Sending love

Here are some valentines. I can't wait to paint them.

Missing salt water

I miss the ocean, so I made boats. 

Sail
21 12" x 21 1/2"
lace, organza, cotton, paper, paint

Kayak,
14 3/4" x 20 3/4"

lace, organza, cotton, paper, paint

Kayak detail

Sailboat detail

Edges of art

I've been looking at edges. At the Studio Art Quilt Associates of Florida mini-conference in New Smyrna Beach/Daytona last weekend I noticed how others finish their pieces. Here are some ways:

Zigzag satin stitch
Transitions
Barbara Watler
(best of show)

         Silk organza ribbon folded over edge

Connections 

Jennifer Pepper Bailey

Raw edge 
Solitude
Nancy Billings

Running stitches around edge several times
Untitled
Maya Schoenberger
(curator of show)

Wood trio, each a base of three boards glued together. 
One (The middle, if I remember right) has hooks
Art is glued to the wood
Fen Shui
Jo-Ann Jensen

Other finishing techniques from the Daytona show include: worsted weight acrylic yarn attached to the edge of the art with a zigzag stitch; traditional binding with satin stitch decorating the inside seam; traditional wood frame; small art pieces Velcro-ed onto a larger fabric base.