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Catherine Whall Smith
Art Quilter
Category Archives: Art Quilting
Catherine Whall Smith . . . is bringing the “OUTDOORS” inspiration “INDOORS”!
My many “Tying Up the Hay” pieces – abstract and pictorial – all start with a simple bale or round of Hay. “Tying Up the Hay #9” shown below right – created “indoors” in my studio, took some of it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged "Wear a Mask", Corona Virus Masks, Corona Virus Pamdemic, Hand Quilted, Hay Rounds
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Catherine Whall Smith . . . wonders what was the SIZE of your Thanksgiving gathering.
Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving – ten years and counting – I usually post something about the SIZE of my Thanksgiving Turkey or Turkeys! This year the news tells us to DOWN-SIZE our Turkey Gathering – did you do that? My original … Continue reading
Posted in Art Quilting, Fiber Art, Hand Quilted, Quiet Corner Artist
Tagged "Hay Keep Your Distance #1", "Hay Keep Your Distance #10", "Hay Keep Your Distance #11", "Hay Keep Your Distance #12", "Hay Keep Your Distance #2", "Hay Keep Your Distance #3", "Hay Keep Your Distance #4", "Hay Keep Your Distance #5", "Hay Keep Your Distance #6", "Hay Keep Your Distance #7", "Hay Keep Your Distance #8", "Hay Keep Your Distance #9", Artists' Open Studio of Northeast Ct, Catherine Whall Smith, CT, No Power near Willimantic, Thanksgiving 2020, Thanksgiving Turkey
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Catherine Whall Smith . . . shares the inside of the “She Shed”.
This week I worked on hanging some of my RED fiber art in the “She Shed”, which included a few of my many “PARTS” – they are each (12H x 12W) squares mounted for easy hanging, – To see more: … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . TIME to plant and TIME to move on!
I thought after all the yard clean up from that broken tree that has been in our yard since March 2020 , which also coincides with the start of the Corona Virus pandemic, that the yard work was complete. Guess … Continue reading
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Tagged "Herd Immunity", Catherine Whall Smith, Classic Cotton Canvas, Corona Virus Pamdemic, Kaffe Fassett "Onion Ring" fabric, Lowe's Garden Center, Neighbors November 2020, Pat Pauly Hand Dyed Fabric, President Elect Joe Biden, SAQACT Artist, The Byrd's, Vice President Kamala Harris
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Catherine Whall Smith . . . is thinking she needs a HAT to do her stitching.
When you have some “idle” time how about checking out Pinterest–Ladies stitching thru history – https://www.pinterest.com/shirleyrapp/art-of-ladies-stitching-thru-history/ Of note is Madame Defarge shown below as she records in her knitted … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . so what are those COWS up to NOW!
Happy Halloween Week-end and FIRST snow in CT! Here’s the UP-DATE on those cows! – – So I decided, even though I couldn’t find the original j.peg image to just go ahead and take a photo of the photo that … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . found “THIS”, while looking for “THAT”
Since the 12 pieces of the “Hay . . . Keep Your Distance” series are finished, I decided to work on the cows image that I’ve had on my design wall for quite a while! I like the way they … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . being in Control of WHAT!
Recently, I read that Artists really like to be in control, and I totally agree. Whether we use, paint, clay, fabric, or some other medium we get to decide what happens and what the out come will be. Right now … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . Going, Going, GONE!!
Last Friday, I found time to bid on and purchase one of the SAQA 2020 Auction pieces! I did a quick review and then I noticed #518 “Dementia” by Heidi Drahota of Nürnberg, Germany: http://www.heidi-drahota.de . Shown right – it’s … Continue reading
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