Marie is a Swanton resident and has an
Associates degree in Liberal Studies. Her medium of choice is barn quilts using
exterior latex paint.
I was introduced to Barn
Quilts when the Swanton Arts Council held a Barn Quilt Challenge.
I
thought it would be great fun and a tribute to my mother who was a fabric
quilter.
I use exterior latex
house paint because the end result has to withstand the weather. I am
inspired by the quilts my mother used to make and the many barn quilt patterns
I have seen both in person and on line.
I was encouraged to
share my art with others by my coworkers who loved the barn quilts I had made
and wanted to make their own at a Paint and Sip party.
I have been having Barn
Quilt Paint and Sips ever since.
My quilts and those of
my many ‘students’ can be seen on my facebook page:
Examples of Marie's barn quilts
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