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Project started: August 2014 This is my latest, and most ambitious project to-date.  It is a large-scale (6' x 8') self portrait quilt made of 1" squares.  When finished, the quilt will contain more than 7,000 pieces - all scraps from my fabric collection.  This is my progress as of February 27, 2015. July 11, 2015: Back at work in the studio after a 4 month hiatus.   Added a few neutrals to my palette I found on a recent trip to Lake Superior. (Orchard's Edge Quilt Shop, Bayfield, WI and Hannah Johnson Fabrics, Duluth, MN) Getting rid of the former 8'x8' design board is a sacrifice, but have gained so much more space and sanity as a result of karate chopping it into oblivion.  July 12, 2015: July 19, 2015:             The top is finished in late September 2015 and on its way to my Amish hand-quilter.  I expect it back sometime in the spring of 2016.  This piece has been an incredible journey for me, taking over a year to ...

Friday, March 27 @ 6:00P Home Ec Workshop 207 N. Linn Street, Iowa City, IA Author Linzee Kull McCray and I officially launch her new book  " Art Quilts of the Midwest " at this meet-n-greet and book signing event.   The evening will also include a screening of my video "A Piece of Me." Artist List: Marilyn Ampe, St. Paul, Minnesota Gail Baar, Buffalo Grove, Illinois Sally Bowker, Cornucopia, Wisconsin Peggy Brown, Nashville, Indiana Shelly Burge, Lincoln, Nebraska Shin-hee Chin, McPherson, Kansas Sandra Palmer Ciolino, Cincinnati, Ohio Jacquelyn Gering, Chicago, Illinois Kate Gorman, Westerville, Ohio Donna Katz, Chicago, Illinois Beth Markel, Rochester Hills, Michigan Diane Núñez, Southfield, Michigan Pat Owoc, St. Louis, Missouri BJ Parady, Batavia, Illinois Bonnie Peterson, Houghton, Michigan Luanne Rimel, St. Louis, Missouri Barbara Schneider, Woodstock, Illinois Susan Shie, Wooster, Ohio Martha Warshaw, Cincinnati, Ohio Erick Wolfmeyer, Iowa City, Iowa

American Legion Building 625 31st Street Marion, IA Morning meeting: 9:00AM; "A Piece of Me" presentation at 10:00AM Evening meeting: 7:00PM; "A Piece of Me" presentation at 8:00PM

 Lakota prayer flags at the top of Bear Butte  Sunset at the base of Bear Butte  Looking south from halfway up Bear Butte  Sawmill, Hill City  Child's profile, Bear Butte  Roughlock Falls, Spearfish Canyon  Hike to Roughlock Falls, Spearfish Canyon Stroppel Inn, Midland, South Dakota 

Unique forms of art on display at Catich by The Buzz staff writer Brooke Schelly Hanging on the walls of St. Ambrose University's Catich Gallery are pieces that are not typical pieces of art.  These pieces are not comprised of brush strokes or captured by a camera.  They don't display well in frames or require intense abstract thinking.  Rather, they celebrate the simple things in life:  fabric and paper. The Catich Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center will display works by Erick Wolfmeyer and Brian Borchardt from Sept. 10 to Oct. 24.  A special artist lecture by Wolfmeyer and Borchardt will take place in Galvin Room 141 on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 4-4:45pm.  Join the artists in the Catich Gallery for a reception following the artist lecture from 5-7pm that same evening. Erick Wolfmeyer designs and creates quilts.  His work is filled with detail and finesse, so it is no wonder that there is more beneath the surface.  Wolfmeyer's journey began at...

   With Allison Filley, St Ambrose Art Department staff Without our connection, this exhibit would not have happened! With fellow exhibiting artist, Brian Borchardt      Thanks to the Catich Gallery former and present staff (Leslie, Kristin, Joseph and Kat) and student (Catherine) for making the installation of "A Piece of Me" such a success.  I really appreciate their sensitivity to the work, professionalism and aesthetic instincts!  The exhibit is in good hands and a beautiful space!  Catich Gallery  518 West Locust Street  Davenport, IA 52803 563-333-6444 Artist Talk/Lecture: Thursday, September 18, 4-4:45PM Opening reception: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 5-7PM Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM My quilts will be exhibited along with the work of bookmaker, Brian Borchardt .  Please join me for the reception and lecture on September 18, 2014.  I plan to hang 5 pieces, 3 of which have never been exhibited prior to this show.

Swim, 2013 (currently on tour with The Sum of Many Parts)   " The Sum of Many Parts: Quiltmakers in Contemporary America presents15 quilts in varying styles, created by artists who are actively producing work today. Hailing from 14 different states, the artists featured in the exhibition boast diverse backgrounds and paths that led them to textile art. Some began quilting and sewing in their youth, while others did not pursue the art form until adulthood. Many learned the craft at home, creating practical blankets for their families. Others are academically trained artists who chose textiles as their primary medium." - Exhibits USA May 15-June 20, 2014 Washington County Museum Portand, OR July 5-August 16, 2014 Argenta Branch Library North Little Rock, Arkansas October 21, 2014-January 19, 2015 Chadron State College Chadron, Nebraska February 3-March 10, 2015 Jones-Carter Gallery Lake City, South Carolina March 25-August 16, 2015 The Foundry Art Centre St. Charles, Missouri ...