2 new commissioned works completed-wanna see? Part 1-Birds and wisteria vines.

——-Here’s a couple of new works I finished for a commission. I’m so fascinated with painting birds these days and having a blast painting them , then appliquing them .

Both of there art quilts are hand painted silk with lots of applique and thread painting. I’m going to post way too many pics of these, so push through if you’re tired of all the details.

This is part 1- birds and wisteria vines.

Warning: Digital cameras can cause an excess of photographs to be taken. Be warned! They are great but I get carried away with. Feel free to scroll down if I’m boring you to death.

Please leave comments, [especially compliments, I just love those! Criticism, not so much!!!]

and tell me what you think. {Clearly I’m fishing for compliments here! Sad really..}.

Barbara Harms Fiber Art & More

Barbara Harms-Up Close and Personal I'm a fiber quilt artist, working in mixed media. I come from an “arty” family. I inherited the family “arty gene” & have been involved with art my whole life, painting most of it. I had despised in my early teens to be a serious painter. I joined the Las Vegas Artist's Guild, their youngest member at the time. I was totally out of my league, a teen, in a room of adults. I tried to avoid being noticed, a kid in a room of adult artists, I’m pretty sure they noticed. Being exposed to all those serious artists, was a great experience. So, there you have it, the "glorious" beginnings of my artistic "career"! I've continued to paint for most of my life. I was introduced to quilting after moving to Oregon and instantly fell in love it. It was new and exciting, I jumped in with both feet. As enjoyable as I found quilting, I began to miss the creative freedom painting affords. Then, I discovered fiber art quilting, I was finally home. My Process & Approach For me, it's the process of creating that holds the strongest attraction. I love starting with a tiny seed of an idea; vague and blurred around the edges, then I follow where it leads. My style is fairly loose and instinctual. The choices and decisions that come up as I work on a piece, are made based on my gut feelings. This can result in quite a few changes in direction. This approach can lead to many changes in the direction. The outcome can come as a surprise. I love that element of surprise. Sometimes everything just comes together & I think that this is one of my better ones. I can’t wait to show someone. I feel like a six year old, running home from school, a drawing in hand, can't wait to show Mom. At those times I'm smiling like the Cheshire cat.