ART QUILTS
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Cherrywood Challenges, MN State Fair Quilts on a Stick, MN Contemporary Quilts, MN Quilters, 911 Quilts, Miscellaneous Quilts, Small Wall Hangings
Cherrywood Fabrics Quilt Challenges!
Toto! Drop it!
This was the first Cherrywood Challenge in 2014.
The theme was from the Musical Wicked.
This quilt earned a "Viewers Choice" ribbon.
Each challenge quilt must be 20 x 20" for ease in displaying and shipping to many venues.
Chosen quilts are displayed in a book and poster. Other gift items are available for each challenge.
Shining On
PRINCE - 2018 CherryWood Challenge.
Each paisley (representing his hair) took 6-8 hours to complete. Approximately 15,000 beads were used to complete this piece. Around 200 hours to complete. The process was very meditative. Thanks to Anna at Bobby Bead in Minneapolis for assisting me with bead choices.
BOB ROSS 2019 Cherrywood Challenge "Happy Little Painters!"
Bob Ross's limited color palette was the theme for this challenge. I had lots of ideas but knowing his love of animals, I imagined his creativity influenced nature in many ways!
My quilt won Bob's Choice; the actual Bob Ross Enterprise chose mine as one of their 10 most favorites!
Vincent's French Hen
Van Gogh 2017 Cherrywood Challenge
The chicken was a charcoal sketch from one of Vincent's drawing pads. I gave it some color and background using colored pencil accents
The Circle of Life
Lion King 2016 Cherrywood Challenge
Hand sketched the animals, added beads of bone and glass, free motion quilted
MN State Fair Quilts on a Stick
Embellishments 2014 . "Stellaton"
My granddaughters photo printed on silk and embellished with threads, bangles and crystals
My Life as a Quilter 2016
Quilters Can Bake Too 2017 ....but who's gonna make us!
Up North 2018 . "Minnesota State Bird?"
Have you Ever Seen a Cow Dance? 2019
Needle felted cow - dressed by "Barnyard Coutierre"
MN Contemporary Quilters
Influences of Mark Rothko
Houses (private collection)
This is A Decade of Design 1993-2003 Mystery Quilt for MN Contemporary Quilters Anniversary. Betsy Shannon sketched up the design and sewed the cut pieces of the members who created the blocks.
Philosophical Hens
MCQ Challenge "Quotes"
"So much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens" . William Carlos Williams
Hail to Thee Minnesota
MCQ Challenge
Toured several venues, including a showing at the Swedish Institute in Mpls.
Seriously Weird Fish
This quilt was a small group challenge using the fabrics shown. I was stuck on what to make and my granddaughter suggested these funny fish!
Minnesota Quilters
Ziggy 2019 Judges Recognition Award
MN Quilters Challenge 2019
MN Quilters Challenge 2018
911 Quilts
Spirits Rising II on display at the 911 Museum in NYC
Spirits Rising IV on tour in Costa Rica
(commissioned)
Spirits Rising II
Wishes for the World
WFTW This quilt conveys my feelings about the world I imagine and strive to work for. The message is simple. Every person on this earth deserves a place to live, food to eat and education, a loving family and an accepting and welcoming community. As these basics are met, all would share in the gift of each other’s uniqueness and all would join together in the care and respect of our planet. Then there would be no space or time for hatred
Wishes for the World - Four Corners
Care for our lakes, streams, clean air, bountiful forests
Healthy food to eat
Care for our creatures on this planet
A place to live, loving family, clothes to wear, an education
Miscellaneous Quilts
My niece MacKenzie Shannon found the Prince Exhibit at the MSP Airport promoting the Textile Center 2019
Concourse E . 2019
"In Honor of Prince" 2016
Commemorating His Purple Reign
A Textural Tribute to Prince
"15 minutes of Fame" Andy Warhol 2002.
"Sunset Waters" 2017
A Common Threads Exhibition at the Textile Center of MN
"Childhood" 2018
A Common Threads Exhibition at the Textile Center of MN
“One thing you who had secure or happy childhoods should understand about those of us who did not. We who control our feelings, who avoid conflicts at all costs, or seem to seek them. Who are hypersensitive, self-critical, compulsive, workaholic, and above all survivors. We are not that way from perversity, and we cannot just relax and let it go. We’ve learned to cope in ways you never had to.”
― Piers Anthony with permission.
Dorothy's Not in Kansas Anymore 2003
Sirens of the Sea 1999
Birds on a Wire 2018 MN Quilters Convention
Resist & Persist 2018 MN Quilters Convention
Small Wall Quilts
These small quilts were for sale up at my local coffee shop. They sold well and leftovers were donated to MN Quilters for their silent auction at a couple of shows.
The photo quality was a last minute rush job...
