling.
After some iced tea and show and tell, we went down to my studio patio where I had set up a table with the gessoed canvas.
I had a table of supplies – plates for palettes, brushes, rags, water, paint, etc.
It was a beautiful morning down there under the deck, and we had fun painting and chatting.
Here is a blurry view of our final canvas:
I am going to cut it into 6 pieces – one for each of us and the challenge is to use it in a finished art quilt. A challenge, for sure.
We enjoyed lunch back up on the deck and sat and chatted for a long time, attempting to solve all the problems of the world.
Here is today’s 3 x 3. A piece of silk that I had spattered with paint at some point in time.
