Empty Spools - Sue Benner "Abstraction" Class (cont'd) 03-12-17

 Annette Friedlein receive the magazine page on the left - her abstraction on the right.

 

 Annette Friedlein larger work.

Annette Friedlein's inspiration at top, her abstraction at bottom

Annette's further abstractions of the flower image.

 

 

 

On the left the magazine picture and Barbara Friedman's abstraction on the right.

 

Barbara's inspiration for these four small studies was in a book and I didn't get a photo.  I believe it was a picture of large stones.

 This was Barbara's inspiration for a larger work. The top is a photo, the bottom a Xerox copy that she has divided into a grid.

 

Here is Barbara's abstraction of the photo above.

 

 

 Cheryl Wood's inspiration is at the top left, with her five abstractions.

 

Cheryl's magazine image at left and her abstraction on the right.

 

Cheryl Wood's large piece - an abstraction of her cabin inspiration.

 

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Asilomar/Empty Spools Day 6 03-06-13

It was 7am on the last day of class - time for the pounding to begin! Also the
beep-beep-beep of the Bobcat - seen here dumping a load of gravel for a walkway.  This will improve the campus greatly and I think they are keeping things compatible with the natural atmosphere of the original complex. 

 

 
Hopefully no more slippery or uneven stairs.  This is beside Pirates Den.  There are also new signs on each building and directional maps that have motion detectors and light up when it is too dark to see by natural light. 

These are the bricks they are using - they have little slits to allow the water to drain away, no puddles after the rain.   The Palos Verde stones on the "verandas" around Merrill Hall have been re-laid, so the puddles are not as bad as they were before, but they don't drain off the rain completely.

These are the final pictures of the projects in the Rayna Gilman class.  Everyone works at their own pace and some have more experience with improvisational piecing, and, of course, we all have our unique vision.  There were some very talented ladies in this class.
 

Annette Friedlein  She took the pictures in Africa and used them as inspiration for this colorful piece.
 

Doreen Zaki
 

Teri Pohl
 

Gail Wrigley
 

Bette Ward  Inspired by a photograph, Bette has cut up orphan blocks to make the pears.
 

Eloise Cotugno  Kite flying in a colorful city.
 

Donna Lee Zimmerman
 

Donna Lee Zimmerman -  Windows on windows on windows......
 

Pippa Moore - see the beginnings of this piece on my post for the 3rd day of class.
 

Another work by Pippa Moore  Trees revealed by lifting fog.
 

Pam Caywood
 

Pam Caywood
 

Lisa Brothman
 

Lisa Brothman - Lisa has a great idea:  she takes the photo on the right(of a poppy growing against a brick wall)  to every class and interprets it in the style she is learning in the class.
 

Dinner at the Red House.  One of our party had a Caesar Salad and she had samples of the salmon and shrimp from her dining partners.
 

The other three of us had the seafood special - skewered salmon and shrimp with a fabulous sauce and fresh green beans.  We also shared a yummy slice of orange cake with fresh berries and whipped cream.  However, I got so excited about eating it I didn't take a picture! 

Asilomar/Empty Spools - Day Four 03-04-13

As usual the time is whizzing by and we only have a day and a half left of classes.  Everyone worked hard today and some nice pieces were created.  Some of us are slower than others and I am about the slowest!  Instead of staying in the classroom and applying myself I am off  "taking care of business".  First thing this morning I drove to FedEx/Kinko's in Monterey to print the class list.  This is the first time in all the years that I had all the info for the list on the 2nd day!  Of course, I had to type it, proofread it and draw the "map" of the classroom because we know each other by the quilt we are designing and where in the room we are sitting.  I had the lists printed on acid green paper, like the white/yellow leaves on acid green in the quilt below. 


This is my design board with two separate projects on it.  The top part with the turquoise is one quilt and the yellow/green/white below is another. 
 

On the other side of my folding design board is yet another quilt for which I was just auditioning fabrics.   This one will probably never be made - I like clear, bright colors, so this is a bit mushy for my taste.  However, it is interesting to practice picking out color and texture that might work together.  The tiny white dots are the heads of pins holding the fabric to the design board. 
 

One of two projects done by Annette Friedlein -Encinitas, CA.

Annette Friedlein's second completed top. 
 

Dolores Roseveare - Cupertino, CA,  is my table mate and she just keeps cranking out amazing designs.  This one she is still working on - a completed block on the left and a strip set on the right. 

This is Dolores Roseveare's 2nd top done in class.  It represents the beach, sand and sea glass.  The first top she completed is shown on Saturday's blog post. 
 http://www.delquilts.blogspot.com/2013/03/second-day-at-empty-spoolsasilomar-03.html
 

 
Barbara Friedman - San Diego, has completed three quilt tops and is working on a fourth.  This is number one.
 

The third quilt on Barbara's design board implies a wonderful watery looking world.
 

 
Barbara's first piece is this one featuring a parrot fabric. 
 

 
Here are all Barbara Friedman's works, including the beginning of a fourth!

I have a lot more pictures, but I am too tired to continue tonight.