Illinois Quiltscape - update

Greeting All,

Here is the official poster for "Illinois Quiltscape" that will open this weekend, August 28th at the Jacoby Arts Center, in Alton, IL.  Illinois Quiltscape explores the complexity and diversity in contemporary quilt making across Illinois. Twenty quilters from across Illinois have been invited to exhibit a quilt of original design. Inclusive of Art Quilts, Modern Quilts, Functional Bed and Wall Hanging Quilts, the exhibition highlights how traditional and contemporary 

quilting techniques are used to best tell each quilt’s unique story.

Included in the exhibition are:

Cheryl Adam (Bloomington), Frieda Anderson (Elgin), Gail Baar (Highland Park), Mary Jo Bower (Chicago), Rhonda Byrd (Flanagan) , Georgia Dawson (Bloomington), Connie Guhlstorf (Normal), Gwen Jones(Chicago), Lynn Kunz (Woodstock), Donna Lee (Melvin), Barbara Miller (Normal), Pam Riss (Streator), Barbara Schneider (Woodstock), Diane Skidmore (Bloomington), Penny Waldrip (Bloomington), Laura Wasilowski (Elgin),Fiber Artist Trish Williams (Peoria), Betty Woodruff (Normal),

FAC - Got Jazz? - CAC

Greetings All,
Got Jazz?  is coming to the Contemporary Arts Center of Peoria, IL Sept 4 - Oct 23, 2015.   Opening reception: Sept 12th from 6:30 - 8:30 with music by Sandra Mosley.

This is a big honor for me because it's my current hometown and I curated this venue.  The exhibit includes works by Pat Bishop, Kathie Briggs, Jennifer Conrad, Clarian Ferrono, Pat Kroth, Casey Puetz, Jan Rickman, Laura Wasilowski, Marianne R. Williamson, and yours truly.  So if you are in the area during this time do stop by and check out the exhibit.

Illinois Quiltscapes - Update.

Greetings All,

Where Two or More... (below) is moving on to the Jacoby Arts Center, 627 E. Broadway, in Alton, IL 62002.  The exhibit dates are August 28th - Oct 15, 2015.  This is a juried exhibition curated by the McLean County Art Center.  Thanks to the McLean for including me.

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Gems of Prairie Quilt Show

Greetings All,

I will be a guest artists of the annual quilt show of the Gems of Prairie here in the heartland of Illinois.  This is another honor that has been bestowed on me and for this I am grateful for the opportunity.  I will be displaying art quilts and garments.  I also will have hand dyed/painted fabrics.  If you are in the area do stop by and say hello.

WHEN:  Saturday Sept. 26 & Sunday Sept. 27, 2015

TIME:    Saturday 9 am – 5 pm   Sunday   11 am – 4 pm

WHERE:   Peoria Civic Center   HALL D

ADMISSION:   $7 per day or $10 for 2-day pass

2015 Gems of the Prairie Raffle Quilt

“Gems Stars” is an original design by Sue Krause and was pieced by Sue Krause and Sylvia Pace.  The quilt measures 100″ x 100″.  100% cotton fabrics purchased through TailorMade by Design and Hobbs 80/20 batting was used.  It was machine quilted by Sue Krause.  Photography is by Tammy Risinger.

The ticket price is 1 for $1.00 or 6 for $5.00!  The drawing will be held December 9, 2015.  You do not need to be present to win!

The quilt will be on display at our annual Autumn Gems of the Prairie Quilt Show, Saturday, September 26 and Sunday September 27th at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, IL.  After the show, the quilt will be on display in local Quilt Stores in the area.  You can purchase tickets at the show, or from any Gems Guild member.

If you want tickets email:  info@gemsoftheprairie.com

GEMS STAR

2015 RAFFLE QUILT

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  2015 Gems of the Prairie Raffle Quilt

Spirit Keepers update.

Greetings All,
Below is the latest in my Spirit Keepers series of mix-media.  This piece is composed of extruded stoneware that has been carved, painted green, embellished with fabrics, jute, keys, quilted effigies of burlap,  and an wooden mask.

Sayuri Sasaki Hemann: Urban Aquarium

Greetings All,
This past weekend I spent some time with Sayuri Sasaki Hemann: Urban Aquarium that opened at the CAC.  She transforms Gallery 3R into an aquarium full of soft sculpture sea creatures! The exhibit runs July 10-August 21, 2015.  Her work is awe inspiring check out this video https://vimeo.com/44358107 and it was a pleasure meeting her.

Here's a copy of Sayuri bio.

1st Friday @ the CAC - July 3, 2015

Greetings All,
I'm getting ready for this month's 1st Friday venue and her are a few of the small works that I have created or re-purposed for this event.  Below is a piece that I created in 2007 and only showed once, but love the piece nevertheless.  This piece is created with my hand dyed cotton, commercial cottons, and batik.  It was raw-edged appliqued, fused appliqued, and embellished with glass beads and sequences.  Sewn to a wrapped canvas that measure 18 x 24 and is ready for hanging.

The Wave below is a piece that I whole cloth quilted and then cut and reassembled.  This piece was created with Indonesian batik cotton and sewn to a 18 x 24 wrapped canvas and is ready for hanging.  On 1st Friday I will be a guest artist at the studio of resented artist Patricia Whalen Keck at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria. 

I am so very grateful for the opportunity to be in this space and I am pulling out all of the stops and I am including my wearables as well.

This piece below I will not have it available for 1st Friday because it has already been asked for and for that too I am grateful.  This piece was created with some of my hand dyed fabric that I painted and whole cloth quilted.  Once quilted it was folded and press into shape and sewn to a wrapped canvas.