tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9567735.post2866789261808987978..comments2024-01-09T02:11:09.426-05:00Comments on Deborah's Journal: Numbers 9, 10 and 11Deborah Boscherthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15630878222793439712noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9567735.post-36130119095840870982009-03-11T20:27:00.000-04:002009-03-11T20:27:00.000-04:00Absolute favorites for me. Love them. And...how ...Absolute favorites for me. Love them. And...how do you get a pic....words.....pic....words.....pic....words? Love, hannahHannah C Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150398203515887865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9567735.post-53658835046211188892009-03-10T12:40:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:40:00.000-04:00Deborah,thanks for your compliment on my work at t...Deborah,<BR/>thanks for your compliment on my work at the MHS show! <BR/>your fiber pieces are absolutely lovely. I enjoy the daily "sketches". Fantastic idea to get the creativity flowing, with beautiful results. :)<BR/>Danielledanielle embryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371656450768874169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9567735.post-21695845678624280672009-03-10T09:40:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:40:00.000-04:00Hi!Thanks so much for your kind words about my wor...Hi!<BR/>Thanks so much for your kind words about my work! It is such a treat to read your impressions of the Materials Hard and Soft Show. Like you, I often dislike glass or plexi-glass over fiber pieces. I've certainly thought about displaying my Decision Portrait Series without the framing....but....I've never figured out how to comply with the exhibition guidelines requiring 2D work to be WIRED. I haven't figured out how to create a sleeve on the reverse that will allow the work to hang flush with the wall and also have this required wire. Maybe I just haven't thought about it long enough....because I actually am a professional picture framer! I just "comply" because it is easy! Unframed, however, would mean much simpler shipping needs and costs! Also, the back (or third layer) is actually paper...a really interesting decorative paper called Thai Stucco that I buy in bulk. I love deckling the edge; it is easily stitched by hand or machine. Paper, however, technically requires glass or plexi. After I created about five of my Decision Portrait pieces I realized that they qualify as "art quilts"....you know....three layers and stitch. Yet, I'm very new to creating art quilts. Please, if you can solve how to get a wire on an art quilt without it showing or distorting the way the piece hangs, LET ME KNOW! I live in South Carolina....where all the other quilters (even the art quilters) work entirely in fabric, larger, and don't ordinarily enter juried shows! Since this series now numbers more than 23 pieces (and growing!), I'd love to stop framing them! Even at wholesale prices, this is a cost that is really adding up...not to mention how much space it all takes up in storage! Please excuse this long comment, I'm really just thankful that someone noticed my work and cared enough to share it on a blog with a nice link! Thanks you so much.....Oh, and I wanted to shamelessly promote the Decision Portrait Series as I'm still looking for "models" willing to share an important life decision. I've got a blog to explain the concept and document the work: http://decisionportraits.blogspot.com. If you or someone you know fits any of the descriptions on my "wish list" or has any other great idea for a new portrait, please let me know!<BR/>Thanks!<BR/>Susan <BR/>PS I, too, love smaller pieces. I think this size issue is what prevented me from exploring quilting years ago! I'm now creating some art quilts....using all fabric!...based on grave-rubbings. Also, I love your work...it is the reason I felt I could ask about proper hanging devices for quilts. Your pieces are lovely and I feel sure you know how to best present them!Susan Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828597703914908801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9567735.post-35980213926090590022009-03-09T18:04:00.000-04:002009-03-09T18:04:00.000-04:00I love these pieces! and I prefer small over large...I love these pieces! and I prefer small over large almost every time - I wish the shows recognized that small pieces can sometimes take longer than the big ones...I took Phillipa Naylor's binding class in Houston and I was surprised to discover that she almost always cuts a 3.5" strip for binding and uses a 1/2" seam allowance...I'm using her strip measurements on my smaller pieces and adjusting my seam allowance if I want a smaller edge on the front - it makes the edge on the back broader, but it still looks better than my old bindings looked - I'm still practicing, but so far so good...Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710483993937329846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9567735.post-6636878871556227942009-03-09T15:15:00.000-04:002009-03-09T15:15:00.000-04:00These little pieces are little gems. I agree with ...These little pieces are little gems. I agree with you about the size of art quilts in shows. When I saw the SAQA show in Coos Bay and also the Visions show, I was struck by the size and thought I will never get in because I don't generally work that large.Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9567735.post-61784311401099344572009-03-09T14:33:00.000-04:002009-03-09T14:33:00.000-04:00I really like the quilting on Just. It ties it all...I really like the quilting on Just. It ties it all together. Rain has the naiveté of a child's drawing and I love that. I admire your focus to do these every day.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing the Materials Hard and Soft links. Cool stuff.Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9567735.post-71590437310166759312009-03-09T13:46:00.000-04:002009-03-09T13:46:00.000-04:00I spy with my little eye... some bleach discharge ...I spy with my little eye... some bleach discharge from Maine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com