tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27810088019906977682024-03-13T05:59:08.912-05:00Fiber FeverWelcome to my studio!!
This weblog is my online studio and gallery. You'll see finished works and ones in progress. There will be drawings and photos--they are my inspiration. What else you'll find is anybody's guess--I don't know what will end up here. I have lots of interests and passions, but art quilting is the one center of my creative existance. Its what gives meaning to everything else.Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-55650603982198546352010-03-04T13:07:00.002-06:002010-03-04T13:17:29.143-06:00Just Call Me Teach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/S5AFgiFcAvI/AAAAAAAAAIw/bwuqF4dQqWo/s1600-h/Spring+300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/S5AFgiFcAvI/AAAAAAAAAIw/bwuqF4dQqWo/s320/Spring+300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444858005954495218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/S5AFgMUUC1I/AAAAAAAAAIo/kWZ3kEiMf-U/s1600-h/Winter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/S5AFgMUUC1I/AAAAAAAAAIo/kWZ3kEiMf-U/s320/Winter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444858000111307602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/S5AFf_kQEwI/AAAAAAAAAIg/jWHltcRINRo/s1600-h/Fall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/S5AFf_kQEwI/AAAAAAAAAIg/jWHltcRINRo/s320/Fall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444857996688495362" border="0" /></a>I've been teaching a series of classes at a local bead store to show beaders and others the versatility of Shiva Paint Stiks. These fun projects are each 5 x 7 inches in size. Each explores a variety of techniques using the Paint Stiks, as well as other fun materials like Angelina fibers and needle felting. Winter is a half-day class, while Spring and Fall are full-day classes. Summer will be coming soon. Upon completion of the four pieces, I will be giving my students ideas for presentation both singly and as a group. So far everyone tells me how much fun they are having and they Keep coming back. What teacher could ask for more?Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-70184393810757484652009-06-26T15:49:00.002-05:002009-06-26T16:09:37.064-05:00More Paradox<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkU01BLx2nI/AAAAAAAAAIA/Z5Qm_3WBj50/s1600-h/Paradox+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkU01BLx2nI/AAAAAAAAAIA/Z5Qm_3WBj50/s320/Paradox+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351741817655253618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkU01fatKeI/AAAAAAAAAII/pvgPlD70WOk/s1600-h/Paradox+3+detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkU01fatKeI/AAAAAAAAAII/pvgPlD70WOk/s320/Paradox+3+detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351741825770924514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkU011eD2dI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/NAYg1qrR6jU/s1600-h/Paradox+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkU011eD2dI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/NAYg1qrR6jU/s320/Paradox+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351741831690574290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkU015NnyKI/AAAAAAAAAIY/oT3lG6t3RLs/s1600-h/Paradox+4+detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkU015NnyKI/AAAAAAAAAIY/oT3lG6t3RLs/s320/Paradox+4+detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351741832695367842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are two more pieces, plus details in my Paradox series. I think they speak for themselves, but should you have any questions, leave a comment.<br /><br />I think instead I'll talk about some of the other effects the Alegre retreat, and my new work have had on me.<br /><br />I don't know how many of you never thought you were able to draw. I mean really, firmly convinced that you COULD NOT under any circumstances put pencil to paper and create an image better than the iconic box with a triangle on it to make a house. I know I felt this way.<br /><br />Then I took a drawing course that used the methods of Betty Edwards in "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain", and no I couldn't instantly draw. As a matter of fact the first several classes were very frustrating, but I kept going and kept doing the exercises. About 4 weeks in, I sat down to do an exercise and drew a very recognizable picture of a shoe, and not just any shoe mind you, it was my left shoe.<br /><br />This was a breakthrough moment for me and I went on to finish the class and take several more. I immersed myself in drawing for about 9 months, and it was time well spent.<br /><br />Back to the here and now, and Alegre. While attending this retreat, attending the workshop with Fran Skiles, returning home and continuing to work on this series, I find myself having a similar experience-another breakthrough moment. I feel not just changed, not just better at what I do, but more <span style="font-style: italic;">evolved</span> as an artist.<br /><br />Yes, it is exhilarating, yes it is exciting. But it is also terrifying. I feel like I own myself, and someone/something else far bigger (I want to say the World, but that sounds way too pompous and I don't mean to be) something more than I have been giving.<br /><br />So I will be working harder, answering more prestigious calls for entry, doing more of the business (ugh, ugh, yech) things that are required to climb to the next level.<br /><br />In the words of the Sweet Charity song, "look out world here I come".<br /><br />Don't say you weren't warned!Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-51537778568608367002009-06-25T16:50:00.002-05:002009-06-25T17:02:57.913-05:00TechniquesThere's been a lot of interest in the techniques I used in my new work. There are a bunch of them and they can be used in any order or combination, which makes them very versatile. On the down side if you like a very soft hand to your quilts, you won't get it. These aren't my techniques, they were learned in a workshop with Fran Skiles, from Fran, from fellow classmates and a few I did come up with myself.<br /><br />The base material is 100% white cotton duck, which gives a good body to take on all the materials I throw at it. Before anything is added to the piece, false French seams and large hand stitching are added for texture.<br /><br /> For these pieces I began with some copies of my photographs in B&W. The photocopy paper has some real advantages over other papers for this. These are cut into shapes, generally without recognizable features, think of them as textural shapes. Put them down with a coating of gel medium (I used Golden). As the surface dries slightly, distress them to achieve your desired look.<br /><br />Other steps include application of gesso for texture, use of acrylic inks, application of dyed cheesecloth and silk gauze. Rubbings on rice paper can be added. Also bakery paper(the kind used to pick out your rolls and doughnuts at the store) can be drawn on with most any type of media (ink, watercolor pencils) and then adhered to the surface with gel medium.<br /><br />One key is make sure and leave some of your whites, its easy to lose them all in the flow of your work. Oh, and make sure you have fun.Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-37401338525492626092009-06-24T10:13:00.004-05:002009-06-24T10:25:47.107-05:00Latest Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkJDGcIVzGI/AAAAAAAAAHY/-i0tjVoVwEg/s1600-h/Paradox+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkJDGcIVzGI/AAAAAAAAAHY/-i0tjVoVwEg/s320/Paradox+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350913085179022434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkJDGvjVqdI/AAAAAAAAAHg/u6W7PL9AzDo/s1600-h/Paradox1+detail+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkJDGvjVqdI/AAAAAAAAAHg/u6W7PL9AzDo/s320/Paradox1+detail+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350913090392533458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkJEa2KticI/AAAAAAAAAH4/yFLbk76kGCY/s1600-h/Paradox+2_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkJEa2KticI/AAAAAAAAAH4/yFLbk76kGCY/s320/Paradox+2_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350914535277300162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkJDHDVoFfI/AAAAAAAAAHw/78pTPzVd9E4/s1600-h/Paradox+2+detail+1_edited-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SkJDHDVoFfI/AAAAAAAAAHw/78pTPzVd9E4/s320/Paradox+2+detail+1_edited-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350913095703729650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These are two pieces in a new series I have started "Paradox". Respectively, these are Paradox 1 and detail and Paradox 2 and detail.<br /><br />These involve tons of new techniques I have been learning, new materials and generally an entirely new way of working. It is much faster than what I have done in the past, and very intuitive.<br /><br />Because it is a multistage process, I never really know where I am going until I get there. But I have to say the journey is eventful, sometimes frustrating, but most often energizing!<br /><br />Lots more to come, so keep a look out here.Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-91058321691304704142009-06-21T19:49:00.004-05:002009-06-21T20:08:31.315-05:00Alegre Retreat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Sj7WTmYi96I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/Ey1ddP6X88I/s1600-h/DSC01555.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Sj7WTmYi96I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/Ey1ddP6X88I/s320/DSC01555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349949039572088738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Sj7WDipJUmI/AAAAAAAAAHI/j_tNpakuaZE/s1600-h/DSC01552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Sj7WDipJUmI/AAAAAAAAAHI/j_tNpakuaZE/s320/DSC01552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349948763690062434" border="0" /></a><br />I was privileged to attend the rebirth of the Alegre retreat at its new home, the Gateway Canyons resort in Colorado. <cite>www.<b>gatewaycanyons</b>.com<br /><br />These are a few of my photos from this beautiful resort. Not only is it stunning and extremely comfortable, but also it is staffed by the most hospitable folks I have had the pleasure of meeting.<br /><br />The kitchen staff fed us savory dishes at every meal, and folks these buffets were better than many a sit down dinner I've been served. The wait staff went out of their way to please us, knowing what we needed before we thought of it ourselves.<br /><br />The rooms are large and beautiful, full of comforts that are out of the ordinary. Yet I have to say my husband and I hardly spent any time there!<br />And speaking of my husband, they kept him amused and busy doing all sorts of things, from ATV and horseback riding, to kayaking and golf.<br /><br />The rest of the staff looked after our every need, there was a fabric store on site for things we may have forgotten or didn't know we needed so badly. That staff kept making runs into Grand Junction to bring back things we asked for. I even had my Bernina serviced while I was at the retreat. That's because we were provided with lovely Bernina machines to use in class!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">They even provided us with discounted massages so we could keep working. I'll be posting more, as I want to tell you all about the wonderful class I took with Fran Skiles.<br /><br /><br />One thing I know for sure, is that I will be heading out again next year, and so will my husband!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span><br /></cite>Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-65507345643979115912009-06-20T10:36:00.003-05:002009-06-20T10:45:34.704-05:00SAQA Auction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Sj0DaHdNx0I/AAAAAAAAAHA/Vr3pxi8qrjg/s1600-h/Winter+Solitude+2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Sj0DaHdNx0I/AAAAAAAAAHA/Vr3pxi8qrjg/s320/Winter+Solitude+2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349435679599085378" border="0" /></a><br />For those of you unfamiliar with SAQA, it is the Studio Art Quilters Association a professional organization of art quilters from around the world. It provides a wonderful support network for artists including education, publications and exhibition opportunities.<br /><br />The primary fund raising activity for SAQA is the annual Square Foot Reverse Auction. All pieces are donated by members, so it is a wonderful opportunity to pick up something small from a favorite artist or someone new to you and support a great organization at the same time.<br /><br />Pictured at the right is my piece for this year's auction. It is titled 'Winter Solitude', and is something new for me, technique-wise. I am just back from the Alegre retreat where I was privledged to study with Fran Skiles. I learned lots of ways of working from her, and couldn't resist trying some of them out here.Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-24727713811615334882009-06-19T14:43:00.004-05:002009-06-19T15:02:06.799-05:00I Am Still Alive!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SjvsLVYzHGI/AAAAAAAAAG4/fZUxzvNmSa0/s1600-h/Pollock.Jeri.TestPattern1..jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SjvsLVYzHGI/AAAAAAAAAG4/fZUxzvNmSa0/s320/Pollock.Jeri.TestPattern1..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349128661896469602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SjvrfOalYRI/AAAAAAAAAGw/UgsLQB7_MI4/s1600-h/Jeri.Pollock.TestPattern1.Full..jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SjvrfOalYRI/AAAAAAAAAGw/UgsLQB7_MI4/s320/Jeri.Pollock.TestPattern1.Full..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349127904110666002" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know if any of you are bloggers, but I started this with such high hopes and now find myself to be a very poor blogger indeed. Its nearly a year since I last posted, and I'm only at it now because I've accumulated too much guilt to avoid it any longer.<br /><br />So first off I will bring you up to date on some of my current/recent exhibits and activities. At the right is a piece and a detail view called 'Test Pattern 1' that is on tour with My World in Black and White. The background is comprised of commercial fabrics and the test pattern was created with PaintStiks. If I recall correctly it is about 36" square.<br /><br />I've found myself doing a lot of work in black and white lately. It is very satisfying and I'm not missing out on the color as much as I thought I would. There are two other pieces in this series, one in the quilting stage and one ready for quilting. I also have a large B&W piece I'm working on called "Shattered". All involve the use of the PaintStiks which are one of my favorite media. Unlike most artists I've talked to, I do not work that often with brushes or rubbings. I prefer to use them directly like the big crayons we used as toddlers. Perhaps that is because I tend to have a heavy hand with my tools anyway, so it is far more convenient to apply directly. I may be a lot of things, but timid isn't one of them!<br /><br />Maybe that will whet your appetite. Tomorrow I will post my piece for the SAQA auction.Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-73936588235307703082008-06-30T12:31:00.002-05:002008-11-17T06:43:07.004-06:00Penny for my Thoughts<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGkY8XYQ59I/AAAAAAAAAFA/IOmvpChDmgI/s1600-h/pollock.jeri.pennyformythoughts.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217729068632434642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGkY8XYQ59I/AAAAAAAAAFA/IOmvpChDmgI/s320/pollock.jeri.pennyformythoughts.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This is a happy piece and I'm glad to say it was accepted for exhibit in "The Voice Within" . I hadn't planned on entering this one, as I didn't have a suitable piece and nothing came to mind. Then out of the blue, it came to me, one answer to the question, "How did you think of THAT?". (I've never been sure if that was a question of amazment, curiosity, or unbelief.)</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">I've never been certain where most of my ideas come from. They're rarely deliberate, in the sense of "I think I'll draw a tree today". Most of them come to me in those moments of semi-conciousness, just after I wake up, in the shower or when my hands are busy but my mind is wandering. A few of them make me wonder about my mental health, but most are welcomed and turned into art. Others lead me to a piece by steps. This thought process is what inspired this quilt.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">For me, my process works alot like putting a penny in a gumball machine (do they still take pennies?). You put in the coin, turn the handle and what you see is what you get. Maybe you wanted pink and got yellow instead. Maybe on a really good day you get TWO gumballs, glory hallalujeh. And sometime, you look in the bowl and find it empty. Just like life, right.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">I had a wonderful time making this character with his felt gumball filled head, and his 3-D arms and hands. I find I like him, and my process very well indeed.</span></p><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGkY8ycLIjI/AAAAAAAAAFI/8LiKm2uWykQ/s1600-h/pollock.jeri.pennyformythoughts1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217729075896590898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGkY8ycLIjI/AAAAAAAAAFI/8LiKm2uWykQ/s320/pollock.jeri.pennyformythoughts1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-38380348705648447982008-06-27T11:13:00.009-05:002008-11-17T06:43:07.735-06:00Frustration<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUatBlTHfI/AAAAAAAAAE4/2SJ_tZWXohc/s1600-h/PICT0008_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216605104199900658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUatBlTHfI/AAAAAAAAAE4/2SJ_tZWXohc/s320/PICT0008_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUZTQ9Nk4I/AAAAAAAAAEo/Z_LRcMv58xg/s1600-h/PICT0020-5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216603562138506114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUZTQ9Nk4I/AAAAAAAAAEo/Z_LRcMv58xg/s320/PICT0020-5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUZUSZ1HpI/AAAAAAAAAEw/3jz9u8A3_Jo/s1600-h/PICT0022-4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216603579706842770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUZUSZ1HpI/AAAAAAAAAEw/3jz9u8A3_Jo/s320/PICT0022-4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUX4s-0mHI/AAAAAAAAAEY/1_geJ8-OArY/s1600-h/JPollockMorningDepartureFull.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216602006293354610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUX4s-0mHI/AAAAAAAAAEY/1_geJ8-OArY/s320/JPollockMorningDepartureFull.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUX47mp3zI/AAAAAAAAAEg/ekGzX2zlApQ/s1600-h/JPollockMorningDepartureDetail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216602010218520370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUX47mp3zI/AAAAAAAAAEg/ekGzX2zlApQ/s320/JPollockMorningDepartureDetail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUWsPeVJ8I/AAAAAAAAAEM/ASFNapG3Auc/s1600-h/JPollockMorningDepartureFull.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/SGUWKDrU8VI/AAAAAAAAAEE/z2TKeYQp5uQ/s1600-h/JPollockMorningDepartureDetail.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div>I haven't posted much since beginning this blog with high hopes and bright ideas. If you want to know why, its due to my frustrations with how things are progressing in the on-line world of fiber art. This blog was also to be my way of waving my hands, jumping up and down and saying, "Hey, look at me--I'm here, and I intend to be a player in this game".</div><div></div><br /><div>Back then, I imagined my blog as a place to discuss ideas, post new works and works in progress and generally communicate with other folks interested in these things. Then reality reared its ugly head. Things like copyright violations, shows that require no pre-publication for entries and utmost secrecy to preserve the "reveal" power of show openings. So how do I balance the desire for publicity with these other concerns? I'm still looking for MY answer to that one.</div><div></div><br /><div>Why bring this up now? Well, its been stewing for a long time, and today the straw broke the camel's back. I just received a rejection for a piece that was over two years in the making for a show that required no pre-publication, and it was a piece that had to be made just for this exhibit. This piece follows the timeline of this blog, and is a symbol of all that is frustrating to me. I'm frustrated less by the rejection, although it would be nice to know why, than by the fact that I denied myself the chance to share the creation and progress of this piece with others. Something I wanted very much throughout.<br /></div><div>I'm not pointing fingers of blame at anyone or any organization, except for myself. I made the decision to participate, and thus agreed to the rules. I'm not debating if these rules are good or bad for the world of art-quilting. That's a different discussion. Will I participate in an exhibit like this again? Probably not, but then again.....there's always Quilt National to consider.<br /></div><br /><div>Finally, here at last is my piece "Morning Departure", rejected for "The Sky's the Limit" exhibit in Houston this fall. It is large at approx. 5' square. I have included several detail shots. Every item was crafted with the Deco period in mind. The wallpaper, is dyed, stenciled and stamped then quilted with metallic thread. The window was painted and includes the Pan Am Clipper airplane. Each square of the marble floor has a different Deco inspired quilting pattern. The chair is based on an authentic Deco chair. The luggage labels were each designed to mimic the labels of the era, but due to copyrights the orignals were not available to me. I poured myself into this piece and in hind-sight, I would have been happier sharing with all of you the making of the piece. In the end, it meant so much more than the exhibit ever could.</div><div> </div><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-31480437109580792512007-06-12T09:50:00.000-05:002007-06-12T09:57:44.428-05:00Artist's ReceptionWe're off to California shortly, for family graduations and other obligations, not to mention a party or two. Best of all, the "Put a Roof Over Our Heads" exhibit is at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. I have a piece called "Art, Its a Heady Experience" in the show. I was excited that I could see the piece hanging in a museum setting, and then I decided to kick the whole thing up a notch.<br /><br />I contacted the Museum and have rented the facility after hours for an Artist's Reception. The folks at the Museum are delightful to work with and its turning out to be more economical than I had expected. Not cheap, mind you, but reasonable. So Friday June 22nd from 5-7 pm, the entire Museum is mine. I have invited everyone I know, and asked them to bring their friends. As a matter of fact, if you're in the area, please come---oh, and bring your friends.<br /><br />This whole experience is very validating. I've laid claim to the artist moniker, and have been comfortable with that for more than a year, but this makes me feel very professional.<br /><br />I'll keep you posted on what happens, hopefully with photos.Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-19783313122080046062007-04-12T10:14:00.000-05:002008-11-17T06:43:09.157-06:00DNA and Quilts<div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh5NffHhofI/AAAAAAAAACk/Tm25r85ysgU/s1600-h/PICT0021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052561035280622066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh5NffHhofI/AAAAAAAAACk/Tm25r85ysgU/s320/PICT0021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>There has been a discussion thread on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Quiltart</span> recently dealing with science, math and quilting. And more recently DNA. I wanted to share a quilt I made in 2005 called "More Than the Sum of Our Genes".</div><br /><br /><div>This was my first <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">original</span> design. I was playing with the layout of a bunch of fan segments that I cut out of solids (after a Nancy Crow class). First I stitched them together in groups of three or four and then started to arrange them. After they were arranged and sewn onto the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">background</span> (crinkled taffeta--it was after midnight and the only fabric I had that was dark enough to carry the segments), I kept thinking about genetics and DNA. As it happened 2005 was the year that scientists completed the Human Genome Project, the complete mapping of human DNA. It was also the 50<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> anniversary of the discovery of DNA by Watson and Crick. (Did I mention, I'm a chemist?). </div><br /><br /><div>All this got me to thinking about what makes us human. I did some research and found that there were lists of traits by various groups/organizations/individuals that were unique to humans. I chose ones that appeared on all of the lists representing both the good and bad side of human nature and cut them from lame' and appliqued them onto the quilt. </div><br /><br /><div>I also wanted to speak about diversity and individualism. For each group of segments in a single color, I devised a quilting/embellishment scheme with every segment being unique, but a variation of the same theme. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh5P6_HhohI/AAAAAAAAAC0/3rOHk53yjJ0/s1600-h/PICT0027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052563706750280210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh5P6_HhohI/AAAAAAAAAC0/3rOHk53yjJ0/s320/PICT0027.JPG" border="0" /></a>The background is quilted in the familiar double helix of DNA, complete with bridges. (I said I was a chemist!).<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh5P6fHhogI/AAAAAAAAACs/Gqg6vSsb8U8/s1600-h/PICT0030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052563698160345602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh5P6fHhogI/AAAAAAAAACs/Gqg6vSsb8U8/s320/PICT0030.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Finally, I added a single piece of yarn to depict the unraveling of the human genome. The title of the quilt is in the broken off segments of the string.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh5RNPHhoiI/AAAAAAAAAC8/0nDee-ddp_A/s1600-h/PICT0054_edited.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052565119794520610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh5RNPHhoiI/AAAAAAAAAC8/0nDee-ddp_A/s320/PICT0054_edited.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781008801990697768.post-43713609146922483852007-04-11T10:26:00.000-05:002008-11-17T06:43:14.313-06:00Ain't Technology Grand!Big Sigh! <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div></div><br /><div>Having spent quite a bit of time this weekend getting my blog page updated, photos posted and the like, I got a message today from the provider of my "free" blog page. I had <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">exceeded</span> my space for the month! That with only two posts. So here I am, starting over. I think I may be losing my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">resiliency</span> (that's a nice way of saying I'm getting too old for this stuff).<br /></div><br /><div>So, this is a regurgitation of my postings on my previous site. I haven't got placement of the photos down, but I'm out of time, not to mention patience.</div><div></div><br /><div><strong>Tuesday, April 10, 2007Sewing It Out</strong><br />I am working on a fairly large piece at the moment, and one part needs some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">thread painting</span> to add dimension. The background fabric is a mottled light gray on white. I wanted to use variegated threads for blending. Unfortunately, my stash only included one spool.<br /><br />I visited my friends at Red Rock Threads and ordered every item that looked like it might work. (For those of you who will holler at me for not shopping at my local quilt shop--none of them carry all of the brands/varieties that I need for this, and one-stop shopping saves me a lot of time which is a very important consideration at this point.) Buying online is a bit of a guessing game at the best of times with monitor <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">synchronization</span> issues, and of course my aging eyes. I ordered nine spools from various manufacturers, anything that look like it might work.<br /><br />They arrived yesterday, and there was quite a bit of variability. This is good because I need lights, mediums and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">darks</span> for my project. One spool turned out to be purple, which I am blaming on the above mentioned aging eyes. All the others looked pretty true to what I "saw" online. The first photo in the column to the right are the spools of thread, including the one from my stash. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0LRPHhodI/AAAAAAAAACU/DUS3nlg6QgY/s1600-h/thread_edited-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052206747723342290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0LRPHhodI/AAAAAAAAACU/DUS3nlg6QgY/s320/thread_edited-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0LRfHhoeI/AAAAAAAAACc/pzJOBqvcReU/s1600-h/Stitch+Out_edited-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052206752018309602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0LRfHhoeI/AAAAAAAAACc/pzJOBqvcReU/s320/Stitch+Out_edited-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Based on this first look/see, I was tempted to go with a few of the spools and abandon the others. But I had a piece of fabric/<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">batting</span> already prepared so, for once I decided to sew them out. This goes against my nature, as I am a fly by the seat of my pants sort of girl. But on occasion the Virgo side of my nature asserts itself. Very rarely.<br /><br />The results are shown in the second photo--the stitch outs are in the same order as the spools in the first photo. I'm happy I did this, as I will be using many more of the spools than I originally supposed. I admit, that this can be useful, grudgingly. But don't go expecting this type of behavior from me on a regular basis.<br /><br />And if you see a large shadow over the moon some night, it just might be me. And the seat of my pants of course.<a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~jeriptoo/fiberfever/2007.04.01_arch.html#1176219592085">8:39 am <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">pdt</span></a></div><br /><div><br /><strong>Saturday, April 7, 2007<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Ooops</span>, Error of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Omission</span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0KcvHhoaI/AAAAAAAAAB8/ULoL_rU4VH4/s1600-h/Splendor-4x6.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052205845780210082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0KcvHhoaI/AAAAAAAAAB8/ULoL_rU4VH4/s320/Splendor-4x6.gif" border="0" /></a></strong><br />I almost forgot. I also completed a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">commission</span> for a wall hanging. This was for a fund-raising auction. I had just completed a class with Janet Taylor at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Arrowmont</span> and came away with a nifty printing technique which I just had to try out. The result was Seasons of Splendor. Each block was printed then overprinted (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Setacolor</span> used as ink). Then they were hand-inked. Then machine quilted, then more details added by hand stitching. All put together with artist-dyed fabric, and a hand-painted canvas backing. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0Kc_HhobI/AAAAAAAAACE/FEc8w-jVE1o/s1600-h/Splendor-Winter-detail-5x7.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052205850075177394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0Kc_HhobI/AAAAAAAAACE/FEc8w-jVE1o/s320/Splendor-Winter-detail-5x7.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0KdPHhocI/AAAAAAAAACM/UtWgQIVfmFo/s1600-h/Splendor-Winter-fine-detail.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052205854370144706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0KdPHhocI/AAAAAAAAACM/UtWgQIVfmFo/s320/Splendor-Winter-fine-detail.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Ahh</span> to have more time to play with this!<a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~jeriptoo/fiberfever/2007.04.01_arch.html#1175979589996">1:59 pm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">pdt</span></a><a name="1175977173921"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~jeriptoo/fiberfever/2007.04.01_arch.html#1175977173921">1:19 pm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">pdt</span></a><a name="1175976888722"></a><strong>Oh, How the Time Has Slipped Away!</strong><br />No, I haven't died or taken a vow of no Internet access. What I have been doing is working, working, working.<br /><br />Last year, just after creating this blog, I made a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">commitment</span> that for 18 months I would work to get my pieces into whatever type of exhibition I could find that would take them. My goal was to build name recognition and have a resume' that consisted of more than my name.<br /><br />The postcard of Arizona was the opening kickoff. Next, I made a piece for an exhibit called Doing Small Things. The piece is called <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0JlfHhoYI/AAAAAAAAABs/dmjyeUxluIo/s1600-h/jericpollock.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052204896592437634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0JlfHhoYI/AAAAAAAAABs/dmjyeUxluIo/s320/jericpollock.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>A Safe Place</strong>. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0JlvHhoZI/AAAAAAAAAB0/Jhgey9YhUbI/s1600-h/PICT0014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052204900887404946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0JlvHhoZI/AAAAAAAAAB0/Jhgey9YhUbI/s320/PICT0014.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>My Father loved thunderstorms, and would drag a kitchen chair out onto our front porch, actually an overhang was all the roof there was. He would sit in the chair and I would sit in his lap and we would watch nature's fireworks display. I felt very safe in a situation that would frighten most children, I learned to love thunderstorms. I dedicated this piece to parents who make their children feel safe in a very unpredictable world.<br /><br />I also made a piece for the Alliance for American Quilts, Put a Roof Over Our Heads exhibit.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0I4PHhoWI/AAAAAAAAABc/49vggg3sylw/s1600-h/PICT0041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052204119203357026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0I4PHhoWI/AAAAAAAAABc/49vggg3sylw/s320/PICT0041.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0I4PHhoXI/AAAAAAAAABk/oK4q7KktNhE/s1600-h/PICT0043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052204119203357042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0I4PHhoXI/AAAAAAAAABk/oK4q7KktNhE/s320/PICT0043.jpg" border="0" /></a>All the pieces are made in the shape of a house. They are on tour until the end of the year, when they will be auctioned off to benefit the organization. My piece is called <strong>Art, Its a </strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>Heady</strong> <strong>Experience</strong>.<br /><br />I made a piece for an exhibit called She Made Her Mark and was overjoyed to have it selected for exhibition at the Quilter's Hall of Fame Museum in Marion IN. My first <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">juried</span> exhibition. The piece is very close to my heart, as it is about my Grandmother. It is called <strong>Julia <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Krichkowski</span>: An Immigrant's Journey</strong>. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0H5vHhoVI/AAAAAAAAABU/08mlGt-_Fzw/s1600-h/PICT0008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052203045461533010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0H5vHhoVI/AAAAAAAAABU/08mlGt-_Fzw/s320/PICT0008.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0HrPHhoUI/AAAAAAAAABM/cPW3rtAOo1Y/s1600-h/PICT0004_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052202796353429826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0HrPHhoUI/AAAAAAAAABM/cPW3rtAOo1Y/s320/PICT0004_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>I remembered from my childhood when she learned to write her name, and that is the event that I depict along with the symbols of her native country and her chosen homeland. Below the main piece hang icons representing her children and grandchildren. Although she came to this country alone and illiterate, her son was the family's first college graduate and only two of her grandchildren do not have an advanced degree. This was my first venture into linoleum block printing since 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">th</span> grade.<br /><br />A few days ago I learned that Bridges 4: Simple Arch Distorted has been accepted into Tactile Architecture 2007. Scroll down for a look.<br /><br />As you can see, I have made considerable progress on building my resume'. And my 18 months aren't up until July. I'm working on a very large piece at the moment, and I'm committed to the final year of The Journal Quilt Project. After that, well I'm not telling just yet!<a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~jeriptoo/fiberfever/2007.04.01_arch.html#1175976888722">1:14 pm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">pdt</span></a><a name="1142267837202"></a></div><br /><div></div><div><strong>March 13, 2006</strong><br />I spent some time making postcards for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Fiberart</span> for A Cause, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. I had read that postcards should take an hour or two to make. Not so for me, they take about four hours for me to complete. Maybe its my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">adlib</span> design style, with endless ideas, decisions and adjustments made along the way. More likely it is my refusal to use <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">fusables</span> unless I can't figure out any other way to proceed. This isn't a judgement on folks who fuse. I just don't like the way the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">fusible</span> feels, and how it is to work with. Maybe I just don't date the right <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">fusibles</span>! At any rate, here are the results.<br /><br /><strong>Adrift</strong> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0FYvHhoSI/AAAAAAAAAA8/LAhud2sux7g/s1600-h/PC+Adrift.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052200279502594338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0FYvHhoSI/AAAAAAAAAA8/LAhud2sux7g/s320/PC+Adrift.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is a combination of raw-edge applique and thread-painting. A little Angelina for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">glizt</span>, along with both metallic and rayon threads.<br /><br /><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div></div><div> </div><div><strong>My Secret Garden</strong> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0Fo_HhoTI/AAAAAAAAABE/Pr35q3v9DqU/s1600-h/Secret+Garden.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052200558675468594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0Fo_HhoTI/AAAAAAAAABE/Pr35q3v9DqU/s320/Secret+Garden.jpg" border="0" /></a>This one started with a hand-dyed fabric that suggested tulips to me. I outlined them with thread, and then quilted the daylights out of the background to make them stand out. I kept to a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">monochromatic</span> color scheme for maximum impact.<br /><br /></div><strong></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Grant Me Shelter, Grant Me Peace<br /></strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0FJPHhoRI/AAAAAAAAAA0/tfAIo30q7Jk/s1600-h/ps+shelter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052200013214621970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0FJPHhoRI/AAAAAAAAAA0/tfAIo30q7Jk/s320/ps+shelter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This one began with an unsuccessful project, which I cut into postcard size fragments. When I tipped this one on its side, it looked like a shelter to me. I free-hand cut the figure from Angelina, and quilted in a minimal amount of detail to make the figure more obvious, but not distinct. I added shingles and texture for the shelter and followed the marbled fabric background with quilting lines.<br /><br />Now its back to my work in progress. Till next time.<br /><a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~jeriptoo/fiberfever/2006.03.01_arch.html#1142267837202">8:37 am <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">pst</span></a><a name="1141749052704"></a><br /><br /><strong>March 7, 2006</strong><br />When I woke up this morning, I had no idea that I would be publishing a blog before noon. This springs from my desire to be able to share my work with interested parties--fellow artists, potential customers and the like. So, here goes.<br /><br /><strong>Arizona Highways</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0EjfHhoQI/AAAAAAAAAAs/NOfyELk0c4s/s1600-h/AZ+Postcard+Front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052199364674560258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0EjfHhoQI/AAAAAAAAAAs/NOfyELk0c4s/s320/AZ+Postcard+Front.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is my first ever postcard and it came out of a very bad day--I was stalled on my bigger project (more on that later). I wanted something to do and I didn't want to make a major commitment, so I could get back to the bigger project when my supplies arrive. I came across a call for entries (<a href="http://www.tohonochulpark.org/">http://www.tohonochulpark.org/</a>) for "Wish You Were Here: Fiber Art Postcards". Postcards would document a real or imagined place or event in Arizona. So I decided to give it a try. This was fun, and relatively quick (once I got the open toed foot for my new machine!) and has inspired ideas for some other projects.<br /><br /><strong>Bridges Series</strong> (2005)<br />I am fascinated by bridges (according to my sister, its an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">obsession</span>). To me it is the place where architecture and art meet head-on. There is something so improbable about a bridge--its like flying, we know its possible, but its still hard to believe it can be done. Many bridges have become icons--the Golden Gate and Brooklyn Bridges come immediately to mind. The concept of bridge--to unite two opposing sides, is very powerful. Many of the most exciting modern architectural designs today are centering around bridges and they are being created by new teams combining architects, engineers and ARTISTS!<br /></div><br /><div><strong>Bridges 2: Footbridge</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0DPvHhoPI/AAAAAAAAAAk/O1bo4ULR8uI/s1600-h/Bridges+3+full+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052197925860516082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0DPvHhoPI/AAAAAAAAAAk/O1bo4ULR8uI/s320/Bridges+3+full+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is based on a foot bridge in Nepal. It is an abstraction of the railings, turned 180 degrees.<br /><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>Bridges 4: Simple Arch, Distorted</strong> </div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0CkfHhoOI/AAAAAAAAAAc/qUnfOBsIwPM/s1600-h/PICT0040_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052197182831173858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0CkfHhoOI/AAAAAAAAAAc/qUnfOBsIwPM/s320/PICT0040_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is a simple arch bridge block which I have distorted by warping the shape of the block. There are 32 blocks and each has a unique quilting pattern. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><strong>Bridges 5</strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0BpvHhoNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/yHxJpuoPgFM/s1600-h/Bridges+5+full.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052196173513859282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0BpvHhoNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/yHxJpuoPgFM/s320/Bridges+5+full.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>: Roman Bridge at Segovia</strong> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br />This is based on the Roman aqueduct at Segovia, Spain. In addition to the standard techniques, I have used oil <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">paintstiks</span>, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">angelina</span> fibers for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">embellishment</span>. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">embellishment</span> plays on motifs in the fabrics.<br /><br /><strong>Bridges 6: From Arch to Icon</strong> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0ARfHhoMI/AAAAAAAAAAM/G1s5YHaRTyo/s1600-h/Bridges+6+Full.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052194657390403778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HL0DLnWmhi8/Rh0ARfHhoMI/AAAAAAAAAAM/G1s5YHaRTyo/s320/Bridges+6+Full.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is the same arch block from Bridges 4, turned on its side. In two colors, I thought it looked like the icon for information. This plays on the theme of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">iconization</span> of bridges.<br /><br />That's it for today. A retrospective of my recent work (since Sept 2005). As soon as I take some shots of my work in progress I will post.<br /><br />Till then--stay on track, even when its rocky and rough. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jeri C Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056095458921366579noreply@blogger.com2