Quilters' Escape 2008

BARBARA OLSON ---- Billings, Montana

National and International award winning quilt artist, Barbara’s quilts have appeared in publications and exhibits around the world. “In The Beginning” one of her art quilts was chosen as one of the 100 Best American Quilts of The Century.

Many of her art quilts are included in corporate and private collections across the country. Barbara has developed workshops and lectures for those interested in expanding their unique creative talents in the area of quit art for the last eighteen years.

Her classes are fun, dynamic and filled with wonderful techniques that will excite the adventuresome creative spirit. She is the Author of “Journey of an Art Quilter Creative Strategies & Techniques.”

INTUITIVE IMAGES – Making The Connection Students will use different techniques such as relaxation and music to tap into innate design abilities. Experimenting with freehand drawing and different ways of creating (centered or chaotic; intimate or engaging; implied or literal etc.) helps each student to understand their natural creative style and translate their drawing into a powerful art quilt. Exploration of fabric use, color and texture. Appropriate construction techniques, quilting and embellishing will be discussed.

Machine.

Self motivated beginner to Advanced. $2 lab fee.

More of Barbara's work

Visit Barbara at www.barbaraolsonquiltart.com