Completed Commissions
The Peace Corps piece is now complete and already hanging in my client's office! I'm so glad that she likes the completed piece and that it tells the story of her daughter's work in the Peace Corps. I also completed…
Sand and Water
I am super excited by today’s progress on the Peace Corps piece! This morning, I quilted the sand in the foreground using a matching brown thread and free motion stitching. Then this afternoon was spent adding blue tulle that comes…
Quilting the African Sky
I've had a wonderful couple days in the studio and am having a great time working on the Peace Corps piece. The last image arrived just before the long weekend, which coincided with the holiday of Shavuot ... so it…
Peace Corps Progress
Today, I was able to make some progress on the Peace Corps piece. I had some of the larger photographs printed by Spoonflower and they came out great! I backed all the images with Steam-a-Seam 2, cut them out, and…
A New Piece in the New Studio
I am thrilled to be starting an exciting new piece in my new studio. Commissioned by Maria, whose daughter Katie is in the Peace Corps, the piece will represent the important work that Katie is doing in Senegal (see Katie's…
Working Smaller
I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday! Today, Temporary Shelter comes down from its last NYC show (for now) and I'm excited to have some time to start creating again. I'm looking forward to making some small pieces while…
It is not your duty to complete the work…
Robin Bodner, the Executive Director of JOFA (the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance) is retiring in mid December and the Board of Directors wanted to honor her at their meeting this evening. To do so, they asked me to make a…
Completed Chuppah!
The commissioned chuppah is complete! I really had a good time working on this piece and I hope it captures the scene that is so meaningful to the happy couple. Now I'm excited to be able to really focus on…
Building Construction
I spent most of Friday creating buildings for the commissioned chuppah. I found wonderful fabrics for the buildings and the rooftops (see the detail below). The off-white fabric with a small stripe in it is perfect for the buildings and…