2020 Pandemic: The Dreaming Quilt Series
The Dreaming Quilt Series includes 15 full-size, functional art quilts made entirely from fabrics handpainted, dyed, and printed over 30 years of my career. It was created starting in July…
art + business: giving back
Recently, I met Clara Nartey online after contacting her about an article about her art marketing business that I read about in Studio Art Quilt Associates' (SAQA) quarterly journal. Having…
ICON Gallery Exhibit, plus a night in Fairfield
Contemporary Art Quilts of Astrid Hilger Bennett, Carol Coohey, BJ Parady and Judy Zoelzer Levine is featured exhibition at ICON Gallery in Fairfield, Iowa. What a wonderful installation: clean, light-filled…
Iowa SDA-SAQA-IA Artquilters Meeting
Iowa is a big state with a small population, smaller than the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Our Surface Design Association (SDA) and Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) are small enough…
Out and about: meetings & presentations
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of speaking to the Jewel Box Quilt Guild in Grinnell, Iowa, so named because of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Jewel Box…
Artquilts at the MacNider Art Museum
Summer is the perfect time for a road trip. If you're in the neighborhood, check out the Charles MacNider Art Museum in Mason City (home to Meredith Wilson, creator of…
Reinvention, Return…
Studio tours in Emeryville“Reinvention” Conference at San Francisco State University, March 17-19, 2010. Sponsored by the Surface Design Association (SDA) and Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). This regional conference attracted…
A Profile in Quilting Arts Magazine
Quilting Arts Magazine's February-March issue has arrived, and I am honored to be the featured artist in a really nice 6-page spread with glorious photos. Also included is a piece…
A New Year’s Story: Embracing Creativity
Reading Lisa Call’s blog entry on completion and finally finishing her studio space reminds me of my own studio metaphor. Studios are not about spending a lot of money- they…