Creating Glow
Harnessing the color power of SKY Ombrés.
SKY makes us color mavens. Trust me when I say we all learn a lot about color when we just cut up a few SKY ombres, study them, play with them and sew them back together! It's that easy. Plus it's super rewarding and so much fun. March was a a big month for teaching. Today's post is about Empty Spools seminars, which takes place on the coast of California, a world away from Santa Fe and Georgia O'Keeffe of last month.
The Lodge houses visitors. Designed by Julia Morgan in 1916. My room becomes home the instant I throw a quilt on the bed.
I find Asilomar to be such a creative and peaceful place supportive of curious minds. It's also chock-a-block full of women's history about leadership, education and famous patrons such as Phoebe Hearst and Julia Morgan. It's a pretty neat place to settle in. Quilters and creatives thrive here.
Student work of capturing glow.
The class I taught was called Capturing Glow. I enjoyed sharing with the students about seeing with a deeper sense of awareness. Color, value and the relationship between them can really make our quilts sing when we take the time to ponder and experiment with different combinations to see what happens
Students just glowing :). What great energy these gals have!
(Right) The original pastel artwork for the SKY Ombré color: Shell! Very beachy! (Left) If you don't have dark, you can't achieve the glow!
(Right) Students looked all around them to see glow and the contrast of light and dark. (Left) We have a newbie to the quilt family, yay!
Log cabin blocks really looking great!
(Left) Pastel artwork for the ombré, Abalone, also has a Cali beach vibe. (Right) California poppies are out state flower. They're everywhere right now!
Students creating glow and sharing their ideas, questions and knowledge!
(Left) The Asilomar dunes are abundant with flora and fauna. (Right) Refuge by the sea. The boardwalk is just minutes from our classroom.
Let's put them all together...WOW!
I will be back to teach at Empty Spools at Asilomar next year on April 30-May 4th, 2025. Stay tuned for information coming out from Empty Spools and get on their mailing list if you want to partake in a class. There are many good teachers and sign up is by snail mail only. Get on it early as my class tends to sell out quickly. I would love to see you there!