The 2010 SAQA Benefit Auction is currently in progress. This reverse auction is a fantastic opportunity to purchase textile works made by SAQA members. Bidding started on Monday, so as I write this, the price for work on the first two pages is currently $350, and it drops each day until the final price is $75. You can get a great price for some fantastic work, but the catch is, if you wait too long, your favorite may be gone!

A couple of my favorites:

Red Coleus, 12 x 12 inches, ©Susan Brubaker Knapp

Survivor: Ginkgo Biloba II, 12 x 12 inches, ©Nancy Cook

My piece is in the second group; bidding for these two pages starts Sept. 27.

Elysium, 12 x 12 inches, ©Deidre Adams

Other items of note:

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Yesterday, I received a very nice mention by Pokey Bolton on the Quilting Daily Blog for Quilting Arts TV.

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I was featured in the “Vignettes” (short articles) section of the Fall 2010 issue of Studios by Cloth•Paper•Scissors magazine. This magazine is available on newsstands or via the Interweave Store.

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I have several pieces published in 1000 Artisan Textiles, by Sandra Salamony and Gina M. Brown, published by Quarry Books.

(This is slightly old news, but better late than never, right?)

This has been a very busy week. On Sunday, I flew to Ohio for the taping of a segment of Quilting Arts TV. Just because of the way things worked out with flights and timing, I was there for 3 full days to do something that in the end will probably take up all of about 5 minutes on the show. But it was fun, and I got to meet several new people, fabulous artists, and the lovely and charming Patricia (Pokey) Bolton. I was honored to have the opportunity to talk about my work on this very well-regarded PBS show. I’ll let you know when I get the details about when it will air.

Left to right: Victoria Gertenbach, Susan Brubaker Knapp, Candy Glendening, Jeannie Palmer Moore, Jamie Fingal, and me in the aptly-named “green room.” (Photo by Jeannie Cook-Delpit, director of national events for Bernina.)

Since I had so much time there, I used the opportunity to take lots of pictures in Cleveland and Akron. I’ll be posting some of them in the next few days.

All of this happened right in the middle of trying to get a lot of work finished for the Evenings with Monet show, which we hung yesterday, the day after I got back. With 4 of us working on it, I think we managed to hang well over 50 pieces in the space of about 90 minutes. Then it was off to a nearby restaurant for a well-deserved margarita.