tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66243835917668569482024-03-05T08:23:50.189-06:00Textile AbstractionsTen artists working for two years with common themes and sizes to create 120 art quilts.Susie Mondayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157046792182116559noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-10360589549630539822012-08-01T22:23:00.001-05:002012-08-01T22:23:14.601-05:00Thank You, KarenI enjoyed seeing "walls" and reading your personal quilting story in American Quilter Sept 2012 issue!
GwenGwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-17854546095578051442012-06-22T20:31:00.003-05:002012-06-22T20:31:48.297-05:00JOYDue to traveling I just received April/May Q Arts and enJOYed Karen's article!
GwenGwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-83424711848956905872012-03-14T21:41:00.001-05:002012-03-14T21:41:35.878-05:00Awesome Karen and JOYous....!Gwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-52264589744611190682012-03-14T18:12:00.000-05:002012-03-14T18:12:40.830-05:00thankyou!thankyou ladies because of you and the word "JOY" I have a peice in Quilting Arts magazine!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-15136859246975636252012-03-09T20:17:00.001-06:002012-03-09T20:18:41.375-06:00Congrats Phyllis on your quilt Peeper making the Denver call for Entries!Gwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-5715309952162829962012-03-05T20:04:00.002-06:002012-03-05T20:13:13.645-06:00Hi ladies, loving the recent posts!Very colorful Transitions, Phyllis and touching to our hearts on your EscapeAnd I love the simplicity of your Escape, Betty though I'm sure it wasn't simple to make!I am in CA for another month? Without my machine ... so I am working totally by hand...haven't done that in many years and it reinforces how much I enjoy machine quilting!Gwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-72621287415710867292012-03-04T13:11:00.000-06:002012-03-04T13:11:04.745-06:00transitions
Well, we are getting these done, little by little. I decided to paint, and threadpaint my granddaughter's gleeful face as she is surrounded by birthday balloons, emblematic of life's major transitionsPhyllis Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906978587021130894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-80113232804931512092012-02-29T19:06:00.001-06:002012-02-29T19:06:13.788-06:00Transition - Shifting Shapes
Here is my simple response to the Transition theme. "Shifting Shapes" was fun to create.Betty Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249834253546474318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-49106794894337883502012-02-29T19:02:00.001-06:002012-02-29T19:02:41.055-06:00Escape - Run Away
Here is my response to the challenge theme Escape. The name of this work is "Run Away". That's one of many ways to escape.
Betty Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249834253546474318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-54418144578687839222011-10-20T18:47:00.000-05:002011-10-20T18:47:15.616-05:00
Escape as a theme (kinda like sky) actually made me think of the opposite, and I decided to make a tribute to my mother, who would like to escape from the progressive limitations of her mind. Names tend to escape her, as does short term memory. I was hoping that her ability to express herself through her once incredible paintings would remain, but the last time we painted together, her flowers Phyllis Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906978587021130894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-36131374468099668752011-10-10T16:11:00.000-05:002011-10-10T16:11:02.288-05:00EscapeHi Ladies! Ive been working on Escape. Nope not done, but I call it "Escape to the Seaside"
Yo! Yo! Linda Z. what's our last challenge word?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-24685290329861473372011-09-26T12:20:00.002-05:002011-09-26T12:21:09.538-05:00Escape previewGwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-9388464904245389302011-09-26T12:19:00.002-05:002011-09-26T12:20:18.247-05:00journey's beginningI repurposed Solitude temporarily and wanted to share what I did!Gwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-58706572560012955962011-08-27T01:59:00.000-05:002011-08-27T01:59:21.188-05:00Contrast Piece
Passing Lane
Well, better late than....later? Thank goodness we all seem to be similarly overcommitted, and nobody's counting. Good stuff coming from everyone though.
My contribution to "contrast" references speed. Does it equal freedom? Do those plodding along in the mud resent the high fliers? Or are they more likely to crash and burn? The piece is wholecloth painted, slightly Phyllis Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906978587021130894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-62657311269870671292011-08-21T16:38:00.006-05:002012-01-12T18:14:49.520-06:00Contrast
Vivien Zepf
This piece came to mind as our nation's political parties debated how to address America's budget. We're all part of the same country, but boy, do we all have different and conflicting ideas as to how to solve problems. It can be wonderful and debilitating all at once.
Though I know the symbolism's not immediately apparent, the background references the fields covering Vivien Zepfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10110439402332926588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-22446844973483772532011-08-20T21:49:00.002-05:002011-08-20T21:52:33.947-05:00Hi ladies,
I have been busy "escaping" by reading Twelve by Twelve which I have thoroughly enjoyed!Gwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-58924874014470953212011-08-10T16:36:00.003-05:002011-08-10T16:41:23.793-05:00Contrast
I'm glad I'm not the only one crazy for color! this peice is also about the contrast between reality and imagination. I believe that the creative journeys that we all take will save our brains in the end!
Not sure if I said that right, but it's what Im thinking..
Onwards to ESCAPE!
Karen
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-29336062658669158172011-08-09T10:58:00.007-05:002011-08-09T23:18:49.484-05:00CONTRAST
Color immediately came to mind...values and complementary combinations. Then straight lines versus curves and busy versus quiet ( quiet being black!)Gwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-56494918656699337992011-08-07T16:58:00.003-05:002011-08-07T17:05:25.493-05:00solitude So, here is my SOLITUDE peice. I really didnt like the composition so I cut it into a square. I hope that's acceptable. I also mounted it on a frame painted white.I have related to the mermaid for a long time...I imagine she swims around quite alone most of the time except when she wants to tease some sailorboy.CONTRAST is on it5s way!KarenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-39838035180361592572011-08-05T12:42:00.000-05:002011-08-05T12:42:34.897-05:00Solitude at Last
This piece has been sitting around the studio unmounted until yesterday! I worked with the idea of the labyrinth as a place of solitude and the spiraling around of meditation that to me embodies the idea of the pursuit of solitude and peace. It is done with a combination of fabric and aluminum foil and the lining of a Benefil dog food package, a very nice flexible mylar and paper laminate. I Susie Mondayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157046792182116559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-73850397048545189002011-08-02T16:15:00.001-05:002011-08-02T16:33:02.706-05:00EscapeOur new challenge word is escape, to be presented in a vertical format.
For me, escape is a word ripe with meaning. It can evoke smiles (a beach getaway) or fear (a prison break). It can be the start of something hopeful (leaving a tyrannical state) or something sad (a fate one can't escape).
What will you think of and create to escape?
Vivien Zepfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10110439402332926588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-75384421969075314942011-08-01T08:35:00.000-05:002011-08-01T08:35:08.634-05:00Mountains High, Valleys LowThis is my response to the word contrast. Can't wait to see more responses.Betty Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249834253546474318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-44694480643151255382011-07-27T12:47:00.003-05:002011-07-27T12:54:13.375-05:00SOLITUDEAccepting Solitude-along with other unexpected substantial losses-is being accomplished by embracing nature...allowing me to find inner peace.Gwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-40716442965779575312011-07-12T09:32:00.002-05:002011-07-12T09:36:06.317-05:00Hi Phyllis,Love your Solitude...Reminds me of time spent alone at both the beach and the mts!Have not posted mine, as I also began working on Contrast.Loved seeing your JOY in Sacred Threads-it was a great exhibit!GwenGwen Goepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530392565829430318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624383591766856948.post-72043320291090574112011-07-11T21:38:00.000-05:002011-07-11T21:38:12.313-05:00I did my version of solitude in a stained glass style. I think it's to give it a more spiritual or religious feel, perhaps. Some who wander, may actually be lost. Then again, solitude often gives us the chance to find ourselvesPhyllis Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906978587021130894noreply@blogger.com2