Open Studio

Open Studio Tour this weekend and next gives you all plenty of opportunity to come by the studio, see what it looks like, check out the beautiful and incredibly functional furniture my brother Dave made for it, see what's new, watch me demonstrate free motion quilting and collage on the long arm machine, and felting on my Bernina, and just come visit and catch up with each other.. Here's a few of the felted  pieces,  a few new minis,

 here's  a piece made for the Textile Abstractions blog ( which you can check out  through my sidebar),




















 and here's a piece I painted from a  class with Frank Wilson (paint along with Frank) which I then thread painted/quilted
In between I've been to San Jose  (newest grand daughter Violet has arrived), New York, Connecticut, Oregon, and  San Francisco. No wonder I'm so far behind in my to do list in the studio.,










 I did get to the last of the Chico Heritage plein aire paint outs, however, and my Matador oil painting  will go to the Chico Icons show.







Next week, off to  teach in Boise, Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, and Burley Idaho. I come home for the second weekend of open studios( see you there?) and leave the next day for Seattle, Kent, Tacoma and Bellevue WA from whence I fly to Houston for the big show. See you there? Stop me if you see me! I'd love to meet you.