Month: June 2018

  • Diana Vandeyar The Creativity Project Week #26 Leland Ave Studios: Kim Smith Soper

    The Creativity Project Week #26: Diana Vandeyar

    Diana Vandeyar is an Australian-born artist who relocated to Virginia from South Africa. She uses quilts to raise awareness of social injustices, stir emotion, and explore new techniques. In fact, two of Diana’s quilts have been purchased by the Michigan State University Museum as part of their permanent collection. Diana is a frequent contributor to the Modern…

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  • Mel Beach The Creativity Project Week 25 Leland Ave Studios:Kim Smith Soper

    The Creativity Project Week #25: Mel Beach

    Mel Beach is a San Jose, CA based quilt artist, teacher and lecturer. She breaks away from tradition by adding her own modern, beautifully textured and colorful twists. Mel has completed over 60 quilt challenges at the local and international level, many of which have been exhibited locally, juried into national quilt shows and traveling exhibits, published…

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  • Leslie Tucker Jenison Week 24 The Creativity Project Kim Smith Soper:Leland Ave Studios

    The Creativity Project Week #24: Leslie Tucker Jenison

    Leslie Tucker Jenison is an award winning contemporary quiltmaker/artist from San Antonio, Texas. A surface design artist for over 16 years, Leslie uses dye and paints as integral components of her work. In addition, photography frequently informs her designs, literally or by way of inspiration. She has been a guest on The Quilt Show, Quilting…

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  • Victoria Gertenbach The Creativity Project Week 23 Leland Ave Studios:Kim Smith Soper

    The Creativity Project Week #23: Victoria Gertenbach

    Victoria Gertenbach is a textile artist living in, working in, and drawing inspiration from her rural surroundings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Victoria is continuously inspired by the old, weathered barns that she lovingly photographs for posterity and shares on her instagram feed. The colors and textures of the farmland itself also serve as a source…

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  • Dash Masland Week 22 The Creativity Project Kim Smith Soper:Leland Ave Studios

    The Creativity Project Week #22: Dash Masland

    Dash Masland’s mother taught her to quilt when she was just 8 years old. Dash continued sewing throughout her young adult life, but it was only recently that she returned to quilting in a meaningful way. After spending time as a marine scientist, a financial officer of her own brewing company, an artist, and a…

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