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springtime flowers reflected in clear water creating the fabrics All of the fabric in this Art Quilt is discharged, dyed and/or painted by me. I used a technique known as “arashi shibori” – wrapping fabric on a 4” diameter piece of PVC pipe, winding that with cotton crochet string, and […] I wanted to share a few photos of “Swirls” as I was working on it. I thought I’d write a bit about the process- like a tutorial perhaps. But what’s on my mind at the moment is how frustrating this piece was to make. I might have give up any number of times, except […] 
I am learning to live in the present moment. This does not come naturally to me – I tend to live more in the land of possibilities. I like to think of myself as a visionary, imagining all kinds of wonderful potential outcomes – not perfect, but truly excellent. I have visions for […] . . . but I don’t LIKE neutral gray backgrounds! I am working with a professional website designer to create AdrieneBuffington.com , which will be my professional artist website. I may drive her bonkers, because I want it to look like a work of MY art, without detracting from my actual art. So at the […] My artwork is at The Vision Gallery in downtown Chandler! This gallery is fabulous – it is owned and operated by the city of Chandler (the Chandler Cultural Foundation). I feel really happy to have my work in this space. Brave the road construction on Arizona Avenue, south of Chandler Blvd and stop in – […] WOW!I finished my big commission – and Ken and Janet loved it…so do I! After lots of pondering, I decided to add a golden ring behind the two circles. Probably the most difficult possible construction – but the design was what I wanted. […] I am almost finished with this amazing and wonderful piece! photo above is all sewn together – all 3 feet by 5 feet of it. Setting circles into the background was a challenge!The piecing will be mounted over a stretched canvas, to hang like a painting. I still want to add one more design element […] lots of interesting doors and windows […] OPEN DOOR 18″ x 24″pieced fabric on stretched canvas The last in the blue series – for now. I made the outside border of this for another piece (Entrance, below)– but it was too big. So I had a frame with nothing inside of it. Tried a couple of different things and then the […] I learned to crochet a few months ago – and I’ve become hooked! getting ready for vacation in France – j’ai besoin d’un beret violet, n’est-ce pas? Here’s the first hat, which I made for Joe while we were on vacation in Carmel/Monterey. I found a cool yarn store, and a […] |
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