Niche Awards and back again

The Niche Awards by the Rosen Craft Show are truly the Academy awards of Arts and Crafts! It was so exciting to see the show and be there for the ceremony. The piece I entered was a manipulated photograph of the floor in my studio. I use the filters in Photoshop until I like the result. Then I divide it and print the sections. The amount depends on the image or my energy level. Here is a detail of Bird in Arms and the image of the studio floor that I used to create the fabric from.

I love playing with images and printing. Quilting or adding stitching is like drawing on top of them. It adds accents and textures. Sew FUN!