Last Sunday we featured Kestrel Michaud's award-winning quilt, Not Today, which won First Place in the Pictorial Small category at Houston 2022. Today we are featuring an episode of Lisa Walton's Artist Stories that focuses on that wonderful quilt, the detailed process behind how it was made, and looks at more of Kestrel's other incredible multi-piece quilts.
Jenny Bowker's exhibition, Pack and Follow - The Quilts of Jenny Bowker, is ending its run today at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery in New South Wales. If you missed out on this wonderful presentation of Jenny's quilts have no fear, because the past president of SAQA, and former guest of The Quilt Show, Lisa Walton made a video documenting the exhibit in all its glory. Give it a watch and be in awe of all the amazing work that Jenny has made.
BEYOND THE MIRROR is a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) Global exhibition currently touring Australia. Lisa Walton set it up in Sydney and would love to share it with you.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, has rebranded Quilt Stories as Artist Stories. Focusing on not just quilts now, but artists, their careers, and more. In this episode, Lisa talks to Vicki Conley about her poster quilt, Reach for the Sky, and how she takes her inspiration from her travels all over America - especially in the National Parks.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, has rebranded Quilt Stories as Artist Stories. Focusing on not just quilts now, but artists, their careers, and more. In this episode, Lisa talks to Kena Dorsey about her quilt, Starry Nights in Nigeria, and how she uses bold print African fabrics to create exciting and graphic quilts.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks to Susie Monday about her quilt, Our Lady of the Agave, and how she makes unique art using an iPad to create original fabrics and collages. It's all here in another immersive episode of Quilt Stories.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, speaks with Susan Brubaker Knapp, who shares the haunting story behind about her quilt I'll Fly Away. Take it all in on another informative episode of Quilt Stories.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks with Leslie Tucker Jenison about her quilt, Interstital, learns about her process and inspirations, and even gets a glimpse of her studio. It's all here on another great episode of Quilt Stories.
Did you catch Birgit Schüeller's fantastic quilt, The Sprinter, in Friday's Newsletter? Well today Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks to Birgit about The Sprinter and the amazing detail and work that went into making this wonderful quilt. Learn all about her great quilt in another installment of Quilt Stories.
Did you see Sue de Vanny's amazing quilt, On Reflection - Cape Town Harbour Fenders, in Sunday's Newsletter?
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks with fellow Australian quilter, Tania Tanti about her quilt, The Beginning, her painted quilts, her inspirations, and so much more. Go down under on a new installment of Quilt Stories.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, discusses her latest quilt, Knocking on Heaven's Door, and explains how she made it and the inspiration behind it. This quilt was made as part of her work with the international textile group - Cloth in Common. It's all right here on another great installment of Quilt Stories.
, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks with Maggie Vanderweit about her quilts involving chairs. They discuss how the chair is Maggie's icon, and how to choose your own quilting icon. Don't sit still and watch this next installment of Quilt Stories.
Lisa Walton from Sydney, Australia was invited to exhibit at the Quiltfestival in Groningen, Netherlands in 2020 but due to COVID it was unfortunately cancelled. She was invited to exhibit virtually in 2021 and this is her Exhibition.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks with to Lisa Flowers Ross about her quilt, Flathead Lake, which came about as the result of an artist residency that she did. Take it all in on the next exciting Quilt Stories.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks with to Cindy Grisdela about her quilt Neapolitan, and how she shows how improvisation still requires interesting thought processes. It's all happening here on another fascinating episode of Quilt Stories.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, speaks to Judy Coates Perez about her quilt Polychromatic Predilection, and how her painted masterpieces form the basis of magnificent quilts. The great quilting keeps coming on this episode of Quilt Stories.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, speaks to Katie Pasquini Masopust about her quilt Consertino, her latest in a series at the time, and a scary makeover. It's all happening on another episode of Quilt Stories.