April 20, 2010
It was a beautiful week last week in Greenville, NY at the Hudson River Valley Art Workshops. The Spring colors are brightening the landscape . . .
and the students in Carol Taylor’s workshop are brightening the studio.
Marcia and Carol E. busily turning out some fantastic work.
Carol T. kept the class hopping with lots of different improvisational piecing and applique techniques.
As everyone worked Carol spent time with each person to offer assistance or individual critique.
Rika knows how to use blue! Love it.
These are more examples of some of the piecing techniques that were explored.
An effective use of skinny line piecing!
Sher, from TX, went off in a different direction, combining some of the piecing techniques with clusters of hanging fibers that echoed the colors of the fabrics. As a former weaver, Sher was attracted to the use of the fancy yarns.
Marcia M. was one of the many folks in the class who complete a full art quilt top. This was a very industrious group, many making use of the fact that our studio is open 24 hours and is just a few steps away from everyone’s rooms.
The other exciting news of the week is that this May this sign will be coming down!
Our 50 ft pool was closed last year for renovations, but it is finally near completion and will be open this summer, starting in May.
For those of you that are fiber artists and want to use the pool, that means that the classes you want to sign up for are Carol Soderlund (Dyeing to Discharge) June 27 – July 3, Larkin Van Horn (Beaded Medallion Quilts) July 8 – 11, or Rayna Gillman (Deconstructing the Screen) July 17 – 20. Both Larkin’s and Rayna’s workshops are 3 day workshops and Carol’s is a 5-day workshop! Or you can always stay here during the Irish Music Festival in East Durham July 11 – 17 and not only enjoy the pool, but also the music!
Another thing you can enjoy are the desserts! Mark made some sinfully delicious eclairs. These are the shells that were later filled with an Italian pastry cream and coated with organic dark chocolate. Yummy!
