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Birds of Paradise
The theme Nature is right up my alley. I have a large stash of nature inspired fabrics. Ranging from flowers to foliage, animals, birds...
Marijke van Welzen
Sep 18, 20221 min read
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THE ELEMENTS - Teresita Leal
The complexity of the interaction between nature and mankind makes me think of strength and contrasts, like the calm beauty of a sunset...
Teresita Leal
Sep 16, 20221 min read
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Overgrown!
Overgrown! © Alexandra Kingswell, 2022 We recently relocated. During our first Spring we noticed, with delight, plants coming up in our...
Alex Kingswell
Sep 16, 20221 min read
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Desiccation
While I really and truly love nature, whether just looking or walking around, I have rarely made quilts about nature in the past decades....
Ildiko Polyak
Sep 16, 20221 min read
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NATURAL ATTRACTION
Inspiration My inspiration came from a series of silk-screened prints I had done of an art nouveau rhododendron. I used a copyright free...
Kathie Kerler
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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Marshland by Jan Soules
When the nature theme was chosen, I thought of the natural environment, especially in the surrounding areas of my home. Marshland is...
Jan Soules
Sep 13, 20221 min read
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Do you know Arthur Rimbaud?
Our reveal was planned for the end of September. I would be traveling then, without a computer and without a sewing machine and...

Anne Bellas
Sep 12, 20222 min read
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The Picture Window
The Picture Window Inspired by Edward Hopper paintings of woman in urban architecture. For this piece I used quilt-as-go for the first...
Marijke van Welzen
Aug 16, 20221 min read
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Introducing Marijke van Welzen
My name is Marijke van Welzen I am from the Netherlands. I am very happy to join this group! Textile is my passion, it lends itself to...
Marijke van Welzen
Aug 5, 20221 min read
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Working on my Nature piece
I continue working with the collage technique of commercial and hand-dyed fabrics. It is abstract and conveys my message mainly through...
Teresita Leal
Aug 4, 20221 min read
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Introducing Phyllis Cullen
Working in textiles means that the world of visual and actual texture offers me advantages in a way that working in paint alone does not....

Mary Kay Fosnacht
Jul 2, 20221 min read
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Introducing Cindy Brendzel
Cindy lives in the Mid-West region of the United States. She has been making art with textiles for about 12 years. She’s inspired by her...

Mary Kay Fosnacht
Jul 1, 20221 min read
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Introducing Marie McEachern
Life experiences, nature and travel influence Marie McEachern to make art. These become lasting memories of life and experiences. Colour,...

Mary Kay Fosnacht
Jul 1, 20221 min read
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Sleeping Beauty - L. Meszaros - Literary Allusions challenge
I have been fascinated by the Sleeping Beauty story since I was a child. At first by the romantic elements, the fairies, the blessings...

Lena Meszaros
Jun 27, 20221 min read
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Going Public!
This international collaboration of textile artists is still young, initial meetings online took place in September ’21. It has been...

Uta Lenk
Jun 24, 20222 min read
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Stained Glass
By Mary Kay Fosnacht 23" x 32" This piece is inspired by the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia designed by Antoni Gaudi. I had been there...

Mary Kay Fosnacht
May 24, 20221 min read
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Do you see what I see?
With the theme Doors, Windows, and Portals I immediately thought of some photos that I had taken on a photo walk in downtown Winnipeg....
Valerie Wilson
May 24, 20221 min read
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"Between Portals" - Uta Lenk
My absolute total favorites pictures of a window are the paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe of a window in her New Mexico home. This photo is...

Uta Lenk
May 24, 20222 min read
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Kitchen Windows and My fascination with stovetop
My inspiration photo was taken at a reclaimed architecture store in Baltimore. While waiting for a friend I discovered a cache of vintage...

Susan Callahan
May 24, 20222 min read
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Over and under - Allison James
The Holme Valley, where I live in the UK, has a long history of textile production with two main types of woolen cloth being...
Allison James
May 24, 20222 min read
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