So did you notice that I upgraded my WordPress software today? No? Perfect! The process took all of about five minutes including restoring ALL of my customisations. What’s more, I have been able to activate some nifty new plug-ins such as an image resizing facility – thanks for the links Kim. I should have done […]
Education
Theory & practice
Thank you to Sarah Ann Smith for her informative review of A Lively Guide to Design Basics for Artists and Craftspeople by Steven Aimone. I’d heard about this book on the quiltart list but now I have pulled out the credit card to actually buy it: As a quiltmaker with no artistic background and no […]
Chilling Out
I am currently in Sunnyside, Washington State where I was a Rotary exchange student in 1983. The city is living up to its name with temperatures hovering around 100 F. Indeed the entire country has been in the grip of a heatwave since I arrived earlier in the month. Air conditioning brings welcome relief and […]
More photos from the Crow Barn
On the last afternoon of our workshop with Nancy, each student displayed their compositions for the week and discussed some of the things they had learned in the process. We had all been most productive and there were some beautiful quilt tops on exhibition. As I didn’t ask permission, I will not post any pictures […]
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Or rather, the exhilaration and the exhaustion. My workshop with Nancy is over; the adrenalin levels have dropped; and after a week of early starts, late nights, restless sleep and intense days, I am feeling somewhat fatigued. It’s going to take me a while to process all of the information and feedback from this week. […]
Improvising with Nancy
I arrived in Ohio safely (no more escalator episodes) and have now completed two days of my workshop with Nancy Crow. The days are full and exhilarating so there is not much opportunity to linger on the computer back at the hotel. Nevertheless, here are some photos. This “composition” is from one of the black […]