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  Uncle Sam is wondering how to navigate through the world's problems.
Is There An App for This?
30" x 30" 		  
I am participating in a challenge with quilters from the west coast and the UK. This is a traveling exhibit called "Go Green". I imagined what the earth might look like if it was going green and spewing excess green color into the universe.
Go Green: View From Space
30" x 30" 
 
Escher's Needlepoint
30" x 30"
See all the pieces in the Art Under the Microscope exhibit.

Inspired by the cool blues, teals and beiges at the beach. I made this while at my beach summer house. I experimented with stencils and paint.

Ocean

34.5" x 28.5"

 

I made this little piece as a thank you to friend Claudia Sammis. She hosted a meeting at her home for me in Pacific Grove. I enjoyed playing with Angelina Fibers, paint, decorative threads and beads.

Fish for Claudia

12" x 12"

 

While continuing in my fish series, I played more with couching fibers to make the aquarium plants.

Aquarium

38" x 26"

Continuing in my fish series, I added beads and created buttons from abalone shells found on our beach.

Orange Fish

16.5" x 20"

I made this in March 2009 while on vacation with quilting friends at our beach house in California. I was inspired by all the California Poppies that were in bloom.

Icelandic Poppies

31.5" x 18"

 

 

The inspiration drawing was by my husband, Michael Ellis. The materials are commercial cottons. The wording is done with thread painting and the pirate is raw-edge fusible appliqué.

Punch Line: “‘Twas Me First Day With Me Hook

26" x 36"

Read the Joke

This is my newest healing quilt called Canna. I tried a new technique using Photoshop to manipulate the photo and then printed it on fabric. The inspiration photo was taken by Craig Cramer and was used with his permission. You can check out his blog at www.remarc.com/craig/.

Canna at Ellis Hollow

32" x 30"
A friend went on a mission trip to Rwanda. Knowing my love for fabric, she brought back this beautiful batik which serves as the centerpiece. I added the borders and quilted it. I call this piece Compassion since she was on a trip with the Christian humanitarian organization called Compassion International.
Compassion
38" x 37"

It took me awhile to be inspired by this year's Hoffman Challenge fabric. But finally, the idea for Woodland Spring surfaced. New leaves and blossoms are just appearing in the forest. I used my Lazy Landscape for the background and my Graceful Trees design. Hot fix pearls made the sweet little blossoms. Woodland Spring will travel in trunk QC-F.
Woodland Spring
18" x 18"

 

Global Balance

38" x 38"

 

 

 

 

Made for the Pacific Transatlantic Challenge.

Undecided

37" x 37"

 

Last Leaf

12" x 18"

  

Googlegänger (Portrait of Lisa Ellis of LisaEllisMusic.com)

18" x 60"

 

Fire Dance

17" x 22"

This piece is a part of the on-line gallery called Braving the Elements. It was also a part of the Sacred Threads 2009 show in Columbus, Ohio.

 

One of the quilt groups I attend is called Playing Outside of the Block. Its a wonderful mix of traditional and art quilters. A challenge was issued to make an 18" x 18" piece on the theme of cool or hot. I chose to make a cool piece. I wanted to practice the skills I learned from Vikki Pignatelli on pleated borders and curved piecing. So this was a perfect opportunity to make a small piece. Check out all the 18" x 18" pieces on the Playing Outside of the Block website.  

Feel the Mist

18" x 18"

 

 

 

Inspired by a photo of my husband's wonderful azaleas taken in May of 2006. Machine pieced and appliqué. Embellished with ink and Swarovski crystals. 

Azalea

18" x 22"
 

 

 

Sold by the Windrush Gallery in Fairfax, VA
Almost Winter

 

Eagle Scout

 

I made this over the weekend following the horrendous wild fires that swept through Southern California in October 2007. My hearts and prayers are with all those that lost loved ones, pets and their homes. This quilt was shown at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in February 2007. 

October Wild Fires

18" x 36"

Collage I for Dianne


Collage II for Dianne

Working in a series I experiments with using tulle to soften the greens in the background so the leaves would be more visible.

Primose II
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