I'm writing this as I eat breakfast. Its early morning and the sun is shining in the window of the cafe. I've just enjoyed several coffees and huevos rancheros and it was delicious. I personally had a little stand off with the waitress. She gave us a table about 2 ft X 2 ft. "Can…
Author: Pam Holland
I travel the world teaching and talking.
Photographing and writing,
Sharing experiences
What a way to go.
Catching up.
I've been back in Australia a week now and its been a whirl of appointments, meetings and just plain 'catchup' When I travel I'm busy, but being home is different because I have all the household and family things to catch up on and do. Trying to fit in study and work takes a lot…
Home, planning and plotting.
New fabrics I've been home just over 48 hours and my body is beginning to accept the inevitable. Its tired and not in a USA time zone which is 14 1/2 hours difference from here in Adelaide. Sleep, eat little, drink water instead of coffee and after 3 days I'm right….
3 months of Gloriousness
My theory is that when you travel you’re in the moment and there’s so many things you can’t predict happening. But if you enter the race with a sense of humor you get to the finishing point with a wonderful collection of memories and stories.
Art is everywhere.
Jennifer’s practice focuses on creating work from paper; by bonding, waxing, trapping and stitching she produces unusual paper ‘fabrics’, which are used to explore the ‘remaking’ of household objects. The papers are treated as if cloth, with the main technique employed being stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles. The papers themselves serve as both…
Inspiration – Think and talk about art in relation to Quilting
Starry Crown 1987, – John Thomas Biggers Biography "I learned a long time ago that self-dignity and racial pride could be consciously approached through art." — John Biggers, quoted in Elton Fax, Seventeen Black Artists (New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1971), 282. I've seen several paintings by John Thomas Biggers…
The Fannie B. Shaw Prosperity Quilt, Prosperity is Just Around the Corner
Below is a link to a blog I wrote 3 years ago, and today I managed to visit the museum of Dallas Museum of Art to see the original. I have 5 hours in the Qantas club in LA, lots of time to think and reflect on the amazing trip I've had…. Trust me I don't take it all…
Uncle Bens door.
Ever since I was a child I've visited Art galleries. That's a very long time. I like to study an artist who captures my imagination. The art of Marvin D. Cone 1891 – 1965 is one such artist. He was a close friend of grant Wood of American Gothic fame. Uncle…
Musings.
Theres a small blue elephant sitting on my case, he's propped on a Texas hat and a t'shirt that says "hooked on Longhorn" and next to that are some little pink cooking instruments, just what a small girl needs in the kitchen, they are part of the present collection for the Grandies. Blue…
Designing and planning as I travel.
I use my computer a lot to assist me with the design of a quilt. I have a number of apps that change my image into a more defined pattern to create a fabric image. For instance, I want to thread paint this picture I took a few days ago. It will be for the…