Patience, Perseverance, Play: What We Can Learn From The Squirrels, 34" wide x 28" long. Hand dyed and commercial fabrics, colored pencil. The bird house is hanging in my yard and she moved in after chewing the hole out to fit her body, despite the cat face painted on it by the Cub Scout who made the house. He was sure it would scare off the squirrels. Selected for Sacred Threads 2019 and Working With The Muse at Strathmore Mansion in Bethesda, MD 2020. Showing in Working With The Muse at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center October 9, 2020 - January 24, 2021.

Local Feathers, 33" wide x 30" long. Portraits of a Great Blue Heron, Tree Swallow, House Sparrow, and Orchard Oriole. My original designs, inspired by birds photographed around Patuxent Wildlife Refuge.

$450.00. Night Hunter, 32" x 32". Hand painted and inked, layered applique Great Grey Owl stitched with silk thread to a convergence background, quilted with metallic, variegated and cotton threads, with ten different owl designs stitched on borders.

$400.00. Flight, 35" x 40", Layered appliqued butterflies on light teal, medium brown and white pieced background.

Burrowing Owl, 20" wide x 25" long, A threatened species due to land development, the use of pesticides and attempts to eradicate the prairie dog which live side by side with burrowing owls. Unlike other owls, burrowing owls are active during the day. They live underground in burrows that have been dug out by small mammals. India ink and paint on organza, batik fabrics, twisted paper, satin trims, silk threads, wool batting, bone bead, feathers.

$350.00. A Questionable Tale 26" wide x 36" long, Applique story quilt with transferred images and text . Hand painted and machine quilted. Read the title at the bottom first, then follow the arrows upwards.

$450.00. Dream Sheep, 25" wide x 35" long. Hand dyed cotton and fairy frost fabrics, text.

Refuge, 28" x 39", Fabric collage tree with appliqued animals on hand painted background.

$275.00. Glasswing, 22" wide x 25" long, Hand painted organza butterfly wings, thread painted butterfly and flower center, appliqued on batik fabrics.

SOLD Cherry Blossoms, 18"" wide x 24" long, Three dimensional cherry blossoms in a bowl inspired by the art of Japanese Ikebana. My pattern for this quilt is available on my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/BarbarasArtQuilts. Link on my Home page.

Rock Art #2, 23" wide x 19" long. Woven center panel with appliques designed from prehistoric cave drawings. This quilt is for sale on my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/BarbarasArtQuilts. Link on my Home page.

Nikki Likes to Watch the Birds 24" x 24", Fabric collage with image transfer, gold paper and text.

Canyon Windows, 42" x 18". Japanese taupe fabric background with "windows" from hand dyed fabric made in Ghana, embellished with stone beads. This quilt is for sale on my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/BarbarasArtQuilts. Link on Home page.

$300.00. Emergence, 36" x 42", 3D butterflies and buttons on pieced background

$400.00. Flight #2 - The End of Summer, 35" x 40", Hand painted butterflies printed on organza, appliqued to light green, medium purple and white pieced background.

         

Kiji in Paradise, 32" x 36". Japanese print and gold etched fabrics. This quilt is for sale on my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/BarbarasArtQuilts. Link on my Home page.