Podcast News: Made of Mettle!

I recently had the great pleasure of talking with Ari of the Made of Mettle podcast. She was such an engaging host, I felt so comfortable chatting with her. We shared a vibe. I highly recommend Made of Mettle, and I look forward to hearing more new episodes with the interview format.

Sarah Atlee Speaks On The Quilting Community & Following Your Joy:

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Saying Farewell

Our creative community suffered a great loss this week. We said goodbye to artist and educator Julie Marks Blackstone. I didn't know Julie well, and I never had the pleasure of being her student, but I regularly had my socks knocked off by her work, particularly the Knotty Girl series. She will be greatly missed. Read her obituary here.

Closeup of Pam Grier in her role as Foxy Brown, with a psychedelic background, rendered in thread.

Knotty Girl X: Pam Grier/Foxy Brown by Julie Marks Blackstone

Now let's throw it back a decade or so to...

Beside the Ironing Board

Painting of tiny pieces of fabric sitting on a multicolored striped blanket.

Beside the Ironing Board
Acrylic on canvas, 12x12x1.5 inches, 2011. (Sold)

For many years before quilting took over my brain, painting was my primary medium. I've worked in a variety of styles, from gestural abstraction to hyperrealism. There were an interesting few years where my painting and quilting interests overlapped. This painting is a still life of tiny quilt blocks, in progress, sitting on a folded serape.

I told you I loved stripes.

Photo of Sarah's kitchen. In the center there is a small glass vase holding several long blades of dried grass. The vase sits on a multicolored blanket.

I still have that serape blanket. I use it to brighten an otherwise bland spot in my kitchen.

Where's the Quilt?

Oh, you bet I finished that quilt, despite making the rookie mistakes of going large and complex (pro tip: try starting with small and simple). It went to a loving home, but not before it inspired another painting: