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Madeline Island School

January 9, 2017Newsletter, Online ClassesNewsletterKatiepm

From Watercolor to Quilt – 5 day workshop

at Madeline Island School of the Arts
August 28 – September 1, 2017

Come join me for a five day quilting workshop retreat at
Madeline Island School of the Arts in stunning Lake Superior!

Imagine – Five full days to focus on your work! Let the friendly MISA staff take care of the details while you invest in yourself! Believe me – this is truly a quilter’s paradise!

In this class, we will begin by creating our own watercolor paintings – don’t worry, no prior painting experience is needed!

We’ll learn many different techniques, and there is plenty of time for experimentation. You will then choose your most dynamic painting to create your own enlarged template and then translate it into a beautiful, abstract quilt using fabrics. When the quilt is done, it will look like a loose, layered, colorful watercolor painting!

Make the most of your week by staying with me on campus!

Your comfortable rooms overlook a peaceful meadow and are located just steps away from the large, light filled studios. These studios are lined with windows, and can easily accommodate an eight-foot table for each student! They also stay open 24/7 and include bottomless cookie jars and unlimited refreshments.

Speaking of the food –

If you stay on campus, your lodging price includes the weekly meal plan! You will be treated to delicious daily breakfast, lunch and two

on-campus dinners. MISA consistently garners high marks from alumni for their amazing meals, and they work very hard to ensure all dietary needs are met (and exceeded!) with a wide variety of artfully prepared meals – you won’t be disappointed!

Getting there is easy –

Board the car ferry in Bayfield, Wisconsin and in 20 minutes
you’ll slip into “Island Time.”
MISA also provides a convenient roundtrip shuttle service, from the Duluth, Minnesota airport and will bring you directly to your doorstep on campus.

Please consider joining me for an unforgettable
week of creativity and relaxation
August 28 – September 1, 2017!

You can find more details about the workshop and register at: madelineartschool.com

Click here to download the brochure

Thanksgiving and Christmas

December 1, 2016NewsletterNewsletterKatiepm

One of my favorite times of the year, between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I am generally home for the holidays and I enjoy decorating my house for Christmas, working in my studio and spending time with family.

It is going to be a great December! A few weeks ago Alex and Ricki and crew from TQS stopped by my house for a visit and named me the Legend for 2016! What an honor! You can see that show on TQS (thequiltshow.com). If you are not already a subscriber sign up and share this with me.

My Episode is Show#1913 and will post on December 18th 2016.
You can view a preview of the trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GOiveT5WsDg

You can view the full episode for FREE starting December 25th January 1st, 2017 at: http://thequiltshow.com/watch/show-list/video/latest/show-1913-tqs-quilting-legend-2016?artist_coupon=19131218

I have done 4 lessons for iquilt and they are now out as DVDs so you could own one yourself if you haven’t downloaded it on iquilt. They are 25 dollars apiece. I had such fun making each and everyone of them and I hope you learn and enjoy watching.

I am taking sign ups for my online courses that I do myself. Color and Composition and Working in a Series that will be starting in January, find out more about them under the pull down tab of Teaching and sign up before we fill up.

As for working in my new studio….. You can see me in my new studio on the TQS show and I will be posting images as I finish up two major pieces this month. One is a very large artful log cabin that I have been working on to demonstrate construction in my classes and I have just a few more blocks and quilting it and it is done. Also working on the fifth in my Graffiti series, this one is in complementary colors of violet and yellow with gray added. It is a very exciting piece to work on. Hopefully I can complete these two by the end of the month because I am planning on the best year next year. I am thinking about a new series based on some very special paintings of mine. That will get the year off to a good start. I am having several exhibitions next year, one in Setges Spain, one at the Vermont Quilt Festival and one in Rome at the end of the year!! So I want to produce some new work and the beginnings of any series are very exciting!! I will be teaching a lot next year so maybe I will be somewhere near you and you can join me for a class and or lecture. Check out my itinerary pull down tab to see where I will be. My most exotic trip next year will be to Taiiwan and China!! I love my life and feel very thankful that I am able to travel and teach and enjoy every minute of it.

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and that all of your dreams come true!!
love
KatiePM