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3 GUINEA fOWL, 2007 , 40"x55"  I finally used up some fabric from the hideous bridesmaid dresses I buy at thrift shops!  These birds are a memory of a small flock that has the run of a supermarket parking lot in Myrtle Beach.  A terrific marketing ploy, as we shopped there just to see the birds.   I used the last of Fiona's eyeballs in this one.  $2,480.00 USD Shown at PIQF, Vision Quilt Gallery and National Quilt Show 2008 ( where it won Honorable Mention) Shown at IQA Houston 2008 ( Honourable mention Art Quilt- Whimsical)
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HILDGARD'S VERITAS, 2007 18"X45",  $1,300.00
I was so pleased to be asked by Larkin Van Horn to participate in her  IT'S GOOD TO BE GREEN exhibition. I didn't want to do landscape or ecology so I looked up a mystic Medieval visionary who saw redemption in the beauty of God's creations. I love medieval art and this gave me the permission to use rich and decorative embellishments.
These are a series that was instigated by the 2008 Journal project for Houston.  The theme was the elements Air,Earth,Fire and Water.  I wasn't very inspired by an actual rendering of any of these so instead I focused on air and fire in the form of Halley's Comet. I researched and found that the comet is visible on earth every 76 years the last time being 1986. By counting back, I was able to choose times in history when it would be visible.  I have another, which I entered into the show, of the famous BATTLE OF HASTINGS 1066 but must wait till the show to post it.
HALLEY'S COMET 1986, 2008, 17"X22", $800.00  SOLD
HALLEY'S COMET , 1000 B.C., EGYPT,, 2008
17"X22", $800.00
HALLEY'S COMET, 2008 , 1446., ETHIOPIA, 2008
17"X22",$800.00
HALLEY'S COMET, 2008 , 1552, MOGUL EMPIRE, 2008
17"X22",$800.00 SOLD
WANNA BITE?, 2008,  45"x42", $2,400.00
I can't seem to stop making images of Eve!  I was always puzzled by the Eve stigma because what did she do after all, but bring knowledge to humankind.   Juried into QUILT ODYSSEY, 2009
TRIPTYCHS

I do an exercise with students where I give them a little art reproduction that has been printed on fabric. They then have to build a whole narrative composition around the picture.  So I thought I better try it myself. I started in each case with bubble jetted repros of some of my own paintings from years ago.  They were quite small., so I constructed them as triptychs. If you look carefully, you can see the rectanglular repro within the composition.
CHILD'S PLAY REDUX, 2008 , 17"x30", $575.00  Solo Exhibition, Mississsippi Textile Museum, 2008
THE PHONE CALL, 2008, 17.5"x25", $575.00  Solo exhibition, Mississippi Textile Museum, 2008
THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVED HORSES, 2008, 19.5"x24", $575.00  Solo exhibition, Mississippi Textile Museum, 2008
SINGLE PARENT FAMILY II, 2008,  18"x38", $900.00 Solo exhibition, Mississippi Textile Museum, 2008.  QUILT ODYSSEY 2009
I am offereing a new workshop this year Called STILL LIFE BORING?-NOT! , and have had to do a number of them for myself just to be able to understand the process.  Still life has always seemed a bit tame to me, but when you set a goal to make it a little more personal or even quirky, it's quite fun!
STILL LIFE WITH FISH AND CHIPS II, 2008, 12"X12", for SAQA auction
BLACK EYED SUSANS WITH TEENY WEENY VASES, 2008, 15"x15" For Alliance for American Quilts auction
STRIPED FISH AND VESSELS. 2008
ONION, BEETS, AND CHERRIES  2008
THREE VESSELS PERFECTLY ALIGNED, 2008
In December of 2008, within a six weeks span,my husband went from a bad infection, through a battery of tests, to find he was  A FATAL HEART ATTACK WAITING TO HAPPEN!  Those Doctors don't mince their words!  I had a lot of time waiting and handstitching my work while the bypass and recovery were taking place. A labour of love during a difficult family crisis.


WOMAN WAITING I, 2009,  40"x30", $1,400.00 USD. Shown at PAQA South , TRANSITIONS

WOMAN WAITING II, 2009,  40"x30", $1,540.00 USD.  Shown at International Quilt Festival, Houston SOLD

3 WOMEN AT THE HILTON, 2009, 48"x40",$2,300.00 , shown at International Quilt Festival, Houston
Here are me and my two friends, Rosemary and Mary,  as we enjoy every minute of our time at the Houston Quiltfest in 2008. In the hotel, we could sip wine, put up our aching feet, and talk about the great art we had seen that day.







An idea I was exploring with the ELEMENTS Journal quilt project of last year, precipitated a series of quilts whose subjects reflected certain historical styles. .  I had done several Halley's Comet pieces in the style representative of the year it was visible. I liked the idea of emulating times in history, so these are women in  the GOTHIC  era at the hair salon.  The seated one is admiring her new "do". The one at the counter, which was inspired by a pinched little figure on a Medieval column, holds a roller. The one in the rear is more akin to a Gothic fairy tale figures....maybe a wicked step mother?
This is my most recent WIP. I had bought this room divider for the temporary ground floor "bedroom" that I set up for hubby after his surgery. It called my name once Ralph was back in his own bedroom, so I set the task of making a DOUBLE sided piece that fit into the divider.  Holy moly....that means I have to be VERY neat with the quilting on the back!
CINDERELLA MAKING HER GETAWAY, 2009, 46"x40",  I don't think Cinderella was going to be satisfied living happily ever after with the prince! As quick as she could, she rode away to have her own life.
$2,100.00, juried into QUILT CANADA JUDGE'S CHOICE AWARD, Saskatoon 2009
THREE WOMEN AT THE SALON- MEDIEVAL 1120 A.D., 2009,  45.5"x30.5", $1,700.00 USD
THREE WOMEN AT THE NURSERY - MOGHUL EMPIRE  1500 A.D. , 2009.   30.5"X46.5", $1,700.00 USD . Shown at the Chandler Center for the Arts, Arizona
The challenge with this idea is, can I make a contemporary image from a historical style without appropriating the original? This attempt was inspired by Mogul period miniature paintings. Ladies are choosing their bedding plants for their gardens at home. I can visualize this, as gardens depicted in Persian and Indian miniatures are gorgeously lush and meticulously planned. I try to describe that in the garden under the canopy with a lot of hand done top stitching..
When I was researching the Mycenaean culture, I noticed the very sensuous quality of their aesthetic.  Clouds, vegetation and hairdos were all depicted in waving sinuous lines. Not to mention the seductive "topless" dresses that were fashionable. Sporting events featured heavily too....only bull jumping seems a little extreme to me!  Here I have translated the famous Lions gate and fashionable attire into a scene  of ladies playing Badminton, a much safer pastime, it seems to me!
LADIES PLAYING BADMINTON- MYCENAEA, 1000 B.C. , 2009.   35.5"X45.5", $1,700.00 USD .
I love Egyptian art...elegant women in gorgeous  clothing; quirky renditions of gardens and rivers; beautiful hieroglyphic writing.  I could easily imagine that Egyptian women would meet for lunch  and enjoy each other's company in the same way we do.
LADIES DOING LUNCH - EGYPT, 1225 B.C. , 2009.   48"X56", $3,050.00 USD .