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Barbara Harms-Up Close and Personal I'm a fiber quilt artist, working in mixed media . Art runs in my family. I must have inherited the art gene. By my teens I had narrowed my focus to painting. 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. Mute, taking it all in. I hoped I went unnoticed, a fly on the wall, unlikely. A silent teenager in their midst, I’m pretty sure they noticed. But being emerged in art, exposed to serious artists, was a great experience. I’ve painted for most of my life. 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 painting. 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. it takes 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. He can't wait to show Mom. At those times I'm smiling like the Cheshire cat.

Is Enough, Ever Enough?

By: Barbara Harms Fiber Art & More June 19, 2019August 15, 2019

Available Work, Blog posts, Dark Fog, Portfillioart quilt, art quilting, art quilts, art quilts for sale, fiber art, Fiber Arts, quilts, silk painting, wall decor, wall hanging, wall quilts

“Fog”, finished at last, whew! If you feel I’ve been neglecting my blog postings this last year, you would be right. I’ve been working on five art quilts & several commissions for about a year. This is the very last one, I’m just now framing it & will post it in my Etsy shop https://BarbaraHarms.com…

Free Your Inner Hippie! How About Bohemian Style Room Decor?

By: Barbara Harms Fiber Art & More June 17, 2019September 5, 2019

Decorate Your World, Decorating with style, Home, PortfillioBohemian Eclectic, Bohemian gypsy, Bohemian style, BoHo, Decorate a BoHo Room, Eclectic BoHo, Painted Furniture, room design

If I were to describe Bohemian Gypsy or Eclectic design style, the first thing I’d say is forget the rules. With BoHo there don’t seem to be many. This decorating style is unconventional. Express your individuality and personality. It is associated with art, textiles, world. Think of what you know about gypsies; they were travelers,…

Barbara Harms Fiber Art

By: Barbara Harms Fiber Art & More May 7, 2019July 19, 2019

Blog posts

Continuation of a year of quilting. A little idea I had I Had An Idea I had an idea that I thought was a good one. I made 3 original Daisy themed art quilts, each…