Posts made in May, 2007
Let Us Speak of Love
In the words of Prem Joshua, “Tonight, let us speak of love. I can think of no better subject until the day we die.” I’ve been writing a lot lately, and it struck me that artists don’t seem to talk about LOVE very much. Maybe love isn’t one of those good art-speak terms, unless it unrequited love, or sad like that. I was thinking about putting the word in my artist...
Read MoreQuilt National 07 opening
Since we couldn’t use the dog scooter, we had to resort to a more traditional form of transportation to Athens, Ohio. I ws totally inspired by the activity and colors of the Southwest planes, and took lots of photos of the baggage being loaded on our plane. Great colors for a quilt, don’t you think? The Quilt National opening was mobbed. More people than the last show and so many...
Read MoreDog Scooter
Russ is exploring alternatives to gasoline-powered transportation. Fortunately, we’re not using this to get to the Quilt National opening this weekend.
Read MoreOut the Front Door: In Memory of Pat Renick
This morning someone left the front door wide open, so that when I got up for breakfast, a huge gust of spring air hit me full face. I felt like I was almost drowning in the glorious morning air. Strange that I should feel so invigorated, since we had been up the whole night before, driving home from Cincinnati from the memorial celebration for Pat Renick or “Mother Art” as...
Read MoreGrounds for Sculpture Opening Reception
Gosh, I don’t know what I’ve been caught doing, but judging by my expression, it must be bad. I know I’ve been tagged while I was gone, not once but four times. But honestly, I haven’t had time to do any posting since we’ve been traveling to four different states in the last five days. I promise I’ll get to it, Beate, Deborah, Liz, and Larkin… Actually...
Read MoreKansas City, Here We Come
The reason I missed the bird house auction was a quick trip to Kansas City for the Kansas City Art Institute alumnae weekend. I’m not an alum, but someone I’m well acquainted with is. The first night was consumed with traversing the First Friday Art Walk, a totally fun event centered around the Crossroads Arts District. Galleries were packed, and a stand-out to me was seeing Lisa...
Read MoreHabitat for Birds
Recently I made friends with Carla through her cool shop called Patische Decor. I love her shop, so I keep going there to buy gifts for people, but it’s just an excuse to hang out and soak up the atmosphere. Tonight Carla is hosting an auction of artist-designed bird houses to raise money for Habitats for Humanity, so I donated mine. I made this bird house a couple of years ago while my...
Read MoreSave our Stories
One thing that’s been distracting lately is interviews. I’ve been doing a lot lately, sometimes for publication, and sometimes just to help out a student. Luckily the only one on video was for the PBS documentary, The Art of Quilting. Someone asked me how I thought that turned out. Overall I thought the program was great, but my segment, well, I couldn’t stop thinking that my...
Read MorePressing Matters
Feeling totally swamped with day-to-day emergencies and tedium? (yes) Feeling overwhelmed with too many responsibilities? (yes, yes) Feeling like you wish you had more arms, more eyes, twice more brains, and a lot more pep? (yes yes yes!) There are so many distractions that can take our attention away from what’s important. Many things are urgent, but the truly important things are usually...
Read MoreWelcome to my art adventure blog!
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
