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Hexagon quilt, part 2
For fun, I made a short stop motion animation of a quilt block coming together. I will need to be a bit more careful about the composition and overall staging of the image the next time I take process photos for something like this. Hexagon quilt block count: 51Collaborators: 2
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Hexagon quilt, part 1
It’s spring, and if I start now I may have a new quilt by the time cool weather returns to the Northern Hemisphere. Quilt project goals: Unresolved design challenges: Inspiration: I have in the past made coasters and potholders in a hexagonal log cabin design like this one by Caroline Fairbanks. Her process of sewing…
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Ivy-themed tool holder
I had a delightful request for a custom tool holder, and I may have gone a bit overboard. Please enjoy a lot of casual process photos. Project goals: Process: planning I quickly sketched some ivy. The thing that stood out to me was the way ivy climbing up a vertical surface can have a strong…
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Tea directory (part 3)
I made a tea directory (project goals and bookbinding described here) and some stamps with which to track my delicious investigation of those teas, but I was still not done. It had been a while since I bound a book destined to hold such an absurd number of inclusions, and I underestimated how much extra…
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Mending mittens
Since she knows I both knit and repair socks, a relative asked me if I could do something about a beloved mitten whose thumb was ripped off by her dog. The task seemed easier when I was looking at photos of the damaged mitten. When I saw the actual mittens, I found that there were…
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California native plants
It’s close enough to spring in my part of California to assess gardening plans. With some exceptions for dye or food, I have tried to commit more of that energy to researching and plotting for plants native to this area. As a person who doesn’t have a lot of energy or time budgeted for gardening,…
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Tea stamps
These three carved bits of wood are stamps for my tea directory book. I’ll use the two on the left for most pages. Which I use on a page will depend on whether I use a gaiwan or tea strainer for that particular tea. It’s been rather a long time since I last carved anything.…
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Bookmaking: Tea directory 2025 ed.
It is the end of January 2025, and the closest I came to decluttering was to sort my tea. I made a book about it (as one does). Tea directory book goals: What I learned (while making the book): Process notes and results: I found out about the K-118 binding approach through demonstrations by the…
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Question: How does art theory relate to your teaching and practice?
Short answer: Postmodernism I flubbed this question during an important conversation today. It would be deeply inappropriate to reach out to the committee to ask to change my answer, but for my peace of mind I need to voice it somewhere. At least, I think I finally deciphered the question a handful of hours later.…
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A lot (of good stuff) has happened artistically
It’s a bit silly that so little of what I’ve done in the last few years made it to my actual portfolio website. Artistic things that happened since my last research blog post (each of which likely deserves its own post):
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Cloth Masks
[Quick note: If you want links to patterns, scroll to the end of this post.] I have access to a sewing machine, and therefore I’ve used my studio space to make nothing but cloth masks since mid-March 2020. (Many thanks to my mom, whose expertise makes this easier and whose company makes it enjoyable.) The…
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Master Remix juried art exhibit in Chico, CA
This Master Remix exhibit at the Chico Art Center is the sort of group show in which I am particularly excited to see my work. I have three very different artworks in this show, too! Colleen Wampole, This old baggage comes with old baggage, mixed media, variable dimensions, 2013 This extremely portable triptych reflects the…
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The Puzzle Show
This year I’m taking part in The Puzzle Show, which is a fundraiser for the Chico Art Center. The time-sensitive thing to know is that the final auction of these pieces takes place on March 29, 2019 from 5 -8 PM. I purchased an oddly shaped plywood panel to decorate in the manner of…
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End-of-year print, 2018
This year my final artwork was a print to send out to friends and family. As I wrote to one friend: Dear [friend], I hope the upcoming year brings you joy like not quite killing all my plants made me happy in 2018. Each of these prints has been embellished with watercolor in a…
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Opening reception
Chico Art Center and Idea Fab Labs Chico July 14, 5 – 8 PM Three of my artworks are included in this exhibit, and the teaser images of others’ work has me eager to see the show!
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Panel discussion
I will be taking part in a panel discussion at the Museum of Northern California Art (monca) on Sunday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Other artists on the panel will also include Bobbie Rae Jones and Gini Holmes. Event details
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Art show (May 31-July 15, 2018)
Two of my artworks will be on display as part of a show about “Persistence” at the Museum of Northern California Art. (see the bottom of this post for venue details) Colleen Wampole Hello, my name is feminine rage (whatever it takes) oil on canvas, diptych left: 23.5” h, 16” w; right: 23.5”…
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Sketchbook project 2018
Sometimes I use the Sketchbook Project as an excuse to goof off artistically. This time around I used their theme “No worries” as an excuse to do a set of images that for me work like emergency smile generators. I didn’t want to incorporate a lot of words, so I used QR codes to link…
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Inktober 2017
Personal challenge: do the 2018 Inktober prompts ink only no pencil no whiteout food/eating/cooking theme Results:
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Art at the Chico Art Center
My most recent artwork is currently on display at the Chico Art Center in California until February 2, 2018!
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