April 2015

Susan Schwarting shared the round-robin quilt that she and a bay-area friend made. Susan started in the middle and sent it by mail; the friend added a border and sent it back. The quilt was sent back and forth about six times before Susan finished it. Great teamwork!

Our newest member, Willie Beaudet, shared some of her recent work, including two Sand Castle designs...

...And a turtle.

Lori Wisheropp finished a rag quilt for her husband, made with fabric from various trips to Alaska.

Helen Burke showed us a bag that someone made for her.

Sheila Green led us in a discussion about the
 nature of Art vs. Craft.

Self-Portrait Close-Ups

Listed in alphabetical order by first name, these are close-ups of the Self-Portrait challenge from March.

BJ Bailey

Cindy Minoli

Jan Soules

Kathy Orsburn
Kathy's self-portrait was made "through trial and error" using a black and white photocopy of a photograph; technique includes raw-edge piecing, painting, and bead embellishments.

Kim Sikes

Lori Wisheropp

Marie Nelson

Sunni Hamilton

Sunni Hamilton
See Sunni's blog link on the right side of this page for her descriptions of her portraits.

Susan Schwarting

Susan Spicer

January 2015

We begin the new year happily gathered and full of new ideas. 

Carol Girard brought Maria Elkins' DVD, Making Faces. Our first challenge this year is Self Portraits so this was especially appreciated. 

Maria's work can be seen here:
http://mariaelkins.com/portfolio/portraits/making-faces/

We shared our latest work:

Kari explained the dark blobs. Seems you must tea-dye in a clean pot.

B. J. Bailey's beautiful precision work.

From Susan Schwarting, our newest member.

Cindy Minoli brought her work in progress for review

Sandra Torguson showed two pieces made with dyed silk. 

Sunni Hamillton's "Journey" piece is now displayed in the Aspiring Artists Debut show currently running at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center. 

Artist: Sunni Hamillton
Title: Journey
Won Merit Award

We are looking forward to a new great year!