May 2015 Show and Tell

Connie Horne shared with us the book in which two of her quilts appear...

"General George Washington Welcomes the
 Services of Slaves and Free Blacks"

"1968: President Lyndon Johnson
Signs the Civil Rights Act"
Cotton, fusible web, fabric paint, rhinestones.

Connie also shared her self-portrait.

Elizabeth McInnis shared a Wonky Log Cabin...

...and a tree made from crosscut squares.

Lori Wisheropp showed us her Dogwoods...

and a finished crocheted scarf.

Lori also shared an Intaglio print she made years ago,
and briefly explained the process.

Kathy Orsburn shared a piece she made at a workshop,
working from a photograph, one square at a time.

Sheila Green shared two assemblages; this one titled
 "Mind, Heart and Soul"

Metal assemblage titled "Caution: Sharp Edges"
Artist: Sheila Green

Jan Soules showed us a couple of Happy Villages quilts
she made at a workshop.

Artist: Jan Soules

Kari Bauer shared some watercolors that she painted at a retreat.

Artist: Kari Bauer

Watercolor of California Poppies.

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

Thank You Sunni!

We would like to thank our intrepid blog creator and keeper, Sunni Hamilton, for her inspiration and effort in documenting our work for the last three years. She will be taking a brief break so she can catch up with other ideas. See you around, Sunni, and THANK YOU!

Self Portraits

Here we are, all completed, our best idea of what we look like.