As you can see, I’m chugging merrily along, getting ready for the show. In case anyone is interested the details for the show opening are as follows: LAND ESCAPES Vicky Taylor-Hood & Laurie Dempster October 15 – November 10 Opening October 15th, from 2-4pm Devon House Gallery, Duckworth Street St. John’s, NL The piece above…
Category: craft
Work-related post
My Seastrands blog now contains another post about some recently-completed works…..
Clapboarding a quilt – technique from the design wall (ongoing)
I’m working on a textile interpretation of the scene below, which you will note contains an old, abandoned, saltbox-style house. After deciding on the tone, mood and setting in some detail, I started fabric selection and layout. The scene is going to be a night-time setting and I’m tweaking the angles a good bit. To…
Not dead, just dyeing
Yes, I’m back. Took a real vacation and have been chugging away at things since my return. This summer I discovered that, even if you work erratic hours and can frequently take time off to enjoy a sunny day, you still need a real vacation and a change of scenery. I think there’s a tendancy…
Some hints on beginning a landscape quilt – Part 3
A few months ago, I put together a little how-to worksheet on approaching landscape quilting. Most of it is based on my own personal process of developing and implementing an idea. A lot of it is my memories of what I wish I’d known when starting out. I still use it (or something…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 