Be Fearless

In life, in art, in taking risks, Be Fearless. Deb BensonDeb Benson is comfortable in beading and chain making, but is taking on new mediums. She joined in the fun at Make It University in Long Beach to dabble in creative goodness. Luckily, she ended up in my workshop for mixed media mosaics and made this beautiful plaque.

I hope it serves her well as she tackles designing patterns. Thank you, Deb, if I don’t see you at the 2009 Long Beach International Quilt Festival, I look forward to seeing you in Houston 2010. Best of Luck in all of your endeavors.

love (and taking risks) michele

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ATC trades at Make It University

expressly yours artist trading cards

Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors are hosting an incredible ATC (artist trading cards) trade event. If you plan on attending the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, CA, I strongly encourage you to create some Artistic Trading Cards with an entertainment theme. For every card you bring in, you will take the same number home. How exciting - imagine bringing 30 cards and leaving with 30 individual little works of art. Check out their link here for more info

Our contributions above are based on a love for music. We’ve added small light weight heart buttons. They are pretty cute, if you don’t mind me saying.

If you play along, stop by our booth and show off. Booth #1656, on a corner of the Make It University quadrant. Hoping to you.

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  • Posted on: June 3rd, 2008
  • By: myc
  • Under: Mosaics

More mosaic projects in the works

MIU plaques 2

Excitement aplenty; I’m almost giddy. Make It University, by Quilting Arts, has updated their web-site and it is looking pretty. It is still two weeks before the deadline for proposals, but parental unit and I are having fun auditioning fabrics and papers for the backgrounds of the plaques. By Monday, we intend to have finished samples to post. They look so naked, almost vulnerable right now.

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projects a plenty

some examples

The beginnings of the Make It University proposal. As mentioned awhile ago, we hope to be presenting a take home project for the Long Beach, 2008, inaugural International Quilt Festival. It is our desire that the 25 attendees of our class complete a mixed mosaic plaque that complements their personality, or acts as their muse.

As the plaques evolve their personalities, I will be posting updated pictures. If you have any suggestions, or design requests, please do not hesitate to comment. Thank you, michele

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