Domestic Partners Solo Show at NEQM
Mar
26
to Jun 15

Domestic Partners Solo Show at NEQM

30 of my fiber art animal portraits will be on display at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell MA from March 26-June 15. I will give a talk on March 30th at 11 AM. Please check dates and hours on the museum website before making the trip.


Domestic Partners Series

Animals have always been my partners in life. One of my best childhood friends was my cat. Looking back I realize that I was kind of a pest as a toddler, but he loved me anyway. I always thought he slept with me all night, but my parents later told me he stayed with me just long enough for me to fall asleep, then went out to hunt, and then came back in the morning.

When I was 13 I got a horse, and we had some wild times together. Sometimes we were deeply connected, and other times we argued. I learned a lot about being a partner from Okeema, and now I’m a better partner to my current equines because of her.

In college I studied various methods of working with animals, including telepathic communication. Those studies led to my lifelong vocation of working as an animal communicator. I started sewing and making quilts when I was very young. In 2017 I started focusing on quilted pet portraits, combining my two passions. I published two books with my pet portraits, The Art of Meditating with Cats and The Art of Meditating with Dogs.

I became inspired to create this series, Domestic Partners, to capture the relationships and love that we humans have with our animals. Many of the images depict humans and their animals together, telling a piece of their emotional story. My purpose for including images of animals on their own is to invite you to look into their eyes and feel that you know them. This is an invitation to understand the emotions of our domestic partners.

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Fiber Art Animals Again
Nov
9
6:00 PM18:00

Fiber Art Animals Again

E-Media has invited me to display my art quilts in their lovely office. This is a nice open space with lots of walls and I can’t wait to see you at one of the two evenings, October 12 or November 9.

Colorful, whimsical fiber art portraits of animals fill the space. Plenty of cats and dogs but also a chipmunk, horse, opossum, parakeets, and more. Come meet the artist, ask questions, have fun! Books and prints will be available.

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Fiber Art Animals
Oct
12
6:00 PM18:00

Fiber Art Animals

E-Media has invited me to display my art quilts in their lovely office. This is a nice open space with lots of walls and I can’t wait to see you at one of the two evenings, October 12 or November 9.

Colorful, whimsical fiber art portraits of animals fill the space. Plenty of cats and dogs but also a chipmunk, horse, opossum, parakeets, and more. Come meet the artist, ask questions, have fun! Books and prints will be available.

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Mattoon Street Arts Festival
Sep
11
to Sep 12

Mattoon Street Arts Festival

  • Mattoon Street Springfield, MA United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

"The Mattoon Street Arts Festival features 100 exhibitors, food vendors, and strolling musicians. 
Parking at the TD Bank lot and admission are free. We are just three blocks from I-91. Come join us at this family-friendly event. Great for holiday shopping, seeing new craft ideas, or just walking on a beautiful Victorian street."

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Great American Road Trip at the New England Quilt Museum
Jun
1
to Jul 31

Great American Road Trip at the New England Quilt Museum

  • New England Quilt Museum (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

I am thrilled to be showing my work at the New England Quilt Museum. A large room containing many of the pieces from my “Great American Road Trip” on display along with a monitor showing the digital art pieces in the series.

I will be at the museum to meet and greet on Saturday July 31, 11 AM- 4 PM (out for a short break for lunch around 1 pm). Of course you can enjoy the show any other day that the museum is open!

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Postponed indefinately -- Fiber Three Ways
Apr
3
to Apr 26

Postponed indefinately -- Fiber Three Ways

Mill 180 Park April 3-26

Opening Reception April 3rd 6-9 pm (part of the Easthampton Art Walk)

Fiber Three Ways showcases three artists all using fiber in very different ways to create art with non-traditional and innovative approaches to their mediums.

Dawn Allen, Laura Bundesen, and Katherine McClelland formed a professional artist group three years ago and have continued to meet regularly collaborating on artistic innovation, marketing, and business strategies. They are thrilled to be sharing the diversity of fiber art possibilities with you in their first group show.

Laura’s neuro-art features brightly colored and very detailed embroidered paintings. Katherine’s work shows the amazing range of felt, creating elaborate figurative images all in wool. And Dawn’s work combines her own method of digital painting with free-motion quilting on cotton fabric.

 

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Closed until further notice-- Great American Road Trip
Mar
14
to Apr 2

Closed until further notice-- Great American Road Trip

OPENING EVENT: March 14 3:30-5:30 at Mill 180 Park in Easthampton MA with fun facts tour of the states in a great indoor park which can be enjoyed by the entire family. *

The Great American Road Trip fiber art series will be on display the the Mill 180 Indoor Park in Easthampton MA March 14 - April 6 2020

"The Great American Road Trip" series features fiber art pieces colorfully depicting vintage cars and trucks “traveling” all over the United States. The inspiration behind the show is my experience as a mother of young children, feeling trapped at times, lacking the freedom to go where-ever, when-ever! I chose to feature vehicles because the car is a symbol of total freedom. You can jump in and go anywhere at a moment’s notice. The nostalgia of the antique vehicles from 1940-1970 is an important aspect of my work. The intention is to evoke a sense of “the good old days”. Conveying the idea of being young and free and perhaps of “simpler” times.

Most importantly “The Great American Road Trip” series is uplifting. The pieces are brightly colored, cheerful images of places we can all relate to, or places we would love to go.

*$25 donations to the artist get a print of one of the Great American Road Trip pieces or an animal print at the opening event only.

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Mattoon Street Arts Festival
Sep
7
to Sep 8

Mattoon Street Arts Festival

  • mattoon street Springfield MA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

"The Mattoon Street Arts Festival features 100 exhibitors, food vendors, and strolling musicians. 
Parking at the TD Bank lot and admission are free. We are just three blocks from I-91. Come join us at this family-friendly event. Great for holiday shopping, seeing new craft ideas, or just walking on a beautiful Victorian street."

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Auto-Fueled Art Exhibit in Manchester CT
Jul
19
to Aug 28

Auto-Fueled Art Exhibit in Manchester CT

A group exhibit (mixed media) featuring several artists. I have 11 of my Great American Road Trip Series on display.

August 1, 6-8 pm opening artist’s reception. I can’t wait to see you there!

August 4th, during the “Cruisin’ on Main” vintage car show in Manchester CT, I will be there too. In and out of the gallery enjoying the car show as well.

The show will be up July 19- August 28.

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Great American Road Trip: Amherst Town Hall Exhibit
Jul
11
to Aug 26

Great American Road Trip: Amherst Town Hall Exhibit

Opening reception August 1, 5-8 PM (Hosted by my husband)

"Great American Road Trip" series features fiber art quilts pieces colorfully depicting vintage cars and trucks “traveling” all over the United States. The inspiration behind the show is my experience as a mother of young children, feeling trapped at times, lacking the freedom to go where-ever, when-ever! I chose to feature vehicles because the car is a symbol of total freedom. You can jump in and go anywhere at a moment’s notice. The nostalgia of the antique vehicles from 1940-1970 is an important aspect of my work. The intention is to evoke a sense of “the good old days”. Conveying the idea of being young and free and perhaps of “simpler” times. “Great American Road Trip” series is uplifting with brightly colored pieces, cheerful images of places we can all relate to, or places we would love to go.

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Stepping Inside the Outside
Feb
1
6:00 PM18:00

Stepping Inside the Outside

Stepping Inside the Outside, Bristol Art Museum

I have one art quilt in this group show. I hope to attend the opening. Let me know if you plan to attend so I can look for you.

Showing February 1 – March 10, 2019

Artists Reception is Friday, February 1, 2019 from 6 pm to 8 pm. A former carriage house, the light and airy gallery spaces in this museum promise to provide a unique setting for the quilts in the exhibit. This exhibit requires that artists step outside, literally, to observe this natural environment and then share the textures, colors and patterns as well as the emotions it evokes using fiber as the medium to communicate their vision.

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Mattoon Street Arts Festival
Sep
8
to Sep 9

Mattoon Street Arts Festival

  • Mattoon Street Springfield, MA United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

"The Mattoon Street Arts Festival features 100 exhibitors, food vendors, and strolling musicians. 
Parking at the TD Bank lot and admission are free. We are just three blocks from I-91. Come join us at this family-friendly event. Great for holiday shopping, seeing new craft ideas, or just walking on a beautiful Victorian street."

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Tutto Italiano
Aug
5
10:00 AM10:00

Tutto Italiano

https://larzanderson.org/lawnevents/tuttoitaliano/

We invite you to join us as we celebrate the passion, design, performance and art of Italian style – here at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum! In addition to all the beautiful automobiles and motorcycles there will be music, food and various vendors on site.

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