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Bloghop and Giveaway with Gloria Hansen

Gloria is simply amazing:  award-winning art quilter (and I’m talking TOP awards), author of the best book on things digital and photography there is (and many other books), award-winning website designer, co-founder and partner with Derry Thompson in GloDerWorks, Apple geek (in the best way) and Photoshop master, professional quality photographer (with a serious thing for butterflies), ardent supporter of the Parkinson’s Walk, devoted to her family, generous with her knowledge and expertise, and really nice to boot!   I’m honored she agreed to help out with the bloghop, and thrilled that I get to brag about her (and she’s the creative soul behind this very beautiful website you’re reading!).   Visit Gloria’s blog, here on her website (which is here), to learn more about her part of the giveaway of my Quilting Arts video workshop, Art Quilt Design From Photo to Threadwork.

After corresponding with Gloria by email for years, including while developing my website, I FINALLY got to meet her in person--when she WON the BIG award for Innovative Artistry at International Quilt Festival in Houston for Squared Illusions 6.  Here she is--doesn't look like your typical quilter, eh?  What really suprised me is that Gloria is petite!  I'd seen pictures and always thought she was really tall!

After corresponding with Gloria by email for years, including while developing my website, I FINALLY got to meet her in person–when she WON the BIG award for Innovative Artistry at International Quilt Festival in Houston for Squared Illusions 6. Here she is–doesn’t look like your typical quilter, eh? What really suprised me is that Gloria is petite! I’d seen pictures and always thought she was really tall!  I was so thrilled I got to be in the audience and cheer when she won this award!

Gloria is half of the talented Gloderworks partnership, along with Derry who lives near London.  They work via conferencing over the internet, attend MacWorld and the major Photoshop conferences, and travel across “the Pond” (a.k.a. the Atlantic) a few times each year.  Despite being a relatively small firm, they won a Webby, which is the international internet equivalent of an Oscar!  Having worked with them (OMG!!!!! I just counted) for nearly ten years, I can say they are outstanding.  My only complaint is when I have a question and write Derry or Gloria over the weekend, I have to tell him to STOP WORKING and take a break!  I mean, I can write at 9 pm Saturday and the answer is in my inbox on Sunday!

Gloria's best-in-class book, Digital Essentials

Gloria’s best-in-class book, Digital Essentials

I will admit straight up:  this book is not light bedside reading.  Once you’ve looked at other books about learning  things digital and want to know more, go to this book.  This is where the answers are!   If you want to edit your photos to represent your quilts accurately, learn how to resize and edit, well… go here and let Gloria tell you in far better language than I can!  This book lives beside my work station, not on the shelf!

Gloria is well known for her digital art, which she then prints onto cloth and quilts.  Mere photos do NOT do justice to these, which in person are breathtaking.  Clearly the judges at AQS Paducah thought so, too!

Gloria is well known for her digital art, which she then prints onto cloth and quilts. Mere photos do NOT do justice to these, which in person are breathtaking. Clearly the judges at AQS Paducah thought so, too!  This quilt is part of her Blushing Triangles series.

And one of Gloria’s more recent works.  I can’t wait to get to Houston and see what is new this year!

Gloria's melding of her passions:  art quilts, photography, digital art, just keeps getting better and better.

Gloria’s melding of her passions: art quilts, photography, digital art, just keeps getting better and better.

So please take some time to surf over to Gloria’s blog and website, visit the Gallery of her art, and drink in our beautiful world through Gloria’s eyes.  I am SO glad I get to know Gloria–how lucky we are to have the internet to be able to bring all of us together.   Now go hop over to her blog and leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of my DVD workshop!

 

2 Responses to “Bloghop and Giveaway with Gloria Hansen”

  1. Valletta hudson Says:

    You are providing another world for quilters to explore which i find so inspirational. It makes one want to learn and create.
    Thank you for doing this,

  2. Gloria Says:

    Thanks for all of the kind words … except, hey, 5’6″ isn’t petite! Just ask my mom who is shorter than me! 🙂