A Quilty Jaunt -- more of CFAL in Baton Rouge

Lucy Landry -- Life's Journey-Marathon

Since I didn't get to process all of my pictures for the first post of the Contemporary Fiber Artists of Louisiana (CFAL) exhibit at the Louisiana State Archives building, I thought I'd get to work and try to show you the rest. None are in any particular order. I started out trying to systematically take pictures, but well, I'm more ADD than systematic. 

Yvonne Bayham -- Here Kitty Kitty

This one really tickled Richard! He kept going back to it to look for the 3D effects and to giggle at the pure joy of it.

Vicky Thompson -- Flight of Fancy

Bebe Tulley -- Walking Home from School, Uganda

Sally Gordon -- Bird on a Wire

Lisa Ducote -- Guardian of the Forgotten

Melanie Borne -- Jerusalem

Donna LaFleur -- Lightness

Did you notice the little feather in the bottom right corner? Not me! I saw it while working on the pictures.

Vicki Thompson -- A Light in the Woods

Suzi Stone --
Spirit-- Through the Stars to Mars

Suzi Stone --  Gorden's Musical Journey

Melanie Borne -- Losing Ground

Melanie Borne -- Leaves

BeBe Tulley -- St. Mark's Church Door, Philadelpha, PA

I can't say I have a favorite, but Susan Broussard's Sigh (below) certainly makes my heart happy. It's just so realistic-looking yet has a sense of mystery to it. I couldn't help but to take a closer look. Even with a close-up, there's no way a photograph can do it justice.

Susan Broussard -- Sigh

Of course, it isn't just this last one that deserves to be seen in person! Is it just me or aren't they amazing?  Fiber artists for certain. Which one really speaks to you? Or has you thinking of home? (That's what Sigh does for me. That cypress could be in my back yard.)

A Quilty Jaunt -- CFAL exhibit in Baton Rouge

Photo from Secretary of State website

On Thursday Richard and I took a little jaunt to see some quilts. We were off to see the Contemporary Fiber Artists of Louisiana (CFAL) exhibit at the Louisiana State Archives building. 

Having the exhibit here is a brilliant idea since the

state archives' job "is mandated to identify, to collect, to preserve, to maintain and to make available those records and artifacts that enhance our endeavors to understand the dynamics and nuances of our state's remarkable history." 

The Archives building has its own collection of artwork, which was a wonderful surprise. I'll show those pieces in another post later. 

Lucy Landry -- Life's Journey-Sprint

This post is about the CFAL exhibit, but these are only about half of the photos that I took. It's going to take a few days at home to finish. 

Nancy Hinds -- Winding Roads

Lucy Landry -- Stingray City Sandbox

Melanie Borne -- Into the Unknown

Lucy Landry

Tracy Gallagher --
The Pathway of the Little Blue Hummer

 Kathleen Callaghan --
Journey of a POW--from War to a Prison Camp to Home 

Suzi Stone -- Journey to the Sea

Lisa Ducote -- Memos

Richard and I had the luxury of time and solitude while we were there. Imagine being able to wander through, go back, take pictures. Go back again, look closely. No, closer. Go back and take a few more pictures. 

Donna LaFleur -- Provence in Bloom

Wendy Starn -- Into the Woods

Wendy Starn -- Fatsia Fantasy

Nancy Hinds -- Found Objects

Before closing I want to point out this last piece from my friend Glen. I've mentioned her a few times in other posts. She's the blogger behind Quilts and Dogs, and I admire her work more than she could know. 

Glen Parks -- One Road Through Town

Pin It Weekly #135

What are you pinning this week?  I'm pinning fruit.  Sure, why not?

Just kidding.  I've been looking at and pinning a few photos of artwork with fruit.  It's part of my preparation for the current quilt.

Wooden Bowl with Citrus

Finally, I thought I'd introduce you to 

Nerdist Podcast, which I found through Letters of Note when I read the letter from Nerdist producers asking Tom Hanks to appear on the show.  Letters of Note provided the link to the podcast--I clicked. 

The letter on the right is a picture of Tom Hanks' letter, which he typed on the 1934 typewriter that the editors gave him when they popped the question.  Brilliant, huh? He agreed. 

Fruit in a bowl?

A new quilt.  A new concept.  A new theory.

Wooden Bowl with Citrus

I'll see how it goes.

And keep you posted, of course. Another way to keep up with my work is to like Fleur de Lis Quilts on Facebook.

And if you're like me and have returned to work, here's hoping that all is going citrus-y!