Fun Train Trip to Carlsbad

I'm not sure where my week went, but it flew by, just like the speeding train we took to Carlsbad. hehe I shot the photo below while speeding though Los Angeles. I set the camera speed high and the ISO high, braced myself, held my breath, and hoped for the best. You're not impressed with this photo, are you? Who would be?

I shoot 80% of my photos as a jpg and RAW. If you shoot in RAW mode and capture all the digital information, there is a lot of things you can do to reclaim the details in the photo. Here's the new and improved version. A little different, isn't it?If you don't have a camera that can shoot RAW, this before and after photo could make you think twice about a new camera! I love cameras and software and was a graphic designer for 20 years, so this is right up my alley. It's not for everyone though.Back to our trip to The Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad. Me, Andi Perejda and Ranell Hansen spent 10 hours on the train in one day! Sherry Kleinman and Linda Miller hopped on in LA. The trip down was fun and went by quick. The first 3 hours on the way back were fun, but the last 2 were exhausting. Mary Tabar, the new So CA representative, had lunch with us and gave us a ride back to the train station. I made some new fiber friends, so it was all worth it.

The gallery was packed during the reception. Fortunately, they have a nice patio outside and it's one block from the beach, so there was a nice ocean breeze.

Sherry

Ranell

Andi and Linda

Front Porch Gallery: Carlsbad, CA

I'm really excited about the upcoming exhibit at the Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad on July 9, 2011. I'm sure this is going to be a great exhibit because there are some great fiber artists represented. Here's a partial list: Jane LaFazio, Jamie Fingal, Rose Hughes, Terry Waldron, Kathy Nida, Smadar Knobler and 5 of my Fibervision Friends, Andi Perejda, Jeanne Surber, Ranell Hansen, Susan West, Pamela Price Kelbaum, and yours truly.

I am really excited that I was chosen for this SAQA exhibit. Honestly, I feel like a small fish in a big pond. That said, you can probably imagine how excited I was to see my quilt on the invitation (top right). Andi's quilt is on the left side. We're the bookends. Very, very cool!

We (Me, Ranell, and Andi) will be catching the Surfliner southbound train, and will arrive just in time for the reception. It's going to be a long day, full of fun, friends (new and old), laughter and our fair share of wine (I'm sure).

If you live anywhere nearby, please stop in, I would love to meet you.

Shared Stories, SAQA Exhibit in Carlsbad

Yippee . . . Inside Out: Golgi Body was Accepted!

Congratulations to:
Betty Amador, Charlotte Bird, Patt Blair, Loris Bogue, Cherie Brown, Jamie Fingal, Barbara Friedman, Doria Goocher, Desiree Habicht, Gail Hansen, Ranell Hansen, Carol Henke, Rose Hughes, Sara Kelly, Pam Price Klebaum, Sherry Kleinman, Smadar Knobler, Jane LaFazio, Linda Boone Laird, Sandra Lauterbach, Jill Le Croissette, Nancy Lemke, Felisa Lyons, Kathleen McCabe, Linda Miller, Jeannie Palmer Moore, Gillian Moss, Kathy Nida, Andi Perejda, Judy Rys, Lois Sprague, Jeanne Surber, Mary Tabar, Terry Waldron, Deborah Weir, Susan West, Sally Wright, and Lisa Yoder


for having work accepted in Shared Stories~ Expressions and Stitched Memories. Read more at Front Porch Gallery's blog.