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Luke — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:36:15 +0000

I am opening a gallery space and workshop downtown Seattle this next month.
I have been designing the logo today.

I think its clean and simple.

plus I can make a stamp to stamp over my buiz cards so they still work.

604 second Ave Seattle Wa
come down and see me

Latest project for the AAQ

Luke — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:22:50 +0000

I am on the Board for the Alliance for American Quilts, and we are starting an awesome contest for design schools. I made the first project to showcase the how-to and to get an idea of how easy/difficult the project would be.

the whole thing took me a day, including the video.

my youtube Debut.
inspiring i know.

here is a picture of the quilt:

its all from a jacket [as you no doubt saw in the oh so interesting video]

Bloedel Reserve

Luke — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:03:02 +0000

Since I have a landscape architect/architect living with me for the summer I get the pleasure of being invited along on adventures to interesting spots around Seattle.

This is a spot to visit!

the Bloedel Reserve is a wonder of landscape architecture.
For anyone who thinks landscape architecture is all about topiary and strategic shrubs take an afternoon stroll out on Bainbridge Island.
[and eat ice cream at the local shop. its SO good!!!]

and you get to take a nice ferry ride over. they let your llarma drive if you ask nicely.

HQ promo for a good product

Luke — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:26:35 +0000

I have been sewing on my HQ Fusion long arm machine for a few weeks now and love every moment of it.
It arrived in a daunting 9 box spread and took a bit of engineering to get together, but now that its up I have had not a single bit of trouble with it.

I am loving how much faster I can sew and what amount of detail i can bring into my work.

Nube Green

Luke — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:44:18 +0000

I have a bed quilt for sale at a local botique.

Nube Green

The place has an interesting theme. its products are all green. [as in recycled or sustainable local rather than the secondary color combination of yellow and blue]

The quilt I have there is the one made from recycled clothes into the Log cabin pattern.

the bed that was in my studio to show the quilts on:

Got a sweet parcel in the mail

Luke — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:09:30 +0000

Scott Blake the artist who makes art from bar codes sent me some sweet merch today.
I had sent him a test run of a QR code from the embroidery machine.

Working with him has been the impetus to make the QR code Blazer.
[you know you want one]

he sent me lots of stickers to stick to everything I own.
and a few of his Reagan Post cards, which are super sweet.

[Gifts #11] Whale eye

Luke — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:26:04 +0000

Here is the second small quilt I made for the Alliance for American Quilts annual fundraiser. I used a Bernina free motion machine to quilt it. You can see that there are a lot more stitches than I am used to using and in a different pattern, due to the machine.

I didnt worry about the edges I just machined all over each color in the image with that color thread.

I like to send in a self portrait every year to the Alliance.

It's for both branding and to fuel my ego.

Thumbs up

Luke — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:53:16 +0000

I have made the first piece for my donation to the AAQ this year.
I tend to use this each hear to try my hand at new techniques and ideas.
[and of course making at least one a picture of me or my logo]

its 16inches by 16 inches, as are they all for the contest. so that collectors can make a collection by getting them year after year.
I advise going over to the website and check what they have to offer and think about submitting a small quilt for the chance at huge prizes.

Scott Blake

Luke — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:03:16 +0000

I have started a project with an artist who works with bar codes.

Scott Blake:
http://www.barcodeart.com/

We have started to design a project with the new QR codes.
the codes marketed towards smart phones.
where using apps on the phone you can get the information from the code, be it text or a phone number or a url.

i started to experiment immediately:

[This meant taping a code to a sweater and seeing if it could still be read.]

Then I digitized a code to see if it could be read once it was translated into thread.

It read it fine.

The next step is to make a full scale quilt out of a code.

though that may have to wait till I finish my current show.

in the interim take a look around Scott’s site.

Art Salon gathering in Seattle with Gretchen Bennett

Luke — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:15:41 +0000

I had the pleasure to spend an evening with Joey Veltkamp at his studio at Seattle U.
He has been taking advantage of his residency bu hosting bimonthly artist run salons at the University.
This last night was hosted by artist Gretchen Bennett, a local artist the evening was inspired by Marc Camille Chaimowicz’ installation Celebration? Realife.

we drew pictures of disco balls and drank port wine.

Its a good to get to know artist in the area, and get a feel for whats going on in Seattle, now that I am here to take it over.

That Says tiranny not tranny. There was some eventual confusion.