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About muniqueblog

Wife, mother, retired educator, emerging artist. Mary has lived in 10 states and enjoyed them all ~ Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Hawaii, California, Utah, Minnesota (return), North Carolina with long term visits to Colorado and Arizona. She likes to travel and create textile art. She has exhibited at the Page-Walker Art Gallery and History Center in Cary, North Carolina; Emerald Art Center, Springfield Oregon; Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; Spartanburg ArtIst Center, Spartanburg, GA; Durham-Orange Quilt Show; Minnesota Quilt Show; the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival and the Quilt Fest of New Jersey.

FALL! FALL! FALL!

Posted on October 30, 2020 by muniqueblog

FALL –the colored leaves; the cooler temperatures; the delicious stews, soups and desserts associated with Fall. Apples, pumpkins and nuts of all kind are with us again. There is no reason to wonder why Fall remains my favorite time of … Continue reading →

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Sacred Threads Quilts Exhibit comes to Raleigh, NC

Posted on December 11, 2019 by muniqueblog

The West Raleigh Presbyterian Church is hosting the Sacred Threads Quilts Exhibit in November, December and January. I was happy to recruit two local art quilters to join me in helping the church volunteers hang the show in mid-November and … Continue reading →

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Bonjour!

Posted on September 28, 2019 by muniqueblog

My journal for our recent trip to France (Provence-Burgundy-Paris) is ready for your eyes to see. I could not present it as a daily blog because the ship blocked uploading of this sort of genre. So I took notes and … Continue reading →

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TWO SPECIAL EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES

Posted on September 24, 2019 by muniqueblog

The STUDIO ART QUILT ASSOCIATES (SAQA) is currently auctioning off donated quilts to raise the funds to support their promulgation of the quilting/fiber arts. I am honored to participate by donating my 12×12″ piece to this effort. It is up … Continue reading →

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Quilt and Surface Design Symposium (QSDS)

Posted on June 3, 2019 by muniqueblog

A group of 120+- gathered at the Columbus (Ohio) College of Art and Design (CCAD) for QSDS last week to study and play under the direction of a variety of art instructors , concentrating on a wide variety of topics. … Continue reading →

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SAQA Benefit Auction Quilt….

Posted on May 24, 2019 by muniqueblog

Bidding on SAQA art quilt Benefit Auction donations will be September 13 through October 6 at http://www.saqa.com/auction-quilts.php

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PAQA-South ART QUILT dreams

Posted on April 30, 2019 by muniqueblog

The 2019 International Juried ARTQUILTSdreams is open and will be available for viewing at Page-Walker Gallery and History Center from March 27-May 18. Be sure to call prior to planning to be sure other activities do not prevent viewing (119 … Continue reading →

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Sacred Threads Exhibit

Posted on April 30, 2019 by muniqueblog

So pleased…. Le Chêne Chapelle (The Oak Chapel) was accepted into the Sacred Threads show under the category of “Spirituality”. (39″x56″) http://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com SACRED THREADS is exhibited in Herndon, VA (near Washington DC) from July 11-25. Subsequently, I have been notified … Continue reading →

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FISSURES!

Posted on January 20, 2019 by muniqueblog

Having just completed “El Tajo Gorge, Ronda, Spain”, it was exciting to have it juried into the “FISSURES!” show at the Emerald Art Center in Springfield, Oregon. I will have to ship it mid-February, so I need to enjoy it … Continue reading →

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SNOW FUN!

Posted on December 12, 2018 by muniqueblog

This December finds us with 10″ of snow. Might as well spend some time snow dyeing some fabric!!

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