Bullseye Back (Purple)

I am waiting to get an appointment to deliver my quilts – YES, quilts plural!!! – to my quilter. I have to call her and get a date. Last time I tried she was out of town on all the days that would have been convenient for me. I almost finished a third top last night, so I may wait to add the last two borders, and get the back done before I make the appointment.

Above is the back of the purple Bullseye. I was really pleased with how well this back went together. The whole quilt really went together well, but the back was especially easy. The fabrics I used are much lighter than the front. I wanted to use some fabrics that I owned and liked and had also been around for awhile yet hadn’t yet made it to the front of a quilt.

It is really a thrill to have three quilts (almost) ready to go to the quiltmaker. Sadly, two of them were not on my 2007 UFO list, so that list won’t be much smaller unless I get really busy.

Baby Jane: A7 Dads Plaids


A7 Dads Plaids
Originally uploaded by tailscalifornia

TalisCalifornia has made this very interesting version of the Dear Jane block, Dad’s Plaids. I love the way she has switched the background and the foreground within the block. It really has a nice effect that makes your eye move around the block without making them cross (like certain black and white fabrics would).

The Baby Jane group on Flickr is a testament to hope for the future of quiltmaking. These blocks are not easy to put together and they have really done, and continue to do, a wonderful job. They are moving through all of the Dear Jane blocks and I love seeing the progress.

I ponder doing the blocks along with them! I just don’t want to start another hand project until I make some progress on the Flowering Snowballs and my projects from Pamela Allen’s classes.

Mollie McNeil Collage Artist

Here is an ad for an art exhibit that looks interesting.


From: ACCI GALLERY [mailto:muse@accigallery.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of ACCI GALLERY
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 6:45 PM
To: jaye@calalum.org
Subject: Mollie McNeil Collage Artist

Legacy Log
Mollie McNeil
“Pretending It’s a Love Letter I”
Artist Statement
“Japanese Tea Party”
“Of Gargoyles and Snails”
“Rose”
Join us for the opening of “Resuscitation: Breathing New Life Into the Rejected“, Friday, October 10, 6-8pm.

Along with artists Clayton Bain, Cordelia DeVere, Donna Duguay, Mirto Golino, and Zach Pine, this exhibition features the work of collage artist, Mollie McNeil. Scroll below for a glimpse of Mollie’s complex work.

October 10 – November 9, 2008.

-Lisah Horner, ACCI Gallery Director


Pretending
“Pretending It’s a Love Letter I”

Mollie McNeil
Artist Statement

Combining an eclectic mix of archival and ordinary materials with a careful, architectural style, Mollie McNeil creates narratives and playful juxtapositions in her collage series, “Graphic Dreams.” French etchings, antique book jackets, vintage postcards, and 19th century Italian calligraphy add up to romance in McNeil’s storytelling mind. Contemporary Greek poster scraps, 1960’s paperback covers and sculptures from antiquity all make the same suggestions. In the spirit of Kurt Schwitters and William Dole, McNeil makes harmonious designs from unlikely sources. McNeil draws on her training in graphic design, art history, and literary studies for inspiration. Her artistic process includes scavenging flea markets, antique bookstores and gutters when she travels.



Tea

“Japanese Tea Party”


Gargoyles
“Of Gargoyles and Snails”


Rose

“Rose”


ACCI Gallery
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Berkeley, California 94709
510-843-2527
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muse@accigallery.com

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