Landscape workshops.

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I have been working on an outline for a landscape workshop and here are some of the image of pieces that can be completed in this workshop.  Below is Landscape-I my stage one workshop.

Below right is the next image of Landscape-II that can created in my workshops and it's a bit more complicated.  It is a flip-n-quilt piece and I love the easy of the wedges that allow you to add some highs and lows to this piece.  More to come, so stay connected.

Marion Anderson - Finished!

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She is finished (below center).  I tried adding the microphones and they did not work.  I tried rearranging them and they did not work.  I tried not adding any thing and that did not work.  I remembered that I had a bag of white gloves and that did work.  She will make her debut at the Gems Of The Prairie Quilters show.

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      Military Members & Veterans with valid I.D. $4.

CIVIC CENTER FREE PARKING FOR QUILT SHOW ATTENDEES—-IDENTIFY THAT YOU ARE ATTENDING THE QUILT SHOW AS YOU ENTER!

We hope to see you there if you are in the area.

Marion Anderson - Update

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Here are photos of the microphone bank to be appliqued in the foreground.  The top photo is without embellishment and the bottom is with embellishments.  The buttons come from three different people who I am so very grateful to have in my life and their love keeps on giving.  Now for some handwork to get this completed.

Marion Anderson - update

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I have been working on a new piece for to debut at the Gems of the Prairie Quilters show for a couple of months and thought that I was there.  However I made a mistake in the photo-transfer product that I bought.  I did my research on the images I wanted and I did my editing in Photoshop.  I printed by collage and learn during my ironing that I had gotten the wrong thing.  This product dose not like water.

Below on the left is my 1st effort and the image on the right is my completed choice.  I used water as my friend and shaded the whole image in the foreground and bought some Scotch Guard fabric protector.  Lemons into lemonade and loving it.  More to come later and you know it.

Got Jazz? - update

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Here's a slide show of the artists reception for Got Jazz at the CAC.  Enjoy because I sure did.

Illinois Quiltcape - update

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Below are images from the Illinois Quiltcape exhibit at the Jacoby Art Center , 627 E. Broadway Ave, Alton, IL 62002 and I just had to share them with you.  The exhibit looks grand and again I a grateful to be included.  This exhibition runs thru Oct 10, 2015

In addition to the Illinois Quiltcape exhibit there's a solo show of works by Mary Jo Bowers and the photos to the below are of her work.

All the photos are from the Jacoby Art Center Facebook page with the exception on my piece (Where Two of More...) at the top of the page.

Ain't I a Woman? Ain't She a Woman?

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From Shahar Caren Weaver

The art exhibition I am curating, "Ain't I a Woman, Ain't She a Woman?" has been accepted as a venue/participant in CHICAGO ARTISTS MONTH 2015. It's a response to Truth's historic speech. SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, October 3rd - 2 pm @ St. Thomas Hunter Gallery 3800 S. Michigan and St. Thomas Episcopal Church 3801 S. Wabash. Opening reception, auction, artists talk, as well as gospel and jazz music. The artists are: Gerald Griffin,Joyce Owens, Viktor Le, Felicia Grant Preston. B Rael Ali, Fiber Artist Trish Williams, Tony Smith, Carol Neal, Patricia A. Stewart, Renee Williams Jefferson, Rose Blouin, Shahar Caren Weaver - Artistic Visions, Charisse Linder

Many thanks to Rev. Fulton Porter for supporting our arts ministry, and helping to make this happen. "I sell the shadow to support the substance." Sojourner Truth

I am so very honored to be a part of this exhibit with such amazing and talented artists.

Got Jazz?- update and 1st Friday

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Today is the opening of Got Jazz?  Also it's 1st Friday all around town here in Peoria, IL.  So if you are in the area stop on by one or more of the venues.  I will be at the CAC on the 3rd floor in the resident artist studio of Pat Keck.  Got Jazz? is an FAC exhibit.

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