Owl

This picture has no real reason to be in this post, other than it was in my photo file and I like it. So...it's my blog and I like it, so here it is. 

 

 

I was thinking of making an owl quilt, then one of my coworkers said, "I wish you would make an owl quilt."

He's a little funky, fun owl. Here he is trying on a pair of antique buttons from my grandmother's collection.

Then, with his keen eyesight, from across the room, he spotted these little iridescent beauties, also from Grandma's sewing box.

 

I have been wanting to try this for a while. It took more guts than I thought it would.

I stapled my quilt!

I had to take a deep breath and do it.

                           Funky little owl didn't mind, but I was having heart palpitations!

After the sacrificial stapling, it was easy to pop Little Mr. Funky into this awesome frame. I found these at a flea market, this nice gentlemen was selling them for an unbelievably low price. I bought several.

I think I might be doing some more little funky forest friends for Mr. Who. That was fun.

Thank you

I have had an awesome experience for the past 5 weeks, showing my art quilts in a gallery setting. This has been mostly due to the support from friends and family. My church family showed up in force the first week and I sold about 6 quilts right away. Then I had various friends come to the gallery over the next three weeks and I sold another 6 or so.
Thank you.

If you bought a quilt. I hope you will enjoy it and it brings you peace, joy, positive energy...happiness.


If you came to visit me while I was there. The best kind of support is to see a friend walk through the door with a smile and a hug.


If you visited the gallery and mentioned me or my work to the artist on duty. The other artists, I think,  were blown away by the number of people who came in to support me, see my work, and buy my work.

Any person can make art. Some people make good art and some people make not so good art. You helped validate me as a good artist. And I thank you.