Artprize 2012

I have all these grandiose plans to write a separate blog post for all the fun things I have been doing. But it just seems like old news. So I will give you the abbreviated whirlwind catch up: 1. Attended a day long workshop by Susan Brubaker Knapp at the WMQG on Thread Sketching. […] Read More...

I was lucky enough to sneak in to some of the very busy venues in the first few days of Artprize. I was anxious to see this piece by the lovely Lynn Krawczyk. Lynn had a prime spot at the BOB and I am sure many, many people were able to see it. It fit this […] Read More...

I thought I would share with you some interesting pieces from Artprize 2012.( I credited the artists by placing their name cards following the piece. ) I watched the artist one afternoon on this installation. I was fascinated by how the light hit this variegateted string/thread. This next installation “The Land Up North” by […] Read More...

I looked at the date on my last post and it was September 20th. I can believe how quickly the time has gone this fall. I have done two weeks of Artprize, a week at the Barn for a class last week and now I have a week of jury duty. […] Read More...

Yesterday was the official opening of Artprize 2012. But the venue I was participating in, Cathedral Square had an artist’s opening on Tuesday night and it was a great time to meet other artists. I had a hard time taking photos but another fiber artist, Elizabeth Brandt, found some great pictures here: Cathedral […] Read More...

Rooflines# 6, 74×80, ©2012 Colleen Kole Details of Rooflines #6 and more details of Rooflines# 6 Statement: My composition, Rooflines # 6 , is a contemporary art quilt. This Rooflines series celebrates my fascination with the architecture of the Frederik Meijer Gardens here in Grand Rapids. The steel beams juxtaposed with the glass windows against […] Read More...

I finished machine quilting my Artprize piece last weekend and wanted to sink in to a really long nap. I procrastinated on the last twenty inches of the machine quilting and it just made it more painful. I will leave tomorrow for Michigan and can’t wait to see it all spread out. I […] Read More...

Just a sampling of what I did before the trip here last Thursday. Tried to finish up some fabric dyeing of deep browns, blues and a funny mustard color. I hand basted my Artprize piece-twice. The first time I didn’t follow the You Tube directions correctly using Sharon Schambers method. I really resisted hand […] Read More...

I finished piecing AND basting of my Artprize piece yesterday. It was a really long weekend….with several adjustments on one of the edges. I had to join what I had designed on two design boards and when I actually sewed it together it was a mess. I ran over to a friend’s house […] Read More...

Just arrived in Vermont on Sunday for the week. I kept working on my Artprize piece the past few weeks and have driven my family mad with it. I think I am now on version #2578 of the same piece and left it half assembled on my design wall. I promised them that […] Read More...