AUSTRALIAN ART SHOW

My "Desert Raven at Sunset with Ironwood Trees" was juried into the Cairns, Australia "Fibres of Life" show Nov. thru Dec. 2010 by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Cairns and Scottsdale are sister cities. I was honored and thrilled to have my piece sellected.

SAQA Auction Quilt

This piece measures 12'' square and is part of the online auction conducted by SAQA( Studio Art Quilt Associates). You can participate in the auction starting Sept. 20, 2010. Proceeds from the auction support our contemporary art quilt group. The address is http://www.saqa.com/. There are many wonderful art quilts by our members on this site. My quilt will be available for bidding on Oct. 4 and is on page 3b. To bid on the auction go to www.saqa.com/news.php?=1186. The title of my work is BLACK OIL BLUE DAY. It was done in response to the Gulf Oil Spill. It is part of a series that follows.

Black Oil Blue Day,I

This quilt wall hanging on the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill is 25''x 25''. Our need for oil drives us to desperate places. It reminds me of Moby Dick and terrible consequences for violating nature. This quilt was juried into 2 shows, one at ASU in Sept., 2010, through the Arizona Designer Craftsmen and Art Quilts XV, Nov., 2010- Jan., 2011 at the Chandler, Az Center for the Arts.

Black Oil Blue Day,II

This piece measures 24''x 17'' and is part of my series on the Gulf Oil Spill, 2010. The toxic dispersants used to control the oil made interesting and colorful paterns on the water. This fiber wall hanging was juried into the Arizona Designer Craftsmen Show at Arizona State University, Sept., 2010.

BLUE HEART

This wall hanging and the following posts are part of a series I did of black birds and hearts. It measures 40"x 40"and is titled 'Forever Cut Short'.

Blue heart series

Blue Heart series. Forever Cut Short.

Blue Heart series

Blue Heart series

Blue Heart series

SOUTHWEST TATTOO BIRD

If birds could decorate their bodies with tattoos, they might look similar to my 'Tattoo Bird'. It measures 24''x 24'' and was juried into 2 art shows, one at ASU in Sept., 2010 through the AZ Designer Craftsmen and the Art Quilts XV Show at the Chandler, AZ Center for the Arts, Nov., 2010- Jan., 2011.

Detail of SW Bird