Laura Petrovich-Cheney - Wood Quilts

Send a textIf you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here.ALL-OVER FEATHER sign-up https://view.flodesk.com/pages/615cd912f88d548e68f5c501-------------------------Laura and I had a riveting discussion about the art, the emotion, and the expression that are so visible in her one-of-a-kind pieces. Her words describe her technique the best:"My material is salvaged wood gathered in the aftermath of environmental tragedies, such as Hurricane Sandy, forest fires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and from numerous other unnamed storms in Massachusetts. The wood is from damaged and wrecked houses – cedar sidings, screen doors, kitchen cabinets, wood tables- and repurposed into luminous, patchwork constructions. Through these difficult situations, my work is filled with vibrant color and uplifting hopefulness. I never paint the wood, they are as I found them and bear the marks of usage through their nail holes and scratches reminding us that material has memory."And of course I had questions! How do you store a wooden stash? And what's fussy cutting? And how big are your wood quilts?Prepare to be amazed and inspired by Laura's creations. You can view the exhibition we referred to here: New England Quilt MuseumUppercase magazine, Issue #51  "Arts & Quilts", featuring Laura's arthttps://uppercasemagazine.com/products/uppercase-51-single-copyWebsite: Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going. Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.For more information and to sign up, visit our website.  Support the show------------------------If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.Resources: ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membershipFREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive courseALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class And here's where you can find more of my work: YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodesWebsite - for more information on classes and quilting servicesFacebook - current projects and photosInstagram - current projects and photosPinterest - photo galleries and tutorials