Fall will be here soon and, oh boy, I am busy already. First up, a mini quilt selected as a finalist in Quilting Arts Reader's Challenge, An Artful Adventure. This one is called Tools of the Trade and reflects most of the various media I work in:
Next, I took a chance and entered an out of state art show calling for submissions. My daughter found it online, under the theme, Animal Spirit, so these two little creations, Vixen, and Silent Language, are off to Costa Mesa, California, to a gallery called Location 1980:
Feeling pumped about that I submitted to another show called Art Hop, in Georgetown, Texas. I entered two paintings under the Abstract 2-D category, but I won't know the results until September:
There will be an exhibit calling for entries in all media, at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts. The theme is White on White, so I'm starting that project now in fabric, thread, photography, and paint. These are quick cell phone shots of the work in progress. Eventually I will need the professional photographer (my daughter, Naomi) to take photos. Even so, shooting white fiber arts will be a challenge.
If you squint there's lots of micro quilting happening on linen and cotton fabric:
The coloring looks gold in some shots. That's just sunlight and yellow walls reflecting off the fabric. Much more hand stitching and embroidered embellishment will now take place.
There's also a Dia de los Muertos show coming up and so far I can't decide what to do. Here's a sample from a previous year:
And finally, I am choreographing again this Fall for Flatlands Dance Theatre, excited about our theme: Texas Icons of Music. I will be creating a dance to the Dixie Chicks song, Wide Open Spaces, but I'll save that for another blog, as I plan to collaborate with my photographer daughter on it for some great background vistas. Meanwhile, here are a couple of her promotional photographs for the concert. Always happy to brag about her:
