Me, with my wonderful husband, while
sailing as a teacher on a Quiltin’ Cruise
organized through Quilter’s Emporium.
(Photo by Tay Satterfield)
Hi, I'm Shelli. I have been creating art
since the day I was born. I recall a rather
unfortunate incident when, as a very
young girl, I needed whiskers for my
Santa and promptly cut off the powder
puff tail (fur only) of my aunts perfectly
coiffed poodle. In spite of that rough
creative start I pressed on and continued
to make what can best be described as:
"things"... I've tried LOTS of things:
beading, knitting, crochet, embroidery,
stamping and painting. I thought it was
my destiny to float aimlessly from craft to
craft until the year 2000, when I
discovered QUILTING! I have been totally
obsessed, and covered with little shards
of thread, ever since.
I believe that life is too short to be serious
all of the time, and my whimsical art
reflects this attitude. As evidence of this,
my art quilts are always loaded with
humor and embellished with lots and
lots and lots and lots of beads.
My background is in music education.
and I have always enjoyed teaching.
After earning awards at numerous quilt
shows, I felt my confidence grow, and
people began ask me things like, “How
did you do that technique? Can you
show me how?” And thus two passions
were combined - my love of teaching
and my love of art quilting. I now teach
regularly at my local quilt shop, Quilter’s
Haven, and continue to teach on quilting
cruises and quilt guilds.
My art caught the eye of businesses and
private individuals, which led to
opportunities to create commissioned
works. I find it so fun to take a request,
add my creative spin and produce a
custom work of art destined to crack a
smile.
“I believe that life is too short
to be serious all of the time”