Posts made in May, 2009
A little morning exercise
Encouraged by the flurry of comments about favorite cheese curl poses (thanks you guys, I don’t even have to ask — you all just jump right in and tell me what you think!) I started refining some of them. Between sketching and a real plan to work in fabric from, there are lots of little steps. Rayna said she liked this one. But Russ said snacks should go closer to the mouth, and...
Read MoreShe’s in the Wall Street Journal
Who? That woman I told you about, the one with a big nose and Eiffel-Tower hair. I first got wind of the article in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal from folks on the SAQA yahoo list. Those of us who aren’t at the conference and Quilt National opening last night are feeling left out and checking the internet for show gossip. So that’s a good excuse to go out for a Green Tea...
Read MoreModern Materials poster
Speaking of summer shows, there’s a stellar show curated by Jill Rumoshosky Werner that’s in the works for July 10 – August 27, 2009. It will be at [Artspace] at Untitled gallery, and I’m really impressed that the curator and gallery has decided to feature so much three-dimensional work — at a time when many shows are pulling back from allowing 3-D work. Jill has...
Read MoreJust one more, then I’ll go back to bed….
One night I woke and sat in semi-darkness, hoping by not turning on the lights, I could fall back asleep. Finally I did, but not before I drew these little yoga doodles. It’s an idea I’m exploring for a new Yoga 101 project called The Cheese Curl pose. Only problem, I have too many ideas and can’t decide which I like best. But wait there’s more! I guess it’s like...
Read MoreThe Franken-Quilt
I’ll tell you a little secret about my quilt that’s going to be in the upcoming Quilt National — I call it a Franken-quilt (as in Frankenstein). I was trimming it to prepare for the binding (at about four in the morning — a ghastly time to do such a critical task) and I trimmed too much. When I pinned the binding on, I found it would hit the edge of the flower shop at a...
Read MoreQuilt National 09 alerts
When I received the new Quilt National postcard, it reminded me the opening is soon — next weekend. And hey, I just checked and there’s a new QN website to explore — here’s a list of all the QN09 artists. I can’t remember if I mentioned one of my quilts was accepted, but I’m on the list! It’s not a PaMdora quilt, because I sort of wanted to see what would...
Read MoreShoes Blues
Some of my distraction from creativity lately has been a pain in my foot. Apparently either my feet have expanded a whole lot or all my shoes shrunk. None of my shoes fit anymore, and I’m sadly giving them away to a lucky sister. Although I’d heard of Birkenstock before, now they are the only shoes I seem to be able to wear. I’m trying to treat my toes more kindly, because they...
Read MoreCover for a Gratitude Journal
Here’s a quickie project that was fun to make. I had a small quilt that I liked, but never finished. So I cut my favorite part out — the swoopy loop stitching — backed it with two pieces of fabric and zig-zagged around the edges. Inside it has a pencil pocket, ribbon page marker and an office calendar that I’m using for this year’s gratitude journal. My friend...
Read MoreFlat Cat
Yesterday I saw this flat cat in the neighbor’s driveway, so I stopped the car to find out why he was so flat. This was the answer. And this tense little stand-off continued for some time, both the cat and bunny completely oblivious to me getting out of the car and snapping photos. Don’t fear for the bunny though. He got away after the neighbor finally came out of her house with a...
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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
