About Wendy - Bios
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Wendy's BiosBrief Bio (for use in marketing materials)
Wendy is a published, award winning quilt artist who found her passion for quilting in 1993. Since 1997, she has taught and lectured about the art of quilting at conferences, guilds and retreats across the country. Her work appears regularly in juried shows and galleries as well as in private collections nationally and internationally. Wendy's original art quilts are noted for their bold use of color, unusual fabrics and a combination of unconventional techniques. "Wendy's creative passion and energetic teaching style encourages and inspires students and keeps them coming back for more."
Wendy's new book, Photo Album Quilts published by Lark Books, can be ordered from her website and features her machine picture image appliqué process, 27 images of her quilts and many tips and tricks.
For a glimpse at Wendy's workshops, schedule, and art quilts, visit her at www.wendybutlerberns.com
Longer Bio
Wendy is a published, award winning quilt artist and teacher who found her passion for quilting in 1993. Since 1997, she has taught and lectured about the art of quilting at conferences, guilds and retreats across the country. Her work appears regularly in juried shows and galleries as well as in private collections nationally and internationally. Wendy's original art quilts are noted for their bold use of color, unusual fabrics and a combination of unconventional techniques.
Enthusiastic, encouraging, entertaining, and knowledgeable describe Wendy as a teacher and lecturer. Common threads found in her work and classes are strong use of color, twisting the traditional to focus on original design, an unabashed free-motion quilting style, and the versatility to work with a wide range of quilting techniques and student abilities. "Her creative passion and energetic teaching style encourages and inspires students and keeps them coming back for more."
Wendy's special gifts lie in being able to offer a safe environment for each student to be successful- whatever their level is. She is particularly effective with the student who is new to exploring "out of the box" quilting construction and design. In every case, she gently pushes each student to realize they are creative, that there is an artist within and that when they jump off the cliff into spontaneous, creative play, the journey down will not be as scary as they might have imagined.
Since representational work is what Wendy really loves, many of her workshops revolve around her picture image machine appliqué technique she uses to create many of her quilts. The process is a simple one: create a simple line drawing from tracing the original photograph or picture, enlarge it to the full size of the planned quilt, then with freezer paper, glue stick and invisible machine appliqué, the fabric is assembled to complete the design.
Look for her new book, Photo Album Quilts, published by Lark Books. It focuses in detail on this machine appliqué process and can be ordered from her website.
For a glimpse at Wendy's workshops, schedule, and art quilts, visit her at www.wendybutlerberns.com