Category Archives: Fiber Art

Catherine Whall Smith . . . so how many have you made – Phyllis Small has made 80!

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Catherine Whall Smith

Yeah, you read it correctly “80@80:The artworks of Phyllis Small” – Opening Weekend: Saturday, March 20, 2021 – 10a-4p & Sunday, March 21, 11a-4p. Grab & Go treats! FREE From March 21 through May 1, 2021, The Windsor Art Center … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilting, Fiber Art, Studio Art Quilt Associates | Tagged "80 by 80", "Grab n Go", "Wear a Mask", American University Museum, Bisa Butler, James Renwick Alliance, Phyllis Small, SAQA Connecticut, Smith Stitch Studio, Windsor Art Center | 1 Comment

Catherine Whall Smith . . . JOINING borders to make a whole!

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Catherine Whall Smith

As “Transfusion #12” (the dresses) gets larger and larger – I realized that the weight of the quilt will compromise the stitching of each of FOUR separate border pieces on each of the sides. So my solution was to “Join … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilting, Fiber Art, Quiet Corner Artist, Studio Art Quilt Associates | Tagged "Marriage is seldom Black abd Wnite . . but many shades of Gray", "Transfusion #12", Anni Albers, ART CENTER EAST, Catherine Whall Smith, CWA Connecticut Women Artists, Fox II by Anni Albers, Smith Stitch Studio, Wearable Art Exhibit, William Benton Museum Challenge | Leave a comment

Catherine Whall Smith . . . wonders where what she sees GOES!

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Catherine Whall Smith

Everyday like you I see lots of stuff – most of which I take for granted that it will just be there. Our 1830 house has a back staircase that I use all the time to get to the second … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilting, Fiber Art, Hand Quilted, Quiet Corner Artist, Studio Art Quilt Associates | Tagged "Corn Crib", Catherine Whall Smith, England, Joshua Trust Historic Atwood Farm, London, Susan K. Ober, Tate Modern | 1 Comment

Catherine Whall Smith . . . got her shot!

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Catherine Whall Smith

I really enjoy watching those “So WHAT are you waiting for!” GEICO ads. Right now I am waiting to get my 2nd Covid-19 vaccine shot. First shot done! So how will my life change after the 3 week wait – … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilting, Fiber Art, Quiet Corner Artist, SAQA CT, Slater Memorial Museum, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Univeristy of Connecticut | Tagged "Figure Ground Study #3/Blue Bales", "Herd Immunity", 2021 President Joe Biden, 2021 Vice President Kamala Harris, 77th Annual CT Artist Juried Exhibitionst, “Cows . . . Got Milk and Plasma!”, Catherine Whall Smith, Director at Nohra Haime Gallery NYC, Figure Ground Study Interplay #2/Rte 66, Leslie Garrett, Mattatuck Museum, MIXMASTER 2021, Post University | 2 Comments

Catherine Whall Smith . . . will be back BLOGGING later than sooner!

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Catherine Whall Smith

Happy New Year 2021 !!!!!! It’s done – 50 blog posts during 2020 – never had that as a goal, but as the pandemic worsened – reaching out weekly to share”something” was a life-saver to me. For me, the purpose … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilting, Fiber Art, Hand Quilted, Quiet Corner Artist, Studio Art Quilt Associates | Tagged Catherine Whall Smith, Corona Virus Pamdemic, Fairfield University Book store, Happy New Year 2021, Highfield Hall Falmount, Mattatuck MixmasterMA, New England Quilt Museum, Quilt National 2021 | 2 Comments

Catherine Whall Smith . . . thinks it may be time for a second chance!

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Catherine Whall Smith

This may be your chance to view the SECOND and final WEEK-END of the 2020 Artist Open Studios of Northeast CT 0n December 5th and 6th. – As previously noted the majority of participating artists are following CT State guidelines … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilting, Fiber Art, Hand Quilted, Quiet Corner Artist, Studio Art Quilt Associates | Tagged "Parts", "Rolled Hay", "Tying Up the Hay #1", "Tying Up the Hay #7, Artistry in Fiber Wall Art Vol. 1, Artists' Open Studio of Northeast Ct, Catherine Whall Smith | Leave a comment

Catherine Whall Smith . . . wonders what was the SIZE of your Thanksgiving gathering.

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Catherine Whall Smith

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 →

Catherine Whall Smith . . . found “THIS”, while looking for “THAT”

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Catherine Whall Smith

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 →

Posted in Art Quilting, Fiber Art, Studio Art Quilt Associates | Tagged "Hay Keep Your Distance" series, Edouard Vuillard, Presidential Election 2020, SAQA Connecticut, Smith Stitch Studio, Studio Quilts | 2 Comments

Catherine Whall Smith . . . admits she has a lot of BIAS!

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Catherine Whall Smith

“Hay . . . Keep Your Distance #6” – needed a lot of BIAS binding and a REAL name – so because of the scissor images in one of the fabrics – (see detail below) it has been named “Cutting … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Quilting, Fiber Art, Hand Quilted, Studio Art Quilt Associates | Tagged "Cuttng Hay", "Hay Keep Your Distance #7", Bias Binding, Candance Hackett Shively "Escape", Carol Eaton Fabrics, Catherine Whall Smith, Rotary Cutter, SAQA Benefit Auction 2020 | 1 Comment

Catherine Whall Smith . . . “Where’s Hillary and “Here’s Hillary”- where are they now!

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Catherine Whall Smith

Before the 2008 Election, I started working on a piece that I thought would celebrate the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the Democrats Presidential candidate. History changed my focus when Barack Obama became the nominee. Thus the completed piece shown … Continue reading →