Virginia A. Spiegel

Wild Turkey by Pokey Bolton
Editor-in-Chief of Quilting Arts and Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazines

Whatever style or subject of artwork you collect, you will be able to find great examples during Collage Mania.  Collage Mania, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, is May 5 -7 with a preview of all the artwork beginning April 29.

Best Dress by Kathleen Carpenter

We have  384 collages donated by 161 artists and competition for the artwork should be spirited.   

Singing Chickadee by Mary Ann Van Soest  
In memory of my Dad, Milton

All the details for you to donate to a great cause and collect one-of-a-kind artwork are here.

Markings

The mature shagbark hickories in my backyard are a continual source of inspiration for me.  Their bare shadows are the most dynamic part of the landscape at the moment.

Boundary Waters 25

In celebration of its 20th year as an international community of artists, Studio Art Quilt Associates will be touring a special exhibition: SAQA@20: Art & Excellence.  This invitational exhibition was curated by Patricia Bolton, Editor-in-Chief of both Quilting Arts and Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazines and a SAQA board member.  

The premier of SAQA@20:  Art & Excellence will be October 15-18, 2009 at International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas and includes my Boundary Waters 25, shown above. This artwork is part of the Boundary Waters series and is a study of the tall cliffs that surround many of the Boundary Waters’ lakes.

In the Woods 7 by Liz Berg

The Preview of all 383 collages donated to Collage Mania will open April 29.  That will give you six days to make your artwork shopping list.

Miss Lee’s Math Class by Carol Suto

All artwork is available on a “first-come, first-serve” basis beginning May 5 for a minimum donation of $80 to the American Cancer Society through Fiberart For A Cause. The minimum donation drops to $40 on May 6 and May 7.  Since this is a fundraiser, please donate a bit more if you are able.  

fraises de maman by  Sara Mika.   In memory of my mother, Carol Ballard.

$20,000 in donations will meet our goal and $27,000 will end Fiberart For A Cause’s fine run with a total of over $200,000 donated to the ACS.

All the details are here with a link to all the directions on how to participate as a patron.
 

Beaded Swirls by Kaye Y. Martindale.   In memory of friends and family.

Glow

I had to go out in the rain yesterday as the daffodils were trying so hard to bloom in the gloom of the day that they were glowing. For those of us who experience winter, daffodils are the ray of hope in the Spring that keep us going until it decides to really warm up.  We are still below freezing at night, so the daffs are quite short this year.

Mystery

These purple leaves turning green surprised the heck out of me when I was out poking around in the mulch, so I wanted to share them today also.  There is nothing better than finding a surprise in your garden in the Spring.  My sister gave me bluebells and Solomon’s seal last year.  Perhaps these are the bluebells.  After the upheavals of winter, my labels are inconclusive of what is where!