Dreaming the Night Sky

by | Jul 21, 2018 | Art, Blog, Quilts

I had the opportunity to work on a double sized commission for a wee toddler. Her parents wanted to have quilt made for her that would grow up with her. That meant nothing too cutesy or any blatant imagery that a 20-year-old would not appreciate in 19 years. This is a...

Prairie Storm + Female Artists

by | Jul 12, 2018 | Art, Blog, Canada, Quilts

I married into a family of Saskatchawanians. I had no connections or interest in the prairies prior to my relationship with my now-husband. This summer we had the chance to spend some time at the family cottage two hours north of Saskatoon, as we celebrated the...

Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Quilt and Song

by | Jun 14, 2018 | Art, Blog, Our Song

I truly believe that collaboration is where innovation happens. And cross-disciplinary collaboration is an even more fertile space. Ten years ago, I went to school with a guy who superimposed mathematical models onto biological phenomena. What could be discovered when...

Our Song, Your Reflection

by | May 24, 2018 | Art, Blog, Our Song, Quilts

I have teamed up with award-winning songwriter and musician Meaghan Smith to create Our Song, Your Reflection – a celebration of community through music and quilting. The project gets to the core of what makes us tick as creatives — connecting people and...

Flying Buttresses

by | Jan 11, 2018 | Art, Blog, Quilts

American Patchwork and Quilting’s Challenge for QuiltCon 2018 was Flying Geese. The prompt asked participants to modernize a traditional flying geese block with any variation, and make it into a modern quilt using modern quilting elements. Finished quilts could...

Pier 21: Quilt as Infographic

by | Nov 16, 2017 | Art, Blog, Canada, Pier 21

Data can become art when a layer of interpretation is added, like the colourfully arranged temperature quilts or Libs Elliott’s limited edition Canada 150 Absolut vodka bottle. Part of The Here & Elsewhere Bee was collecting qualitative data to tell...