Week in Review 2014 - 08/29

The first leaf in Night Vision is nearly done.
The stem down the middle will be wider. I pinned
the narrow stem strip in place just for the picture.

Tips, Thoughts and Techniques:

Ernestine Ulmer, a little known, but often quoted author wrote, "Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first." Later Jaques Torres paraphrased the quote to the more familiar, "Life is short. Eat dessert first." No matter who said it or which quote you prefer it is an adage worth heeding. Too often the drive to take care of chores, work and that ever expanding list of to do items keeps us from our studio.

One question I and other artists are asked frequently is how do you have the time to do art? The answer for me is simple, I eat dessert first. I have made art and not dust bunnies my priority. By making art my priority and therefore making it a regular committed part of each week, the non art part of my week doesn't feel as arduous.

Nora's Rose 

My "dessert" this week was:

1) Night Vision - (Due January 1, 2015)

a) Continue the piecing - Done

2) Free motion quilting practice. - Done

I had been wanting to give Nora's Rose a try ever since Lori Kennedy showcased this free motion quilting motif on her blog. Once again, I tweaked the pattern a bit. My roses look more peony like and the leaves have been completely echoed from the inside out. It just happened that way. You can see the original pattern here. 

Detail from Nora's Rose practice piece.

3) LifeBook 2014 - Do the assignments. - Done.

I have no images from LifeBook this week because the assignment was to watch an artist interview. 


Some desserts never loose their temptation. Here is what I plan on "eating" for dessert next week:




1) Night Vision - (Due January 1, 2015)

a) Continue the piecing

2) Free motion quilting practice.

3) LifeBook 2014 - Do the assignments.


I am now linking up to two blogs on Fridays. The first is Nina Marie's Off the Wall Fridays and the second is Free Motion Mavericks.