Thursday November 8th was the first day of Houston Quilt Festival. I started out of my hotel early to pick up my official show guide and pin. I saw the large queues outside the Hall entrances and decided to wait a little before trying to enter the show. But again it turned out I could pass by the queue and wave my show pass to the guard, no scanning needed. Brilliant!
First up was a gallery talk by Luana Rubin at the Love your mother exhibit. The photo above is We are all one by Elizabeth Budd, the grand prize winner.
We met up with Sophie and Luana and some of the other artists in this exhibition.
Each artist had to use a version of the fabric panel above, either the Americas, Australia or Africa. Bummer that they didn’t have one of Europe. Luana told me Nasa can’t get a cloudless picture of Europe, that’s why.
Each of us explained about our inspiration and making our pieces.
This is Mirvia Aranda – Aunque se nos fue la mano (Even if it got out of our hands) , second prize winner. My absolute favourite!
Later in the day there were some groups of school children who asked questions about our exhibit and about my quilt. Mother Earth is losing her marbles. I depicted the seven continents in seven Mandalas. Mother earth is holding on for dear life, but you can see the earth dripping and slipping through her hands.
At the teachers’ luncheon the artists sat at a table in the front and were introduced to the attendees and the prizes were awarded by Luana Rubin, followed by a lecture by Pam Holland. We had a great time together.
Look out for more in my next episode.
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