Reflections, an FRCQ Exhibit

'The Stand' a medium to large vessel with a ring of Aspen has been chosen to be exhibited in the Red Rocks Community College gallery this summer.

Front Range Contemporary Quilters has sponsored an exhibit to be shown in Lakewood, Colorado with a June 9th reception.  I hope those of you nearby can spend some time viewing the wonderful art made by this group.

"Under the Western Sun"

"Under the Western Sun" is a regional SAQA show.  The opening date is April 27, 2017 with the opening reception the next evening, Friday, April 28th. from 6-8 pm. Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, Colorado

Two of my vessels were juried into 'Under the Western Sun'  show from SAQA regional artists in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.  I am very pleased that this show will travel to New Mexico and Utah until the end of 2017.

I have been doing landscape vessels this year.  Here is the picture of the one that was accepted, Hematite.  Hand painted fabric and micron pen.

Hematite

Wind, water, erosion, uplift and red! Hematite, a rusty red iron oxide mineral coats the particles that form the west’s massive sandstone and shale canyon walls and colors the rock formations of the plateaus and high deserts their distinctive red. The hand painted cotton used to cover this vessel captures the color and the pen and ink brings into focus the rock faces of cliffs so loved west of the Front Range. For those of us who love these canyons, I hope this vessel pulls memories of desert varnish, rushing river beds, shadows and sunlight and the piercing call of a raptor.

The second piece is a small vase shaped vessel using commercial fabric and paint.  "Wildfire".

Wildfire

Terrifying, awesome, destructive.  The wildfires of mountains and plains can blacken the skies, consume nature’s bounty and the work of man. I have embellished the commercial fabric covering this vessel with deep red acrylic paint and novelty fabric to convey the intensity felt when experiencing the power of wildfire.

I have three vessels in the FRCQ Website Portfolio

Front Range Contemporary Quilters is a wonderful group of amazing artists.  Fresh ideas, local and international lecturers and workshops keep us all engaged and on our toes.  Members come from the north and south on the front range, mountains and plains.  We have members join our monthly meetings from Laramie and  often visitors from thousands of miles away.

Each year members are asked to submit up to three pieces made within the current calendar year to be juried and placed on the website, www.artquilters.org,  for the next twelve months. 

Please take a few minutes to enjoy the art posted this year.  I am so happy to have three fabric vessels in the display.  The home page has most of the pieces.  Two of my vessels are there and can be clicked on for a full view.  Many are repeated and my third vessel is featured under the 'Gallery' tab.

I have made many friends in the group and have benefitted from their talent, sharing of experiences, techniques and support.

Word for 2017 - Discipline

No - not the 'spare the rod and spoil the child' kind of discipline.

The 'keep on the straight and narrow' kind.  Keep to a schedule.  Make a plan and stick to it.
Don't find excuses.  Plow through.  and so on......

I chose the word in December.  It is the end of January and I am just now putting the idea on paper and committing to it via this post.  It has taken me almost a month to get the show on the road.

But I have been moving forward this week.  Now I have to remember during the rest of the year how good it feels to be accomplishing!