Lisa Kerpoe

I had planned to post photos today from my demonstration Tuesday at the Kerrville Art Club.  However my morning has been spent on website up...

I started knitting about a year ago.  I haven't made very many things during that time - I got hung up on creating a baby blanket for ou...

I have come to think of myself as a layerist. When I think about my work and why I like working with this medium, I think of the appeal ...

Throughout my life, when people spoke about writing a book, it seemed like something that was inaccessible to me.   It wasn't something ...

Several weeks ago I had to turn in my workshop descriptions for the classes I'll be teaching next summer at the Southwest School of Art....

I spent last weekend facilitating a workshop focused on mixing dyes from primary colors.  (Yes, that's where my last blog post came f...

I am a strong advocate for using pure primaries to mix dye colors.  When I first started dyeing, I did so mainly for financial reasons. ...

For the past ten years (at least), we have been inundated with books, magazine articles and TV shows dedicated to the subject of achieving b...

We had a great time on our trip to Albuquerque last week.  No, we didn't make it to Santa Fe.  The trip was a nice blend of city time an...

Artcloth is not only that which we make "pretty".  Sometimes we use destructive processes to make a statement or create meaning ...

I've been playing around with using the techniques from Vibrant Color (mixing soy wax with dyes) on paper instead of fabric.  The look ...

I went to the opening reception for the "11.11.11" exhibition at Gallery Nord last Friday.  The exhibit features 16 women who ...

I'm going to Albuquerque, New Mexico later this month.  This will be my first real vacation in 11 years. ("Real" meaning it d...

I left for Quilt Festival with 15 boxes and arrived home with 11. That's the positive side of providing all the class supplies - my load...

I've been invited to teach at the Newark Museum next spring.  They are interested in the Vibrant Color workshop on combining soy wax...

That's what I am bringing to Houston for my classes at the Quilt Festival this week. For the past week, my living room and studio h...

This summer was supposed to be devoted to studio time. But, if you read my last blog post, you see that it didn't end up that way.  I ac...

I have noticed a connection among some of the blogs I follow lately.  A number of people lament how little time they have spent creating bec...

Yesterday I had a sneak peak at the entries for the Fiber Artists of San Antonio Annual Exhibition.  It seems like each year, the entries ar...

My husband and I are now empty-nesters.  No, we didn't just pack off the last of the kids to college - we brought our foster pups to the...

Once again I am participating in One People, Many Paths; The Sacred Art of Altars . This exhibition and auction features over 50 artists wor...

I'm fascinated by the subject of how sound affects our inspiration. Some people prefer to work in quiet.  Some prefer music. Others pref...

I was eager to get into my studio after my walk Monday morning.  I had a mental list of to-do's and I was excited about moving some pro...

I was awakened from a very deep sleep by a noise at 4am (well, actually it was 3:52). In my sleep-dazed state, I was convinced it was the so...

The hot, sunny days we've been having are perfect for dyeing with plant materials.  I prefer the "no-cook" method to natural ...