The journals of Dan Eldon are online. Since childhood Dan kept notebooks as his mother was an art teacher who filled his room with art materials and provided him with a constant supply of notebooks. “From the beginning, the journals were a home for ephemera. He pillaged the house for …
Put aside a couple of hours to visit the New pathways into Quilt History – Antique quilt and textile dating site as it houses a treasure trove of information on quilts, their history, the social role they play, dating them, and the fabrics used particularly printed cottons from 1700 to …
Literally minutes ago I loaded the Can – Bra photographs taken by Melody Lord at the retreat for all to see. Attendees at the First National Crazy Quilt Retreat in October 2004 were invited to decorate a bra in order to raise funds for Breast cancer research. A bra parade …
All week I have been trying to find some time to place images of the “Safe as Houses” quilt online. I have finally managed to do so this morning. This is the small wall quilt I finished off last week in order to take to the retreat. I made it …
Yesterday was quite busy as every year the Australian National University hold an open Day. It allows prospective students to visit and speak to staff. However the School of Art takes on quite a festive atmosphere as we throw open all the studios for people to see. We hold demonstrations …
I am not really one for clip or free graphic sites simply because I like to make my own. However this site is a little different as Grandma’s Graphics is providing images from antique children’s books which are now in the public domain. These are delightful drawings created by some …
I have been poking around the net looking at Ukrainian cross stitch (khrestyk) embroidery. The motifs and traditional patterns are built up using a type of cross stitch referred to as “Nabiruvannia”. Often traditional stitching is referred to as folk art but I see it as a living craft because …
