Posts made in June, 2007
The Food Pyramid
Many of the quilt ideas that I’m working on lately revolve around food (surprise!) After seeing the King Tut exhibition in Philadelphia, I’ve had the Food Pyramid on my brain non-stop. I was inspired by paintings such as this one of Nefertari and of course, the old man himself. But what a surprise to find this Cleopatra VII! Does the one boob look familiar? I’m not sure this...
Read MoreA Happy Anniversary
I’ve been saying I wanted to learn to play the ukulele for a couple of months now, so guess what I got last night? Except it was wrapped upside-down and in a big vase, so I thought it was flowers. Isn’t my man clever and funny?
Read MoreAnother Meeting
Recently I bought a book called the Tao of Sketching which has tips for using lots of different media. Or just using whatever is available if you are so inspired. I don’t know why I never thought of this before. Now I know what to do with all those papers that I get at meetings. Good thing I had my favorite...
Read MoreMasters of the Brush
While in Philadelphia, we visited the Philadelphia Art Museum — one of the largest in the country, and fun to visit, especially on Friday night — live jazz music, wine and hors d’oeuvres in the foyer. I was most moved by the exhibition of Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran: Japanese Masters of the Brush. The large number of paintings on display was impressive and allowed me the...
Read MoreFinished Quilt
Finishing the quilt is pretty easy after quilting it. It only takes me about an hour and half to sew on the binding which acts like a thin frame around the image. This is called Late Date, and it’s 52″ by 80″. I’ll try to put it on my website soon, which I’ve been working on an updated version for over a month. Funny how certain themes repeat themselves in my work....
Read MoreQuilting a Big One, part 2
After I do a lot of my detail work on my small Bernina machine, I pin the quilt onto an Inspira frame and use a bigger Viking machine for the backgrounds. It’s not a long-arm. It’s only a couple of inches longer than my Bernina, but it’s a lot faster so when I go back to the Bernina, I tend to break needles because I’m in the habit of moving fast. When I first got this...
Read MoreQuilting a Big One
It’s always exciting to take a design off the wall and start to quilt, and sometimes a relief. A relief after days (or sometimes months) of looking at, struggling with the composition, colors and patterns and finally committing. Usually I start in the center, or with PaMdora’s face, which is this case is both and makes it kind of tough since there’s a lot of fabric to handle...
Read MoreThread Said
I’ve been having lots of ideas for new things to try, and here’s another doodle — I’m calling it the Thread Said series. Don’t know where it’s going though, just playing around. I think it’s important to play, and summer seems like a good time to do it.
Read MoreThe Artist Statement
Sherrie asked what I meant by “Artist Statement” in the last post. It’s not a silly question — I didn’t know what one was before I started entering shows a few years ago. But you get asked for them a lot, sometimes in the entry form, or later, if you’re accepted into the show. There are also lots of other ways to use an artist statement. I like what Ariane...
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
