Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

May 15th, 2008

Artist Profile: Judy Coates Perez

Illustrated Document No. 1
Artist: Judy Coates Perez
Location: Chicago, IL
Blog:
Painted Threads

Primordial Sea

Detail
How do you describe your work, Judy?
Painted whole cloth art quilts and mixed media.
What is your creative process like?
When making the large painted art quilts I think about an idea for months (or years) before I even put pencil to paper, my process is […]

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May 7th, 2008

Book review: Embellished Mini-Quilts

Embellished Mini-Quilts by Jamie Fingal
This is a great book for eye-candy, but not one that I would recommend to someone who is looking for the basics of making art quilts. If you’ve got experience, you’ll find it a treasure trove of ideas. If you haven’t, you’ll find it beautiful and lush, but frustrating in the […]

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April 30th, 2008

Call for entries: SAQA, A Sense of Time

SAQA: A Sense of Time
October 25, 2008 to November 02, 2008
Competition Deadline: 5/30/2008
Houston, TX
Open to all SAQA members.
Premiere location: International Quilt Festival and Market, Houston, TX, October 25 – November 2, 2008.
This exhibit will be displayed in a hard-wall, gallery-type exhibit space. SAQA will travel A Sense of Time, after its premiere, to International […]

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April 24th, 2008

Painted Threads by Judy Coates Perez

Art Attack Thursday!

Judy Coates Perez makes beautiful quilts…out of lots of different materials! She is the mixed media artist’s dream when it comes to quilts, using paper and fabrics, stamping and sewing…basically whatever she feels like! I love her silly lighthearted pieces, and I also love her deeper ones with layers of meaning. You’ll enjoy […]

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April 23rd, 2008

Call for submissions: Expressions Fiber Art Gallery

Expressions Fiber Art Gallery in San Jose
Description: CALL FOR ARTISTS
Deadline: September 30th, 2008.
Expressions Fiber Art Gallery seeks U.S. Artists 18+ creating Artist Books, Paper Sculpture, Soft Sculpture (including dolls), and Fiber Art (quilts and stitchery, woven, knitted, knotted or crocheted works including clothing and accessories) for upcoming group and solo shows in 2008. Gallery […]

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March 6th, 2008

Continuous quilt binding

Heather Bailey has provided a really neat one-page tutorial on how to bind a quilt with that professional mitered corner look. There are several ways that like to bind my fabric projects, but the mitered style is by far the most polished. Heather’s directions are clear and well-illustrated! Thanks so much, Heather!
You can visit […]

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February 14th, 2008

Artist Profile: Arlee Barr

Artist: Arlee Barr
Websites:
Albedo
Etsy shop

My mother taught me to sew when i was five, to think creatively, to use unexpected materials and methods and to follow my own rules. If they differed from everyone else’s, so much the better: the lesson was learned and the end result was what *i* had envisioned! My home ec teachers […]

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February 6th, 2008

Call for entries: Quilting Arts 2009 Calendar contest

2009 Quilting Arts Magazine Calendar Contest
The theme for our Quilting Arts Magazine® 2009 Calendar will be “Celebrating Home.” Show us in stitch, fabric, and embellishment how you celebrate home. You can interpret the theme many ways: as a celebration of the concept of home or what makes a house a home, celebrations at home, honoring […]

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February 6th, 2008

Call for entries: Cloth Paper Scissors, True Colors Challenge

Show us your True Colors in a Mixed-media Paper Quilt.

Make a mixed-media paper quilt that incorporates a color or colors that reveal the true you.
The entire quilt, including binding, must measure 12″ x 12″.
You are […]

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January 31st, 2008

Beautiful fabric postcards

Art Attack Thursday
Known mostly for her whimsical fabric dolls, Mimi Kirchner has made detours into other fabric arts as well. Here is a set of gorgeous fabric postcards and ATC’s that she made this fall. I highly recommend just visiting Mimi’s blog with a cuppa, and taking in the fabric beauty!

Tags: Art Quilts, […]

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