Posts made in November, 2006
Installation Blues (and Pinks)
Today has been a crazy day! There’s a big snow and ice storm hovering over several states in the Midwest, and everything in our city has come to a standstill as ice rains from the sky, and people are high-tailing it home to hibernate from the weather. It’s put me in a bit of a tizzy, because it’s unclear if the university will have to cancel my opening tomorrow. In the...
Read MoreStill Life with Mr. Bubble
Yesterday Santa came early and left two elves in my studio. These elves are named Merrilee and Lettie, and luckily these elves know how to sew! They also know how to do micro-surgery on frayed fabric edges. They also know how to sew hanging sleeves on the back of quilts, and since five quilts for the show needed sleeves, I was running short on time. So thank you Merrilee and Lettie for helping...
Read MoreGallery Dollhouse
This summer my mom found my old dollhouse in my grandmother’s attic and brought it to me. I had forgotten I ever had this dollhouse until I saw it again, but then a flood of memories came back. She got it on sale for $10 at a department store in St. Louis to surprise me for Christmas when I was a kid. My dad cut a piece of masonite to cover the front, and I painted it — so for the...
Read MorePremiere of PBS Quilt Documentary
Heads up Wisconsin! Last spring I did some interviews in my studio for a PBS documentary called the Art of Quilting. The program will premiere this weekend on Wisconsin Public Television on Sunday November 26 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday December 9 at 9:00 a.m. I wish I could see it, but I don’t have time to drive up to Wisconsin, and if I did, I don’t have a TV in my car. However, it...
Read MoreAnyone having Crab Dip for Thanksgiving?
To help organize my work for the upcoming show, I’ve made a little paper 3-D model of the gallery with my quilts hanging in it. I call it my Gallery Dollhouse because it even has little paper furniture that I play with as I plan PaMdora’s quilt studio that will be on display in the show. The blessing and the problem with this technique of visualization is that I’ve decided I...
Read MoreLate Date Men
I got my hair done today. No, really I did get it cut (I have to every four weeks because it’s so short), but I don’t really put my hair up in curlers nowadays, although I have been known to do so a long, long time ago. This is actually part of one of the quilts I’m working on right now…. and PaMdora is evolving out of the primordial soup of quilt fabric. Remember last...
Read MoreSewing Drawings
When I go to contemporary art museums, I’m always delighted to see exhibits that push my view of art, but it seems harder to with my own work. I think there are things in my studio that I would not ordinarily consider a piece of art… but in terms of contemporary art, as explorations of media and concepts these could be interesting to share. Something I’ve been trying to figure...
Read MoreLegs like Bananas
Hey, look at the legs on that quilt!! And now that I’ve got your atttention, I’d like to make an announcement. Denise kindly pointed out that I have done a poor job of informing people about the dates and location of my upcoming show….. The Perils of PaMdora Art Quilts by Pam RuBert Dec. 1, 2006 through Jan. 30, 2007 M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pool Art Center Gallery 940 North Clay,...
Read MoreHouston IQA Show and Museums
Just got back from the International Quilt Festival in Houston where I saw a lot of great stuff. Maybe in December when I get my show installed, I’ll have time to post a gallery of photos like I did last year. When you walk around a show like this, you notice the award-winners, but you also notice some great pieces that didn’t get ribbons. This is “Gerbera” by Mandi...
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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
