Virtual Studio is real!
Part of the palette of fabrics I painted in Texas for the Boundary Waters series.
I have some inquiries if my Virtual Studio at Make It University area sponsored by Cloth Paper Scissors magazine at International Quilt Festival-Chicago means that it will be online. Alas, or thank heavens, no. A Virtual Studio means that you will feel as though you are visiting my painting studio while at IQF-Chicago.
Actually it will be better than my real painting studio which is in my unfinished basement. So I usually don’t do any painting in the winter - too cold and damp.
But I am ready to go in my Virtual Studio after painting a 100 yards of Kona cotton during my residency in Texas during January and February.
The fabric (sample above) I painted in Texas was purposefully less “layered” than what I usually do in keeping with Boundary Waters theme.
I will be doing my usual layers of surface design (see April 4 post) in Chicago.
I have received word from Pokey Bolton that Createx has donated two big boxes of Createx acrylic paint for me to use. How generous of them!
April 8th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
You go, girl! I only wish I could be in Chicago to have the chance to watch you work. Will you by any chance be at Houston, or is the timing wrong in conjunction with your Boundary Waters show in Norfolk? Love the pieces I’ve seen for it so far, and hope to see you there for the reception!
Karen
April 9th, 2007 at 5:37 am
Hi, Karen - Good to hear from you! The show in Norfolk is May/June and I do hope to see you there.
Virtual Studios is a new concept for Cloth Paper Scissors magazine (and Quilt Festival) and I am thrilled to be one of the premier artists. Who knows what Pokey has planned for Houston and Make It University? Something fun, undoubtedly!
Take care and see you at the opening.
Warm regards,
Virginia
April 9th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Well, darn, I thought the show was this fall, for some reason. I have to work for the Wine and Jazz Festival in Kearney at MONA the weekend of your reception and so will not see you. Am working to convince Bill that we can stop at the Arts Center on our way through Norfolk to Ontario in mid-June. Unless you are planning on being there while the show is being hung, as I could drive up then. But it looks like once again our paths will not cross………..
Best,
Karen