The Space Between

I was thrilled to learn this past weekend that my 36x48" art quilt, "The Antechamber" had been juried into the Dinner at Eight Artists' new exhibit, The Space Between.  Here's a little sneak preview, just to whet your appetite.

The Antechamber (detail)

The curators, Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison, invited a number of fiber artists to submit their work for the exhibit.  It will first be viewed at the International Quilt Festival in Chicago, sponsored by Moore's Sewing Centers, followed by the IQF in Houston, once a sponsor is found.


My entry for last year, "The Key", is still traveling with their Beneath the Surface exhibit.  It started out in Chicago and Houston, sponsored by Mistyfuse, and will next be seen at the IQF in Cincinnati.

The Key

If you have a few minutes, give yourself a little mini-break and go to the Dinner at Eight Artists blog to read some of the Artist's Profiles that are starting to be posted for this year's exhibit.  Today's profile is by Judy Coates Perez, yesterday's was by Susan Brubaker Knapp, and the first one was by ... drumroll, please ... Yvonne Porcella.  These are all fascinating artists, and I'm inspired by each of them.  Go ahead, indulge yourself, for just a few minutes!  You'll be glad you did.

Pics from Quilt Festival

At last, here are some pics from the 2010 Houston International Quilt Festival.  These are mostly "people pictures"; some of my favorite art quilts will be posted later today or tomorrow.

Leslie Tucker Jenison and Jamie Fingal at their demo table.

Leslie explaining her technique.

Leslie gets "demonstrative".

Jamie at her free-motion quilting demo.

Jamie's "Urban Footscape".

Jamie's contribution to the Silent Auction -- I bid, but didn't win it.

Jane Davila at her Make-It-U mini-workshop "Gyotaku fish printing"

Cheryl Johnson and I both lucked out and got into Jane's class!

Nancy Dickey and "Passages"

One panel of the Beneath the Surface exhibit -- with my "The Key" on the right.

"The Key" and Me.

Pokey Bolton and Maggie Winfield, just outside the Make-It-U classroom.

Maggie and I went to lunch one day, and as always, she drew admiring glances from everyone.

"The Key" at Quilt Festival

Pamela Klebaum, Sherry Kleinman, Cynthia St. Charles and Linda Teddlie Minton

See the Dinner at Eight Artists blog for more pictures from the Beneath the Surface exhibit.  Once again, thank you, Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison for co-curating, and Iris Karp of Mistyfuse for sponsoring the exhibit.

Dinner at Eight - My Artist's Profile

Thanks to Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison, and their Dinner at Eight Artists, my Artist's Profile was featured yesterday on their blog. Go see it if you have a minute.

They are profiling all the artists who were invited and juried into their "Beneath the Surface" exhibit which will be premiering at Quilt Festival in Long Beach, CA. My 36" x 48" entry is titled "The Key", and here is a detail shot as a teaser.