Art Works by the Loussarians
JEAN:
In 1995 I retired from teaching in Marietta, Georgia and
moved to Lake
Hartwell in South Carolina. Being in need of a hobby, I taught
myself traditional quilting through the use of library books.
In November of 2003 I became a member of Lake and Mountain Quilters'
Guild in Seneca, SC, where other quilters inspired me to do other
styles of quilting. November of 2004 set me on a new path when I
attended the International Quilt Show in Houston, TX. I began
teaching myself to create pictorial and landscape quilts.
Being asked to join the "Thread Heads" group in September 2006
put me into a position of working "outside the box". I strive to
work using new
techniques but find more comfort in doing what I enjoy best:
pictorials.
I have had four entries selected to be in the American Quilter's
Society
Int'l. Show in Knoxville, TN.
SERGE: Having had a career in engineering and
computer system
design I had always been involved in, and felt
comfortable with, things technical. So when I retired I decided
to challenge myself and put the other half of my brain to use (I guess
that must be the
right half). In 1999 I attended 10 weekly classes to learn pen
and
ink techniques for drawing portraits, and in 2006, with Jean's
persistent encouragement, I took weekly classes that lasted a little
over a year from a renowned watercolor artist, Ashley Kirby of
Greenville, SC. These classes, together with films and books by
other
watercolor artists gave me the confidence to dabble in it.
