Source: bertha-lum.org via Margaret on Pinterest Source: hanga.com via Margaret on Pinterest Source: hanga.com via Margaret on Pinterest Bertha Lum(1869-1954) caught my eye on Pinterest, because of the rich orange tones of her woodblock prints. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago as a young woman, and when she married at age 34, [...]
A to Z Challenge 2012: Z is for Zest
May 1, 2012 By 3 Comments
Source: veganyumyum.com via Margaret on Pinterest Clementine Zest by teenytinyturkey on Flickr Zest is a thing that adds flavor, often the peel of an orange or lemon, piquant, but also a keen enjoyment and enthusiasm, a zest for living. I was fascinated by zesting oranges when I was little, and my mother would get out the bumpy grater [...]
A to Z Challenge 2012: U is for Unfolding into Flower
April 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
Stratoz was inspired by a photo he took of a tulip, looking straight down into its unfolding beauty, and translated into green and yellow glass before giving it to me for the brilliant orange mosaic center, with metallic glass tile, stained glass and dichroic. More orange goodness at my Orange Tuesdays Pinterest Board.
A to Z Challenge 2012: O is for Orange Tuesday
April 17, 2012 By 3 Comments
Source: unstitchme.blogspot.com via Margaret on Pinterest O fell on Orange Tuesday, so it was meant to be. This photo by Thayer Allyson Gowdy sums up my love of the color orange. I was happy when I discovered the Orange Tuesday meme over at Shenkay’s Randomness Journal, and have been posting orange on Tuesdays [...]
A to Z Challenge 2012: I is for Illumination
April 10, 2012 By 7 Comments
Source: etsy.com via Margaret on Pinterest Illumination is to throw into the light. I like the active tenor of this word. Working with glass has made me aware of the importance of illumination in bringing the work fully alive. Stratoz especially has challenges because he makes stained glass, and light is a kind of [...]
C is for Collaboration in the Studio at Nutmeg Designs
April 3, 2012 By 4 Comments
My A to Z Challenge is starting with C, but it’s a fine start since Stratoz and I are working on even more collaborating today! We’ve wanted to improvise off of each other, being we love jazz, but are not equipped to actually play it. Taking riffs on each other’s art is much more [...]
Patrice Erickson: A Different Kind of Sunset Strip
March 27, 2012 By 2 Comments
Joy and the Learning Curve: The New Nutmeg Designs Art Website
March 20, 2012 By 4 Comments
When I signed up for Tara Gentile‘s Website Kickstart class a couple of months ago, I was nervous. I had been interviewing web designers for a new Nutmeg Designs site for the collaborative work Stratoz and I do together, and didn’t even know what questions I needed to be asking. In the midst of this, [...]
Orange Nautilus Collaboration by Margaret Almon and Suzanne Halstead
March 13, 2012 By 4 Comments
A year ago, Suzanne Halstead and I were sitting in the Collegeville Diner, as I interviewed her about her art. Suddenly, Suzanne had the idea to collaborate with her pastels and my mosaic frames, and we christened it the Marzanne Project. She came over to my studio with some artwork and we had fun [...]
Rachel Derstine Designs: Orange Quilt Goodness from PA
March 6, 2012 By 2 Comments
Source: rachelderstinedesigns.com via Margaret on Pinterest Rachel Derstine‘s work has a glow to bask in, with color variegation and pulsating quilting stitches. She is from my part of Pennsylvania, although she grew up in Japan, and combines the PA quilting tradition with kimonos, silks, ikat and batik. Rachel’s attention to texture is very inviting [...]
