Tiny Abstract Acrylic Painting

A tiny abstract painting, 2 X 2 inches, in shades of orange with turquoise and green details.

Bird Soft Sculpture Dolls

Two new soft sculpture birds, one orange, the other purple. The birds are created in three stages. Mixed fabric and fibers are needle felted to create a new fabric. Then the bird shapes are free-motion machine stitched to add colour and texture. Lastly the soft sculptures are hand stitched together and stuffed.

The smaller orange bird has a yellow chest and wing and the larger bird is purple with light green and pink details. The softie dolls are part of a larger flock of birds and other soft sculptures

Make your own softie birds with ideas and instruction in Pretty Birds by Virginia Lindsay.
A perfect combination of cute and do-able, Pretty Birds has pattern templates for 18 different bird friends to sew. Give it a go!

Hand Embellished Blue Bird Art Quilt

Combining applique, collage, quilting and hand stitching, this bluebird art quilt is a riot of color.

Girl Silhouette Thread Art Profile

Update: Check out the interview featuring this Thread art Silhouette and more in the Winter 2014 issue of Art Quilting Studio magazine.

 A vibrant girl is the eighth in the Profiles series. Her silhouette is stitched with multi-colored threads on a background of pink, orange, purple, green and yellow to represent fresh youthful energy.

Toddler Stitched Silhouette Thread Art

The seventh piece in the Profiles series is a Toddler Stitched Silhouette. Many colors of thread from blues and pinks (the baby colors), to oranges and yellows were stitched to signify the endless curiosity of children.

Wild Boy Stitched Silhouette Thread Art

Update: Check out the interview featuring this Thread Art Silhouette and more in the Winter 2014 issue of Art Quilting Studio magazine.

This stitched silhouette is a boy with wild and scruffy hair. A celebration of youth, the boy silhouette is stitched without straight lines to represent an untamed nature and the freedom of endless hours of play.

Grandmother Embellished Stitched Silhouette

Update: Check out the interview featuring this Thread art Silhouette and more in the Winter 2014 issue of Art Quilting Studio magazine.

New in the stitched Profiles Series is a woman of a certain age, a proud grandmother. Her silhouette includes swirls and curls in her hair and multiple colors on her face. The silhouette is stitched in bright light colors to represent the vibrancy, clarity, wisdom and joy of a grandmother.