Follow Friday :: Random Collection
Magothy in the Morning by Claudine Intner
Good Morning! I hope this post finds you in a happy place. I snapped this beautiful shot of the Magothy River and thought I would share because it is so peaceful.
I fell behind on Follow Friday posts and now I have a really random collection of links today.
- A number of friends on Facebook shared these really amazing photos from the Depression and World War II era in COLOR. To see this time period in color is very surreal. Some of the images look like they could be from today. They are on the Denver Post’s photo blog. After looking at those, I started going through the ON WAR section. They have very graphic photos of Hiroshima as well as recent shots from Afghanistan and Iraq. Very powerful. There is also a PICTURES OF THE WEEK section.
- Pencil sculptures! Dalton Ghetti carves into pencils. Check it out!
- If you aren’t a a follower of Kelly Rae’s blog already, you really must stop by and see her recently renovated house. It is so adorable.
- Need a cute fall project for the kids? I just saw the most adorable paper mache pumpkins. They are on my list to make!
- And a great idea for Legos, Duplos or MegaBloks… word blocks!
- Words you can eat?
And here is a final Follow Friday… I started a fan page on Facebook! Yeah! I will be sharing new art, blog posts, news, and other goodies. So please come and join The Art of Claudine Intner.
Have a fabulous Labor Day weekend! I look forward to sharing some new art with you next week.
Mostly Wordless Wednesday with Temple
Sketch of Temple Grandin by Claudine Intner
So technically Wednesday is Mostly Wordless Wednesday on my blog. But some days I can’t be wordless!
Did you see the Emmys this weekend? I was so excited to see one of my heroes Temple Grandin there. Temple is an inspiring women with autism. HBO made a movie about her life this year, and it won numerous Emmys. Yeah! It was such a joy to see Temple there among a see of evening gowns in her customary western shirt. I just love Temple!
Monday morning I was watching the following clip of Temple at TED and decided that I should really do a piece about her. So I quickly grabbed my markers and sketched out an idea for an art quilt. I am thinking that the actual quilt will have one of her quotes on it. I just need to find one first! I am very excited about this idea.
New Work
After a long summer of setting up a new studio, it is nice to finally have some new work to share. As many of you know, I have been working in collage for many years but recently started exploring art quilting. Lynn Krawczyk graciously chose my project Art Now for Autism as the recipient of this year’s Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit fees. The Breaking Traditions exhibit has an autism theme in our honor. I finally finished my pieces for this exhibit and shipped them off to Lynn, and I would love to share them with you!
Autism Mom by Claudine Intner. Art quilt. 12 x 12 inches. 2010.
Autism Mom is dedicated to all the mothers of kids on the autism spectrum. We work so hard to get the best for our children and frequently put everyone else first especially the child with autism.
This piece was an experiment for me. I have been exploring ways to get the women in my sketchbook on to final works of art. This time I used fabric paint on plain white cotton fabric. I did a couple of pieces with the paint and now want to try combining the paint with additional pieces of colored fabric. Isn’t experimenting fun?
Self Portrait by Jacob Intner with the help from Claudine Intner. Art Quilt. 12 x 12 inches. 2010.
For the second piece for the exhibit, I decided I wanted to work with my son Jacob who is 9 and has autism. I thought it would be a great edition to the exhibit to have work by a child with autism. Jacob drew the self portrait and included one of his favorite things — NUMBERS! Jacob has had a passion for numbers and letters since an early age. He drew the picture and then I added the background color in his absolute favorite color red. I also did the quilting and binding. Now Jacob wants to make a quilt for his bed!
A special thank you to Lynn Krawczyk for putting together the Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit! I look forward to seeing everyone’s submissions.The exhibit will debut at the American Sewing Expo from September 24-September 26, 2010 in Novi, Michigan. The exhibit will then be on tour during 2011. If you would like to make a donation to Art Now for Autism’s fundraising efforts on behalf of Autism Speaks, please visit our donation page. THANK YOU!
