Today I spent a day with one of my peers, Debbie Caffrey. It was a gem of a day. We began with breakfast in a local Iconic restaurant – Tecolote Cafe. One of the cafe’s motto's is “Great Breakfast–No Toast.†That’s okay because you won’t miss toast in the least. Breakfast entrees are accompanied by…
Category: Capture & Create
Visual story telling.
A detail from the Bayeux Tapestry illustrating Norman knights in combat half a century before David's reign. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I have to keep working on my Bayeux book while I'm traveling. I have my text books on the Ipad for study. In referencing something today… it struck me that the Bayeux Tapestry is similar…
How do you remember the wonderful ideas and artists work you see?
With the advent of amazing computer programs, I create a book for my inspiration. When I get to several hundred pages I will have it printed ….. just for me. I have a book for Textile artists… like the one in process above. One for graffiti art, One for artists and writers. A gallery here…
John Lennon, No.
John Lennon, Artist, musician, signature of my youth. An exhibition of his work opened today. I was curious, I had seen some of his work in the 60's but to be honest I dismissed it as a little unconventional. But I needed to go to see for myself. The gallery was full and sales were…
A gem of a day… a short visual story.
Noon. The day was warm and sun soaked.I sat on the cement ledge of the fountain situated in the plaza in the center of Santa Fe. People were sitting in the shade, on the lawns and on the pavement in front of the pavilion. Some came prepared with their own chairs, others just stood and…
working hard.
Staying and working in an hotel has its limitations… you have to be very creative. First of all I always carry my own plate, spoon/fork/knife combination, hot cup and cold cup…. !!! strange but true and very handy. Diet is compromised so today's lunch was hummus and pita bread from trader joe's, a banana and…
Ripped from Reality.
A few people have asked how I envisage the quilt finished on the previous image. Ripped from reality. The background. The background. BUT, I'm not going to tell you exactly how I'm going to do it… YET. This is a new series of quilts. How would you do it.?
Photo manipulation for quilting
My photos are taken with the view of using the colors, inspiration, texture or composition for textile art. Take this photo for instance. The woman's stance speaks to me in a way that words don't. When I take a photo like this. I know exactly what I'm going to do with it but first I…
Baskets, fans and retablos.
My morning coffee is brewing. As I look out over the mountains the day is a little overcast but nothing like the cold of home. My computer woke up without a hiccup, (although I did do all the checks last night) I was up into the wee hours checking and double checking after the warnings…