Collecting Art

I've posted pictures before of art I've collected, but I don't believe I've shown these more recent acquisitions. Here's a little catch-up of some of My Favorite Things ...

Neon Stones #1
by Mary Ann Littlejohn
(I had coveted this beautiful piece for over 5 years, and finally got my hands on it!)

Walking Her Chicken in the Rain
by Pamela Allen
(12" x 12" ...  I love it with a passion.)

Wrens on Flowers at Night
by Ginny Eckley
(I saw this at the Copper Shade Tree Gallery and just couldn't walk out without it.)

Postcard
by Frances Holliday Alford
(Frances is one of my all-time favorite mixed-media artists ... thank you, Frances!)

Venutian Sea Rise (encaustic)
by Skye Daniels
(Skye and I did a little art-trade a few months ago, and I was blown away by this gorgeous piece.)

Speaking in Color

At last I can post pictures of a group quilt created by Mary Ann Littlejohn, Nancy B. Dickey, Connie Fahrion, Susan Fletcher King, Cheryl Johnson, and myself.

On August 26, 2010, The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake opened its exhibit, "High Fiber & Raw Materials".  This was the debut of our group quilt entitled "Speaking in Color", and we were awarded a Juror's Choice award.

Mary Ann has posted a very nice slideshow of the opening on her blog, and here are a few of her pictures, plus some of my own photographs.  This was our fiber interpretation of a flower photo, divided into 6 parts, each 24" x 24".  We were happy to find a good professional photographer, Rick Wells, in Houston.

From left to right, top row:  Mary Ann Littlejohn, Nancy B. Dickey, Connie Fahrion.

From left to right, bottom row:  Susan Fletcher King, Cheryl Johnson, Linda Teddlie Minton

"Speaking in Color", hanging at the TAACCL Exhibit, 8-26-10.

Above is a single shot is of my piece, to show the wrapped-edge finishing that we used.  

The gallery canvases that we used were 2" deep.

Detail shot of my piece, to show the quilting and thread painting.

And finally, here is the back of my piece, including the label for the group

plus my own signature image label.