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Her talent is astounding and I can always spot her work because it always stands out with exciting colors and creativity. Her story is also very touching as she shared with me that coming to our guild meetings was uplifting for her after dealing with the loss of her son to leukemia. Laura is a very humble, quiet woman and would never tell you all the awards and recognition she has received. She became involved with a unique person, fiber artist Virginia Spiegel when she read about Virginia's cancer fundraisers. Virginia invites artists to donate their art which is then auctioned off with 100% of the funds going to the American Cancer Society. Laura donated some of her work to Virginia for this very worthy and, for her, personal cause.  Here is the link to Virginia's site.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B><A HREF="http://www.virginiaspiegel.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.virginiaspiegel.com"><U><B><U>http://www.virginiaspiegel.com</U></B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div>  Pictured below is some of Laura's work. I know you will be inspired and impressed when you see what she does. First read about Laura and how she got involved sewing. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Laura writes:</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>One Saturday morning my Dad surprised me with a sewing machine he bought at a pawn shop. He also gave me some money to buy a pattern, some fabric and whatever notions I might need. I was nineteen years old.....that's how I got my start in sewing.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>I used to make all my own clothes as well as for my children when they were young.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>I still make a few outfits for special occasions, but mostly I make tops that I wear</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>with khaki walking shorts or trousers. It simplifies things and gives me more time</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to sew on "fun things".</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>A few years ago I started making traditional bed quilts. I made several that were gifts</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>for close family members and friends. In the last couple of years I have transitioned</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to art quilts. I enjoy this type of fiber art very much as it allows me to combine my</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>love of fabric and its tactile quality with my background in art. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Very recently I started making mixed-media pieces where I might combine fabric, paper of various sorts, textile paints, watercolor pencils, cottonseed and novelty yarns, beads and even metal. There are also many new products out there that I am anxious to try.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="78a70850.jpg" border=0 width="368" height="389" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <I><B>I made a lamp for my sewing room and got the idea from a fabric bowl I had seen.It is made of many scraps of fabric (which I "auditioned" in front of a light bulb as not all fabrics let light through with the same clarity and luminosity) fused onto a peltex foundation. I did several types of embellishments on it and hung it so it would light the area where my Featherweight sits on top of a treadle cabinet. It is my favorite machine and I do most of my sewing on it, especially free motion sewing.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Going into my sewing room is something I look forward to....I can feel myself relaxing</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>as soon as I go in. I put on some good music, fix myself a "cocoa/mocha" beverage</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and start creating....what a privilege.</B></I></div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>More of Laura's work below:</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="789900b0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B>"Survivors Celebrating Life"</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >In 2006 Laura donated 6 fiber postcards to</FONT><I><B>"Fiberart For a Cause: an American Cancer Society Fundraiser"</B></I> conducted during the 2006 Houston International Quilt show<I><B>.  </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >Virginia Spiegel  raised over $100,000.00 through the donation of thousands of fiber postcards donated by hundreds of fiber artists.  </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="78b3b9e0.jpg" border=0 width="315" height="414" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Laura entered the above collage <I><B>"Gathering Leaves"</B></I> in Virginia A. Spiegel's 2008 <I><B>Collage Mania.  "</B></I>Gathering Leaves" is featured on page 49 of the May/June issue of "Cloth Paper Scissors" Magazine.<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT>Laura told me she was very honored to be in the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >first Collage Mania</FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >that Virginia held and that her collage was "acquired"  which means it went for more then the $80.00 minimum bid.  </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="78518680.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <B> Here is one of Laura's creative tote bags. </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="78e19dd0.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><I><B> Laura has done work with artist Suzanne Horvitz.  The work was on display in Art Institutes in Kyoto, Japan.   Suzanne Horvitz work can be viewed at </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.suzannehorvitz.com." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.suzannehorvitz.com."><U><I><B><U>www.suzannehorvitz.com</U></B></I></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.suzannehorvitz.com." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.suzannehorvitz.com."><U><I><B>.</B></I></U></A><I><B> </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="798fa300.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="304" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT>Last but not least I must show you the great <B>card holder</B> Laura gave me.</div> <div> She used upholstery fabric and enhanced some of the design with metallic thread and free motion stitching. </div> <div> I count it a great privilege to know and call Laura my friend.  I thank her for sharing her work with us. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Who's sewing </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lynn Harris"><U><B><U>April 2008 - Lynn Harris </U></B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>