HOW I DISPLAY MY ART-INDOOR & OUTDOOR, UNDER A TENT

I am often asked how I display my quilt art in offering it for sale...

As this is art for the wall, I display on artist easels, with

foam core boards attached to the easels--then my art

is hung directly on the foam core board as a backdrop--

with the same idea of hanging it directly on a wall,

as any painting would be hung. An example is below,

with this being an indoor venue--but I display exactly the

same when at an outdoor venue, under my artist tent.

Huntsville Housing Developement Reception

Photos taken at the reception for those attending the

Huntsville Housing Developments, Inc. Seminar...

one of Huntsville's local florist, Glenn's, designed a

"neighborhood" for my "houses"!

It was incredibly beautiful, with real grass, trees,

flowers, fences, gates, butterflies and more.

I was so impressed with the display!!!

(See individual "houses" below)

"WHAT MAKES A HOUSE A HOME..." Series

"An Investment in Family...

An Investment in Community...

The Good Business of Affordable Housing..."

A seminar of affordable housing is being presented

in Huntsville by the Huntsville Housing Developments, Inc.,

on Thursday and Friday, February 7-8, 2008.

I was honored with a commission of my "House" series,

that will be the centerpiece of the reception room,

with the individual "houses" being presented

as gifts to the guest speakers of the seminar by HHD.

Again, I am so honored to have my art chosen

as a representational theme in support

of such an important project for Huntsville

in strenghtening families and our community.

colleenkay13@msn.com

"What Makes A House A Home?...XII"

Mixed Media Collage

SOLD

"What Makes A House A Home?...XI"

Mixed Media Collage

SOLD

"What Makes A House A Home?...X"

Mixed Media Collage

SOLD

"What Makes A House A Home...IX"

Mixed Media Collage

SOLD

New Work

"Grape Dance-III"

17" X 25"

$200

100% cotton fabrics,

including hand-dyed and commercial.

Free-motion, machine quilted,

with hand and machine embroidery;

hand-beading.

colleenkay13@msn.com

Detail-"Grape Dance-III"

LEFT OVERS

What I do with the pieces cut off when

squaring up the quilt for binding...

BOOKMARKS!!!...

I save all of these strips,

cut them up,

and stitch them back together

into a new form.

Anyone who reads!!! needs a

special, one-of-a-kind

bookmark!!!

(magnetized -to clip onto the page)

$12 each (includes shipping in USA)

colleenkay13@msn.com

The Process-Completed

The completed quilt from the process posted below...

I chose to mount this quilt onto a

stretched, painted canvas...

the 3 "found" ceramic leaves were simply

glued onto the canvas, with the quilt stitched onto it.

A continuation in my series of

"wine" theme quilts...

"Nine Patch Becomes Wine Patch" "Rhythm in the Vine" 2008

Mixed Media Collage 16"X20"

$150

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Detail-"Rhythm in the Vine"

Beaded Bottles

I find my "bottle tree" art a little like my

"quilt art"...I embellish for a certain "uniqueness"

and "individualism"...and sometimes I must evaluate

how much is ENOUGH, and make myself STOP!!!...

I've collected sooooooooo many beads, pieces of jewelry,

and other found pieces that do find their way to my

quilt art--and now, finding their way to

embellish the bottles on my bottle tree!!!...

I already can hear the breezes causing the "dangling"

beads to gently "clink" against the bottles...

Not just another bottle tree!!!...a gentle sounding

"windchime"!!!!!!!!

RESCUING "ART"

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree...

One must often take a diversion and seek out other forms of art for inspiration!!!

As I continue creating a "bottle tree" forest, I've "rescued" as many Christmas trees as possible!!! I trimmed all branches, then secured the tree in a "found" Christmas tree stand (which I painted up a bit to add color--did I mention I love color?!), and finally added the bottles--wine bottles, beer bottles, "found" other bottles! Oh What Fun!!! and even more fun supplying the bottles, especially those WINE BOTTLES!!!!!!!!!!

New Work

"My Gift...Your Gift..."

5"X7"

Mixed Media Collage

(in Private Collection) Inspired by songs which were sung to me, and the music of a guitar, I used the traditional 9-patch theme in an improvisational presentation of my feelings.