By Cindy Moore Selene and I had the priveledge of entering and being accepted in the Fabulous Forgeries Show at Blue Ridge Art Center located at 111 East South Second St., Seneca, SC. I attended the opening and reception. There was a huge turnout which I thought was amazing for a small town. The criteria for the show was to take a work of art by a famous artist and use it as inspiration to create your art. The show was really nice and displayed very well. I particularly liked

The past month has been very productive for all of us. Even triple-digit temperatures can’t dull our creative spirits. I had a great trip to Flat Rock/Hendersonville with Natalie who introduced me to two wonderful galleries and the free Asheville magazine. By the way, Selene has mentioned several times, hint, hint, that we should make a “gallery hop” road trip to Asheville. Let her know if you are interested and she’ll organize it. Natalie sparked an interest in making portra

Thanks to everyone who came to our exhibit opening reception. Here are some casual shots of the evening. And a special thank you to the artists who created the wonderful artwork celebrating the joy of fiber and to Linda Neely who took all these shots.

I love what I do! For my son’s 25th birthday, I decided to use my creativity and skills to make a special gift for him. I can’t sell the art piece, but I can tell you how it all came together.

Updates Greer Cultural Arts Center Exhibit We are excited that we were asked to exhibit again this year at the Greer Cultural Center in July and August. Working with that team is an honor. I suggested a title of Interwoven 2026 but it's up to Robin and the team. We will begin marketing as soon as we get exact dates for the show, drop off and pick up dates, and a marketing theme. We hope to have a section dedicated to 12"x12" pieces so get your creative hats. Send a photo of t

Thanks to Linda Neely for taking some professional-level pictures. I added LN below the ones she took. I will be visiting Better World Studios this Wednesday and will update you all on the details we work out with Joya (Joya Jimenez DiStefano). You all had fabulous questions and raised excellent issues to explore. I think working with BWS will be a fun and rewarding experience for all of us. We spent a little time talking about how to present our work. Cindy provided some ins

This is one of the best tutorials I have found. Tutorial: How to Mount a Quilt on Canvas — Kelly Spell Quilts

Lots of creativity shared in our meeting this month. From Natalie, a wonderful quilt depicting a possible scene from a kite fighting game. She brought the kite runner role to life. Natalie used a stock photo, edited in graphic software, and printed onto fabric. She finished with detailed quilting and touchups to bring the piece to vibrant life. With Lily (doll) in the foreground, Natalie got ideas on how to use an embroidery piece from our "share" table. Can't wait to see wh

Our February meeting was the first at the Greer Cultural Arts Center and we loved the warm welcome from Robin and Sara. We were delighted to welcome new artist who found our group through the social media postings of the art center. We look forward to the new artists sharing their knowledge and talent. We are submitting a number of proposals for exhibits this year and got some great ideas during the meeting that will make our exhibits successful. Two members shared their “rew

Although I didn't love the course from Claire Benn, this one looks promising. Here's a video about the course. I love including shorthand and scribbling into collages and am practicing, practicing, practicing. https://www.facebook.com/reel/2101774393971811

I just finished an 11-day class with Catherine Raines, a North Carolina-based collage artist and teacher. And man, is my workspace a MESS! The class was great. I learned a great deal about the art and process of assembling a collage, balancing color/value, pattern, size/proportion, etc. It was an 11-day marathon of painting, printing, cutting, glueing, arranging and re-arranging. I created five pages of mini collages and really pushed myself to step outside my normal boundari

Wow! There was so much art shared and so much laughter and inspiration. If anyone has photos or info you would like to add, please let me know and I'll update this summary. We'll announce our February meeting location soon. Below are pictures (and you know my photographic skills LOL) from the Cat Rains Collage Breakthrough classes. Although the photos are not in any particular order, the lessons progressed through creating a grid of 2" squares and filling them with 2 papers,