Dreaming Chilis

 

This quilt is for the Las Colcheras 2012 President's Challenge.

Landscape Drawing Class

I am approaching the half way point of my second drawing class and haven't posted any drawings from the summer landscape class. We visited many sites for our drawing projects. Fellow students were a really fun group of people. Lots of interaction and support of each other. The individual styles were really varied and fun to observe.

 

My personal challenge was drawing rocks. I just could not seem to grasp the concept no matter how hard I tried. Water was another challenge. Trees I could do and enjoyed. This summer giant yuccas were blooming all over town and I had one in my back yard. I really enjoyed drawing it and used it for my final project.

 

 

Art Class - Rhino

I am taking a drawing class at WNMU. The first half of the semester we only drew a rhino in every media possible. The instructor is encouraging us to enter our work in the student art show this month. I decided to enter my pencil drawing and my ink drawing. Because we can enter up to 3 drawings for the entry fee I decided to draw something different for the third drawing. A snail seemed like a likely drawing. It was harder to photograph the framed drawing without getting glare so I snapped the snail before framing.

Jupiter Rising

This art quilt evolved from a class with Andi Perejda. When I look at the circle of illusion I think of the planet Jupiter.  The stars and blue background help anchor the planet in the sky. Quilting and embellishment is by Cindi Ugarte. My original design.

Liberty Medallion

This small wall quilt is a practice piece inspired by a class taken with Sally Collins. The block design is from Sally Morg.  My goal was to practice precision piecing, narrow bands, color harmony, and free motion quilting using many design motifs. My focus fabric is Liberty of London.

New Mexico Skies

New Mexico Skies:  New Mexico is the Land of Enchantment but her history is made in the skies.  The Ancients first marked the winter and summer solstices with the sun dagger at Fajada Butte at Chaco Canyon.  Later the Spaniards brought Catholicism and Our Lady of Guadalupe to New Mexico. And finally the last 100 years we have Trinity Site, the Roswell incident, the Very Large Array, balloons and Spaceport.  What next?

Ms Mouse

Everyone was knitting these little guys so I had to knit one also. I call her Ms Mouse. Don't you think she needs a pink tutu?