by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Mar 17, 2017 | Design, Materials, Work In Progress
This post was written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole Organizing a creative work space can be a challenge. Keeping it organized even more so. Even when everything has its place, there are often times when not everything is in its place. At any given time there might be...
by Stephen Parsons | Mar 14, 2017 | Marketing, Resources, Technology in Art, Tools and Equipment
Today’s post is written by Stephen Parsons. As a web application developer around the start of the 21st century, I recall the beginning of the e-commerce era as being one of extremely complex and technical development. I developed and taught e-commerce/...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Mar 12, 2017 | Inspiration
This post was written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole The phrase take a hike has taken on an idiomatic sense of dismissal “Beat it. I’m tired of talking to you. Go away. Take a hike.” I am using it in the more traditional sense of taking a walk, getting out and...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Mar 7, 2017 | Art Quilts, Design, Quilting, Technology in Art
This post was written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole Increasingly my quilting preference is realistic art quilts from photos. Photography has been a hobby since I bought my first SLR camera in high school. We don’t need to discuss how many years ago that was. I have...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Mar 3, 2017 | Art Quilts, Resources
This post was written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole With the snow fast disappearing, I decided that I’d better get in another session of snow dyeing before I lost the chance for the season. I had intended to get into the city to pick up some more supplies but didn’t get...
by Stephen Parsons | Feb 28, 2017 | Design, Technology in Art
Today’s post is written by Stephen Parsons In an earlier post we mentioned that we had bought a laser engraver from Gearbest – our first – to supplement some of the work in our shop, notably things like small engraving tasks and marking cuts for the...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Feb 26, 2017 | Inspiration
This post was written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole I have been trying to write my weekend post for a few days but nothing has been working. I have started a few articles. Some of wondered off on unrelated, and sadly uninspired tangents. A few have been added to...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Feb 21, 2017 | Quilting, Sewing, Technology in Art, Woodworking
This post was written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole Here it is time for another tech Tuesday piece so I have been considering what I wanted to cover. This has got me thinking about how I use technology tools in my work, and about how these various tools influence my...
by Stephen Parsons | Feb 20, 2017 | Turning, Woodworking, Work In Progress
Today’s post is written by Stephen Parsons. I have long been fascinated by the life and work of Leonardo Davinci. So, when my wife and I traveled to Italy in 2015, we sought out opportunities to explore historic sites that were connected to the maestro. This...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Feb 16, 2017 | Quilting, Work In Progress
This post was written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole Weekly Work in Progress For this week’s work in progress, I have chosen a quilt called Holly Lane, from The Quilt Company. I have had this one packed away for some time. I took it out to cut and complete for...
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