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Mourning our Kin
(What, two posts in a week? Crazy, I know, but this project is so important and I have so many thoughts in my head that need to get out.) When I conceived my “Extinct 23” redwork quilt project, it may have been the first time in my creative life that I knew in the deepest core of my being that this was something important and it was something I needed to do. I try to remember that on days when…
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Redwork Quilt Block: The Hawaiian Po'ouli
My next redwork block. This is the Hawaiian Po’ouli, a honey creeper from the rainforests of Mount Haleakalā. Its story is an especially sad one, partly because it was gone so recently and there were frantic efforts to save it in recent years.
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MSAC Grant Support for My Redwork Quilt Project!
BIG, BIG news. The Maryland State Arts Council has awarded me the MSAC Creativity Grant to support my redwork quilt project. I am over the moon!
BIG, BIG news. The Maryland State Arts Council has awarded me the MSAC Creativity Grant to support my redwork quilt project. I am over the moon! I feel this quilt is perhaps the most important thing I’ve undertaken as an artist. Its purpose goes so far beyond myself. So, I’m deeply honored and grateful to have received this grant. Specifically, this grant will support my hand-embroidered…
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Join Me for American Craft Made Baltimore March 3-5!
Hey there. I’m still here and I’ve been very busy teaching, making, and living life! At the moment, I’m getting ready for American Craft Made in Baltimore coming up fast in a couple weeks! I will have hoop embroideries for sale, patches, patterns, and more. Come see me in Booth 832! I’ve just completed a couple of hoops to add to my line. These two are my jam, total improvisation and…
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Join me for Artists Sunday Today and Shop Local Artists!
Artists Sunday, earth’s largest art event, today, November 28th, encouraging consumers to shop with artists. Think of it like Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, or Cyber Monday but for shopping for art!
I’m excited to join artists, creators and makers across the United States for the Artists Sunday, earth’s largest art event, today, November 28th, encouraging consumers to shop with artists. Think of it like Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, or Cyber Monday but for shopping for art! I’m highlighting my Etsy shop with a store-wide sale. Everything is 10% off through Dec. 1!! I also have a…
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Shop My Embroideries now @ Craft + Design Online!
Shop My Embroideries now @ Craft + Design Online!
Great news! Early shopping is now open through Craft + Design Online, a storied craft fair hosted every year by the Visual Arts Center of Richmond! Tickets are on sale for $15 for early shopping. Shopping is free this weekend. Here’s a sampling of what I have for sale this year:
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My Freestyle Embroidery Class is Open for Registration!
Just a quick announcement that you can now sign up for my July Freestyle Embroidery Class! In this class, we will explore a liberating style of abstract embroidery using an array of improvisational stitches on found fabric, specifically scraps of vintage kimono silk. Learn some of the principles of abstract art making, developing a language of marks through different stitches, and discuss color…
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Mark Your Calendars!
I’m excited to announce I will be participating in Baltimore Craft Week from 12-18 April! This is one oldest and most prestigious craft shows in the country and this year it will be entirely an online marketplace. Here’s the link: shop.craftcouncil.org Bookmark it and set a reminder! I will be selling my hoop art embroideries. For the past few years, freestyle hoop art has been central to my…
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Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Fair at Sandy Spring Museum
Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Fair at Sandy Spring Museum
Check it out! I set up my table at the Sandy Spring Museum Fine Arts and Crafts Holiday Gift Show! This gorgeous local history museum in Maryland is a perfect place for a safe, distanced shopping.
But whatever you do this holiday season, STOP giving money to Amazon! So many small businesses and local artists wherever you live will provide more meaningful, special gifts in a year when…
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Review: Rosie Lee Tomkins's Quilts at BAMPFA
Review: Rosie Lee Tomkins’s Quilts at BAMPFA
One of the few silver linings about this pandemic is in how galleries and museums are increasingly posting virtual versions and tours of their exhibitions.
One highly anticipated show in the quilting and so-called “Outsider Art” worlds is the Rosie Lee Tomkins exhibit at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA). Go to the hour-long, truly excellent virtual tour with Chief…
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Review: Lauren Halsey Mythologizes a South Central L.A. Community
Review: Lauren Halsey Mythologizes a South Central L.A. Community
This post is part of a broader series I will be doing over the next few weeks highlighting the work of black artists in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Stop everything you are doing and go to the online viewing roomfor Lauren Halsey’s exhibition at David Kordansky Gallery. In this time of pandemic, the artist and the gallery have done an excellent job of creating an artistic…
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A Message to White Women
A Message to White Women
Not an art post. But I think it’s important to post these thoughts as broadly as possible, so here you are. This is for all the white women out there, I’ve been thinking about some things. Yesterday, I attended a Women’s March webinar about what white women should do in this moment of Black Lives Matter and I thought I would share some thoughts.
Disclaimer: I am not pretending to have all the…
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Keep going...
Keep going…
It’s week two and so far my 100-Day-Project is going strong. This time my project is a lot more manageable. These drawings only take about 15 minutes and they are a wonderful break in my day. Also, I think limiting myself to pen and ink is a relief because it simplifies things so much. I just put on some music, sit with my sketchbook and begin making marks.
It’s interesting how my mood and…
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New Home, New Studio
New Home, New Studio
It has been too long! Just an update on the move and my new studio. As you may know, we have relocated back from overseas and are living in Ellicott City, Maryland. I have only just begun to feel settled here. Just before Thanksgiving, we finished the last of our unpacking!
That isn’t to say I haven’t been working. My new studio was one of the first places I unpacked (and not just because the…
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Big Move Ahead, So I'm Having a Big Art Sale!
New Blog Post. It's the end of an era.
Can you believe it? I’ve lived in Germany for seven years! When we got here, I was still painting small, hyper-realistic works and now I’m working on big, expressionistic canvases and textile pieces.
This time in Germany has been incredibly fruitful for me as an artist. When I look at my work now, I see the work of someone who is much bolder and freer. Not so careful, not so anxious. The…
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Critical Review: "A Last Look Without the Pain of Farewell"
Critical Review of my solo show (actually a loose translation of the German), "A Last Look Without the Pain of Farewell" in Die Rheinpfalz.
This is a loose translation of my show’s review in the local German paper. I have to say she has my work and intentions pretty well pegged, so I could not be happier. Here is the original German article by Isabelle Girard de Soucanton in Die Rheinpfalz.
“Artist Heather Kerley has been a regular exhibitor in the local art scene, mainly in group shows. Now, shortly before she is returning to…
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The Baffling Muse of Form
My most recent painting brought me to the brink. I reached a point where I was dumbfounded and began to seriously question myself and whether I even know how to make art. Then I came across a brilliant quote.
Abstract painting is truly one of the most challenging, freeing pursuits I have ever tried. I love it because the possibilities are endless. It can be frustrating, too, however.
My most recent painting brought me to the brink. I reached a point where I was dumbfounded and began to seriously question myself and whether I even know how to make art. Then I came across a brilliant quote from…
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