Besides giving an artist the chance to study and practice a specific style, technique, or theme, or to develop a narrative across a number of works, working in series is a great way for an artist to develop their own voice. An artist’s “voice” refers to their distinctive and recognizable style, a visual language that […]
Happy February, everyone! This tiny month has always been, for me, the longest month of the year. Adding an extra day doesn’t help that at all. However, the sun is shining as I write this, and the days are noticeably longer. I’ll continue to mutter my magic spell under my breath: “Spring is almost here!” […]
And thus begins a series on series… One of the things I’ve done as a quilter, both consciously and not, is to work in series. For example, you might know who I am because I make medallion quilts. That is, I’ve made a series of medallion quilts, primarily since about 2013. It is not my […]
This year the blog hit its tenth anniversary, so I pulled a few things from archives, both from here and elsewhere. First up is another look at my creative manifesto, as published here ten years ago today. Inspired by another blogger, I thought about how I’d like to define myself as a creative person. “How […]
This year I had the privilege of going to summer sleep-away camp! In truth it wasn’t camping; there were very comfortable accommodations in tidy little cottages. The setting was the Madeline Island School of the Arts, a multi-campus school featuring 5-day classes with creative masters in quilting and other fiber arts, painting, photography, and other […]