Monthly Archives: October 2011

Eastside Health Services Dedication

Here is photo taken at the dedication of the Eastside Human Services building.  Left to Right: Steve Altman, artist, Rudi Cerri, Public Arts Administrator, Carol Ann Waugh, artist, Ray King, artist, and Jan Brennen, Director of Cultural Programs for Arts & Venues Denver.

It was a fun night!

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Stitch & Slash Opening Reception

The opening reception for my solo show “Stitch & Slash” was last night and it is always a rush to put your new work out there and see people’s reaction.  This series is totally different from my previous show “Stupendous Stitching” so I didn’t know what the rection wuld be.  But people seemed to like it a lot so that makes me happy.  Not that I try to make art that people will like necessarily, but I’m glad I didn’t [...]

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In Stitches e-Magazine Vol 5

When I got the call from Jane Davila, inviting me to write an article and send in a video about my “Stupendous Stitching” fiber art, I was thrilled.  It’s just been published in In Stitches Magazine Vol 5.

I’ve been creating art pieces using this technique for over 2 years and not only has it been fun and addicting, it’s been a hit with collectors and corporate art buyers as well [...]

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Seasonal Palette 6

So I searched the internet to see what Spring in the Rockies really looks like and found this lovely photograph (posted with permission) taken by Jodi Torpey from Western Gardeners.

Deep purple.  Dark green.  Now I’m getting inspired.

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Autographing Party

My friend Heather Thomas invited lots of people over to her home recently to celebrate the publication of her new book A Fiber Artist’s Guide to Color and Design.

Everyone living in Colorado knows Heather.  She has been teaching about color and design for many years and has thousands of students who have benefited from her extensive knowledge and ability to share it — I am one!  She is one of the pioneers in our [...]

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