Images From The International Quilt Festival in Long Beach

Despite my best intentions, I did not write a blog post during the festival.  Here are a few pics from the show:

Judy Coates-Perez helps hang the 

"Exquisite Moment" exhibition.

Her height made her extremely popular on the hanging crew!

In our hotel room I played with a new toy:  Derwent Inktense Blocks

Come back to see more of this piece on 8/9!

Jayne Larson & Pam Kleibaum at the Dinner At Eight Artists' dinner

Pokey Bolton holds the exhibition catalog for Yvonne Porcella

as Yvonne discusses her "exquisite moment".

Pokey and Yvonne.  Love her glasses!!

Spoonology!

(L-R:  Jeannie Palmer Moore, Rachel Parris, and myself)

On the show floor Yvonne chats with Kathy Hoover 

in front of the Exquisite Moment exhibit.

Looking out of our hotel room we have a "herd" of 

these gantry cranes in view.

They look like mechanical giraffes to me.....

Scenes from our "Musical Chairs Painted Canvas" Class in Cincy

"Musical Chairs:  A Painted Canvas Adventure" is a collaborative painting endeavor on gessoes canvas.
The students painted, switched positions, and painted over the work of others in the class.  Two canvases were set up and the students switched back and forth.  The first half of the day was spent on the paintings.
After our lunch break the canvases were divided and each student got a portion of both canvases.
These pieces were subsequently fashioned into journal covers, art cards, postcards, ATCs (artist trading cards), and more.  We played music and had a fantastic time!

Here is the progression of one of the canvases:

the artists pose in front of one of the painted canvases.

Beautiful!

Afternoon:

We gathered around a table and spent the afternoon creating

lovely pieces of art with the painted canvas, markers, etc.

This class is such a joy for Jamie and I to teach!

If you are planning to come to Costa Mesa to CREATE!, we will be teaching it there.

Please join us!