The show is over

 My exhibit at the local art museum has now concluded. I’m very pleased with the results. It was so much fun discussing my work with people. I was able to sell 4 quilts. I decided to donate one for the museum’s fund raising event that happened yesterday. Someone won the window quilt in a raffle. I heard they were thrilled to win it. So now 5 quilts are going to new homes.  The circle quilt and the old cellar door have come home with me. 

Next week I have to drop off my Halloween quilt entitled “Point of no Return” for the art alliance member show. I’m pleased with how it came out.

Thanks for reading. 

Chris

I had no idea

I did not know that I was mentioned on Warm Company’s instagram for my recycle pieces.

Here’s the link. https://www.instagram.com/p/DXXXN3QARg0/  If you click on the arrow to the right of the face piece you can also see the raven piece.

The page looks like this.

Thanks for reading.

Chris

I was wrong

I thought if you did not sell any quilts the opening weekend of the exhibit that nothing would be sold. I reported that only one small quilt sold and I had a lot of self doubts about my art quilts after the opening.

Well guess what? 4 quilts have now sold! The Isle of Skye landscape, the black cat, the abstract green, and the cardinal have now sold. There are still 2 weekends to go and I hope the window with the tree and the abstract circle one sells. There were a lot of people that liked that one and wanted to know how I made it. 

I am beyond thrilled that they will find a new home and someone will enjoy them. Look how the circle quilt would look on a wall in a room with this AI image.

Thanks for reading.

Chris

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