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Catherine Whall Smith
Art Quilter
Tag Archives: Studio Quilts
Catherine Whall Smith . . . is “taking down” and “hanging up”!
Next Thursday (2/28/2019), I plan to be at the Art Corridor on the Saint Raphael Campus of the Yale New Haven Hospital for the “taking down” of the joint February 2019 show of fiber art created by me and paintings … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . is sharing an update on “Transformation/Blue Blood”
On December 22, 2018, I posted the pending birth of “Transformation/ Blue Blood”. This piece has been somewhat of a struggle. Pictured below, I’ve started to cut the lines that will be machine stitched into the piece;Next comes the laying of … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith thinks . . . RED is my new favorite color
Artists will tell you how sensitive they are to color. So when former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walked onto the debate stage wearing a bright RED suit Monday night I murmured “wow” – what a statement color. No … Continue reading
Posted in Art Quilting, Hand Quilted
Tagged 2016 Presidential Debates, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Studio Quilts
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Catherine Whall Smith . . . is sharing her work in progress
My last post shared the piece “Here’s Hillary” that is presently on my design wall. I usually work on two or more styrofoam panels that are roughly 7 feet high by 4 feet wide. Placing two side by side gives … Continue reading
Posted in Art Quilting, Hand Quilted
Tagged 2016 Presidential Election, Hand stitching, Studio Quilts
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Catherine Whall Smith’s day at the beach was a wash out – BUT
So, my “Day of Sun and Fun” at the beach was kind of a washout – rained most of the day. BUT, the opening at the Artists’ Cooperative Gallery in Westerly, R. I. (ACGOW) was a lot more fun – well … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith is looking forward to a day on the shore and an Art Gallery Opening
Today, I called the Artists’ Cooperative Gallery in Westerly, R. I. (ACGOW) and was informed that my fiber art pieces “Spring Is Here” and “Black, Blue, and Bruised” were accepted into their 2016 Regional Art Show. Juried by Timothy McDowell, Professor of … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith is thinking . . . 2016 is off to a great start!
Happy New Year!!! . . . Another year begins and once again it is time to hit the ground running – and indulge myself in as much daily “studio time” as possible. Recently I took time to rethink my artist … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . asks when does your art (or that Thanksgiving Turkey) become “larger than life”
Thursday morning I was up early to drive to Old Saybrook, CT to take the train into New York City for the day. My purpose was to attend the new members induction ceremony of the National Association of Women Artists, … Continue reading
Catherine Whall Smith . . . thinks it may be time to do some online shopping
Another beautiful Fall day – so is it time for a drive or just relax at home. If you are out and about – the Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook, Connecticut might be a destination or you can relax at home … Continue reading
Posted in Fiber Art, Hand Quilted
Tagged Centerbrook, CT, Spectrum Gallery, Studio Quilts
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Catherine Whall Smith . . . welcomes YOU and Marge and Gould into her home.
So just for fun, I decided to dress up my two mannequins “Marge” and “Gould” to welcome visitors to my home to celebrate Connecticut Open House Day 2015 this Saturday, June 13th. My mother-in-law Margery Smith was an expert seamstress, … Continue reading
