Deidre Adams

Strata II, 48 x 60 inches, © 1999
As part of our work for the Distinctive Directions show, each artist agreed to write about why we work in a series. As I was trying to tell my story in that regard, it got me thinking back to my experiences in Nancy Crow’s workshops. These were [...]

Chronicles IV, 36 x 36 inches, ©2007
One of the great things about blogging is, of course, the immediacy of it. While updating my web site to include all my recent work is a big job and not one to be undertaken lightly, putting something up on the blog is a pretty quick affair. So [...]

Colorways II (detail) ©2005
My friend Lisa Call is without a doubt the most productive person I’ve ever met. Not only does she make sumptuous art quilts with an outstanding use of understated color, but she does it with a singular focus and drive that are unrivaled by anyone I know.
I’ve been in a [...]

“Translations Gallery is a new art gallery in Denver, CO that is serving as a multitextural venue for both established and emerging artists. The gallery is an ambassador furthering the advancement of textile and fiber art forms on local, national, and international levels. Also, Translations Gallery is recognized as a destination for enthusiasts of [...]

Composition in Blue and Sienna
© 2003
My obsession with working abstractly has probably been fed by two things over the years: one – working with the quilt medium, which, if done with traditional patterns, involves working largely with geometric shapes, and two – if I can be honest here – the fact that I’m not too [...]

It was just about this time two years ago that I decided I wanted to go back to school and get a BFA. I had been making art for some time, more or less self taught except for a couple of drawing and painting classes I had taken as electives while working on other degrees, [...]

Façade III: Red Oxide
38 x 61 inches, ©2008
This piece and Façade IV: Chrome Oxide will be included in a show called Distinctive Directions at the Lux Center for the Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska, April 4 – 26, 2008. The show is curated by Lisa Call and features artists Pam RuBert, Joanie San Chirico, and Jeanne [...]

Façade IV: Chrome Oxide
39 x 60 inches
Here is the finished version of the piece I wrote about on Jan. 3. This series is inspired by walls of old buildings which have been painted over numerous times, with the top layers wearing away to reveal what lies beneath; sometimes there’s also graffiti, and all of it [...]

Today was the 4th meeting of my fiber study design group. This group started last August when I was asked to teach a class in design for a group of artists who know one another through various groups and workshops, and who all work in different mediums. I had developed the outline for this design [...]

Well, you have to expect that the first few posts are going to be awkward ramblings until the neophyte blogger can find her voice and get into a rhythm. There is so much to learn, and while I am slightly more technical than the average artist, I’m finding this all very bewildering. But my original [...]