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As an artist, I am interested in merging my art background with quilting techniques and to explore those potentials, in the effort to express the inner life through fabric art. As a teacher, my interest is to share those techniques, and more importantly, to encourage students to validate their own art nature, and find their own unique expression of art in their quilt work, no matter what style they choose.
Click on one of the thumbnails below to see a gallery of my work.
NEWSLETTER For up-to-date information and news, I am sending out an (at-most) monthly e-newsletter. If you would like to receive this, please send your email address to lura@lura-art.com and I'll add you to my list. I'd love to hear if you enjoy it, or if not, you can opt out. THANKS! Both Kerby and I have had work accepted into this prestigious biennial show at the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio. After the opening weekend May 24th, 2013, we can show our pieces. Stay tuned! See: http://www.dairybarn.org/quilt/ 2014 ABRUZZO SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ART, Sulmona, Italy: New Pricing, new offers!Our 2013 classes in Italy have been shifted to 2014, with helpful changes in the financial systems, and new options for extras on your trip such as side trips to Venice, Tuscany and Umbria. What could be a more enticing combination than art, textiles and Italy? Enjoy a week in the Italian countryside, visiting medieval villages, experiencing the wonderful food, wine and unspoiled beauties of the Abruzzo region -- and textile arts classes that will instruct you to create a unique remembrance of your trip. Kerby and I are both offering classes June 10-16, 2014, at the Abruzzo School of Creative Art in Sulmona, Italy. Both our classes are the same week: I am teaching "Sketching the Memorable Art Quilt" and Kerby offers "Photo Journaling for the Textile Artist." Visit here for details. We'd love to see you there! ![]() Going Out of Print: Last Copies Available:Expand your creative potential with richly colored fabric from your own photos. We show you how easy it is in our new book, "Secrets of Digital Quilting: From Camera to Quilt," with 8 projects and 25 techniques, including inking, painting and embellishing. To get your autographed copy, click here!: http://www.lura-art.com/store_book.phpincludes a piece made by myself and Kerby Smith, "Nail Heads II." This exhibit is at the Oceanside Museum of Art October 24, 2010-March 13, 2011. New Student Gallery Take a look at some beautiful student work from my classes posted in the Student Gallery page under my Teaching page. Most are in-progress classroom projects, with a few finished quilts shown as people have shared them with me. See the Digital Quilt Student Gallery here. Student Gallery: http://www.lura-art.com/gallery_student.php See Archived News >>
(c) Lura Schwarz Smith, 2009
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