BACK IN THE GAME

REMEMBER  THE SAYINGS..."GET BACK ON THE HORSE" AND "GET BACK IN THE GAME"?

I MADE SO MANY QUILTS BACK TO BACK FOR THE HOUSTON SHOW THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER WANT TO ENTER ANOTHER SHOW.  WRONG!
THE CALL CAME IN FOR THE SURPRISE CITY HALL EXHIBIT AND I WAS RIGHT BACK IN THE GAME.

For this exhibition you are allowed to enter five items.  The last time I entered three quilts and three quilts got in so I thought I would do that again.  

                        ENTRY #1  POEMFISH BLUE

   
YESTERDAY I WAS VISITING MOM AND I SAW ON HER WALL A QUILT THAT I HAD GIVEN HER A FEW YEARS AGO, AND THOUGHT...THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.  SO I TOOK IT RIGHT OFF HER WALL AND TOOK A PHOTO AND ENTERED IT TODAY.  I DID ASK FIRST. 

THIS QUILT HAS A LOT OF MIXED MEDIA ON IT...PAPER, SHELLS, BEADS, ORGANZA, GLASS FISH, AND METAL PIECES THAT I MADE OUT OF COPPER.  

THIS WAS THE 3RD POEMFISH QUILT THAT I HAVE MADE BASED ON A POEM BY SUSAN WOOLDRIDGE.

I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT I USED MACHINE FELTING ON THIS PIECE.  LET ME TELL YOU A STORY...WHEN I FIRST STARTED MAKING ART QUILTS WITH MY ART QUILT GROUP, ONE OF THE LADIES WAS USING A FELTING MACHINE AND OF COURSE I JUST HAD TO HAVE ONE.   SO I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT ONE.  THIS IS THE ONLY QUILT I HAVE EVER USED IT ON.  IT SITS VERY PRETTILY ON THE SHELF IN MY STUDIO.  MAYBE IT IS TIME THAT I GET IT OUT AND USE IT.  WHILE I AM AT IT I SHOULD REJOIN THE SILVER GROUP AND MAKE MORE METAL PIECES TOO.  THIS PIECE REMINDED ME OF ALL THE MUST DO THINGS THAT I DON'T DO ANYMORE.

 I STILL USE PAPER ON MY QUILTS.  THIS IS THE POEM THAT I MENTIONED.  I STILL LIKE TO ROLL UP DICTIONARY PAGES AND USE THEM ON MY QUILTS. 

 

I THINK I WILL STOP WITH THIS ENTRY AND TELL YOU ABOUT THE OTHER TWO ANOTHER DAY.  I AM IN A BIT OF A HURRY. I AM WRITING THIS AT THE LIBRARY AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME AND          

    GET OUT THE FELTING MACHINE

                                             ....REDFOX