So I’m in Virginia, currently sitting in the kitchen of the Virginia Quilt Museum. We have demonstrations happening this afternoon, and my co-conspirator in fabric is interviewing the director of the museum.
We both arrived Wednesday and were ensconced in an old guesthouse filled with antiques. Definitely a cat theme.
Cats…
Thursday we toured the museum and saw all the exhibits…looking forward to meeting Holly Cole tomorrow. Her animals are amazing.
Such a creative use of materials…
Three-dimensional designs fascinate me; I can’t get my head around them. I’m impressed by those who can.
Here’s Lena Meszaros, the other artist in the Fantastic Stories exhibit here.
Her work is very different than mine, but definitely works with them. She’s more of a collage quilter and works with a wide range of materials.
I’ll get some closeups today. I’m here all day.
Here’s a video of my six pieces in the show.
We also visited one of the top 10 quilt stores in the US, Patchwork Plus. Lots of fabric, patterns, notions, and Jamie. No explanation for that.
We went for a random walk in the afternoon, no sidewalks, out in farmland mostly.
This building was fascinating…
I don’t know how it wasn’t falling down. Lots of Virginia smells like cow so far (limited to where we’ve been so far).
I talk to the animals.
I’ve drawn a bit, read a lot, probably not slept enough (when do I ever?).
Ok. So today, I demonstrate fusing bugs, probably start a new book, maybe draw or stitch a little. Tomorrow is an artists’ talk…so we’ll be here all day again, I think. Oh, and I forgot that thing in my room…
Dog? Unknown. Guards over me while I sleep.
Kathy Nida 