Nine Patch Series

Geez, I've really got to post more often. Once/week would be great, but even once/month would be better. I did a show a couple weekends ago, the Elmhurst Holiday Art Faire. It was pathetic. It was like going to an old folks mall at 11am on a weekday in January. Hardly anyone was there. All the artists kept leaving our booths and going to visit each other, which helped pass the time and I did meet a cool art quilter Joan Lagendorf. She has great work and will soon have a website for all to see. Fortunately, I sold enough art to make a little money, some people didn't.

The good thing about any art show is it forces you to get in the studio and make art. Deadlines are great for me. In the last month I've worked more on the Nine Patch Series. The name is derived from a quilt block called Nine Patch or Nine Square. These are my variations of this traditional design.

Nine Patch #7
7" x 7" framed in a 12" x 12" frame

This was my favorite and it sold at the art fair. I like the depth and the colors - red, yellow, blue, and orange.

Nine Patch #8
7" x 7" matted on white and framed in a 12" x 12" black frame
$75

The colors are more muted in #8 and it turned out well.

Nine Patch #9

I haven't framed this one yet. It's about 16" square unframed. The colors are a bit funky, but fun - there is even fluorescent orange in there.

Nine Patch #6
about 8 or 9" square and framed
For sale at Indigo Coffee and Tea

I like the addition of the big circles #6 and the muted colors. I think I'll do some more Nine Patch series. I want to do a few really big ones. I've been working small lately and want to get bigger. I have a couple series going on and I like being able to work in series. It allows me to fully explore something and develop it further. Another series in the next post.