Posts made in April, 2006
Getting Through the Slump
Well, that last quilt turned out pretty good after all. But it’s inevitable that there’s usually a let-down after one of those adrenalin-push deadlines. A loss of single-minded purpose. A loss of focus that allows me to ignore all kinds of trivial humdrum things that now I don’t want to do. BUT, I had a plan for this! If you remember, I built extra design boards and had another...
Read MoreMuseum Installation
I couldn’t stand it and had to sneak over to the museum to see Jim and Gregory hanging the Uncommon Threads show. I love these big portable walls that stand in the middle of the main gallery. Impressive space, isn’t it? That’s Jim the curator in the corner trying to make sense of the list of the 78 art quilts that we brought him. It was probably good to get in a little...
Read MoreKicking off the Exhibition
The reception was Friday night, and the exhibition is off to a great start. Lots of people came, and the quilts look amazing. You can see lots of photos from the installation, reception, and the quilts themselves in this photo gallery I’ve put together. We also had a very nice article that appeared in the paper this morning with lots of photos. You can read the article here…...
Read MoreTowers of Babble
Finally I finished this quilt, or at least turned it in to the museum for the show, so I can’t work on any more even though there are few details I could still add. The worst was having to stay up all night Monday night. About 3 a.m. I started getting delirious, looking at this huge wadded up thing stuffed under the arm of my sewing machine and thinking, why exactly am I making a QUILT in...
Read MoreQuilting the Towers
All week I’ve been trying to get this quilt done for our museum show next week. Can you believe I even went right to the studio from the airport and started working? The background is ready to quilt, so I’ve taken off all the little stuff. The car was all in pieces pinned to the board, and since it’s difficult to put together, I slipped release paper under it and fused it in...
Read MoreSnyderman’s 5th International Fiber Biennial
Just before my plane left Philadelphia, I got over to Snyderman Gallery to see their 5th International Fiber Biennial and was glad I did. They have a great cd catalog for only 7.50, so I’ve been able review the artists and their statements now that I’m home. The show had lots of great work, and here’s some artists who made me take a second look. Ed Bing Lee’s Hamburger...
Read MoreArt Quilts at the Sedgwick Opening
“Throw away the box, I’m wearing those red cowboots out of here.” And so I left Dudes Boutique and went directly to a packed house at the Art Quilts at the Sedgwick reception (which wasn’t at the Sedgwick, but at the Philadelphia Arts Alliance). I was actually color-coordinated with my best black suit, red blouse, and red Pucca watch, which seemed almost as popular as the...
Read MoreThe Fabric Workshop
I’ve always wanted to see the Fabric Workshop and Museum. It’s devoted to encouraging artists to explore new work in fabric and other materials, and recently they produced lots of silk-screened polka-dot fabrics for Jun Kaneko’s Madama Butterfly. We got in at the end of the reception on Friday night. Here’s the best photo I took there — yes, it is the Men’s...
Read MorePhiladelphia South Street
Before I left for Philadelphia, I spent hours looking up locations for all the galleries and shows I wanted to visit. But when I got there, I scrapped all my plans to stay in the hotel room, do yoga, eat salad, and get ready for another PBS interview. After the interview the rain passed leaving a beautiful spring day. Rather than stay inside I walked to South Street to see the incredible mosaics...
Read MoreNodding Heads
Okay, I’ve made it to Philadelphia after sitting on the runway in Cincinnati wedged between lots of strange people for far too long. Weather’s great so I don’t know what I’ll do with those five sweaters I packed. My sense of geography stinks, I guess I thought I was traveling to the far north. I met these people in the hotel bar (actually they aren’t strange, I know...
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I'm an artist who makes humorous quilts and drawings and shares a studio in an old peanut butter factory with my husband who is also an artist and sculptor. You can also see more of my art at PamRuBert.com
