Ready to move on

I think I’m ready to move forward after only selling one small quilt at the art museum.  I’m over it and will start creating again tomorrow. I will get back to the Halloween BOM. It’s a really fun quilt. I will really enjoy what I have planned to make for my sister’s birthday. I can’t wait to see her reaction. After that I have a fun kit to work on that is a combination of quilting fabric and wool. It has a vintage truck on it. I also have a cute ornament planned for our daughter. All those things should take me to the end of the year. 

Meanwhile I will think about what I want to create next. Of course once 2027 hits I will begin working on my recycle piece. The theme next year is once upon a time. I did not want to do a fairy tale. This is my first draft at explaining my piece followed by my inspiration photo. I will create it out of plastic bags as usual. I might incorporate some thread waste. That’s just an idea at this point. 

“Once upon a time these streetcars were filled with people going places. Over the years they have fallen into disrepair and now sit on decaying tracks. I grew up in Pittsburgh and rode streetcars to school, to art classes, and to the city. I have lots of memories riding them. They are my once upon a time. Unfortunately plastic bags do not decay that easily. I have chosen to use them in my art to emphasize that they are an environmental disaster. “

Thanks for reading.

Chris 

Where do I go from here?

My exhibit at the local art museum was kinda a bust so now I have to figure what I have to do to move on.

 

First…I have to finish the Point of no Return Halloween quilt. I just need sleeves and a label. 

Second…I have to get back to the Halloween block of the month I was working on. I’m a few blocks behind. 

Third…I have to make my sister a gift for her birthday in mid September. 

Fourth…I have to make the yearly ornament for my daughter.

Fifth…I have to figure out what path my art quilting will take. This might be the hardest one of these items. It will require some soul searching. 

Am I done making quilts with buildings? Do I want to go back to making mini quilts. I did that for a while and enjoyed it. I have several blog posts about it. https://chrissquiltinguniverse.blogspot.com/search?q=Mini

I have a lot of photos that I have saved for inspiration. Maybe I can pick one of them. At least I have a few projects to do before I have to make any decisions. 

Or do I want to try something new? Not sure what that is.

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Chris

I’m done trying to sell my art quilts

I have tried several times and have just been disappointed each time. It feels like a total rejection. I never make art with selling in mind, but it would be nice getting the validation of my hard work by selling a few pieces. So after this last time I’m done with that whole idea. Either my daughter is going to inherit a lot of quilts or I will find organizations to donate to. 

Here are some photos of the small hallway exhibit space I had.  One small piece with the cat sold. The person that bought the cat was really thrilled with her purchase.

Look how good the cardinal would have looked on a wall in a house. AI image shows this.

It was great interacting with the people that came to the exhibit. Many asked questions on how I created the pieces. There were lots of nice comments, but it does make me wonder if some of them were just being polite. Plenty of people just walked by the exhibit with barely a glance. 

Oh well it’s time to move on and get over this and figure out what I’m going to do next. No more torturing myself for sure.

Thanks for reading.

Chris

The art is in

The art for the Images exhibition is in. You can see my plastic piece among all the fine art. We will be away so I won’t be attending the award ceremony. I would not be winning an award anyways. The awards are for best in show, best painting, best photo, best pastel, best teen work, and 3 merit awards. The only ones I would qualify for are the merit awards. Given the art that’s in the show it’s pretty unlikely that I would win a merit award.  

Here is a link to the art. https://arts-festival.com/images-exhibition-gallery

There are some amazing pieces of fine art in the exhibit. I’m thrilled that my outer limits piece was able to get into the show. 

I’ve been stitching down the facing on the Point of No Return Halloween quilt. I’ve got the long sides done and need to do the top and bottom. Then I have to put on the sleeves and label. Like many of you I hate the finishing details. They are necessary, but not fun.

Thanks for reading.

Chris