Busy Summer for Laurie Ceesay

Our own Laurie Ceesay has been having a pretty good summer!

Her art quilt "1974"Good Hair" was juried in the wall quilt-pictorial category and will be on display at the Wisconsin Quilt Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI, Sept. 9-11.2010. You can check out the show at www.wiquiltexpo.com

Another one of Laurie's art quilts, "Geisha", has been selected to be part of the traveling exhibit for the 2010 Hoffman Challenge. This quilt will travel the rest of 2010 and through next summer at various quilt venues.

And one more piece of good news for Laurie, her art work has been selected to be on the website, ArtShow as an associate artist. So congrats, Laurie for a great summer! You can see more of Laurie's work on her website.

'1974 Good Hair'

40.5" x 33"

'Geisha'

Another ribbon for Laurie!

Laurie Ceesay's quilt, VIOLETTA, received 3rd place in the Wall Art category at the Treasures of Tomorrow Quilt show in Marshfield, Wi. (Oct. 31-Nov.1). You can see some more of Laurie's work on one of our previous SAQA MI posts here. Congratulation, Laurie.

Laurie Ceesay

Congratulations to Lauire Ceesay and her quilt, 'The Blue Wig' on her recent blue ribbon at the Michigan Quilt Network's "Share Your Colors" Quilt Show in Lansing MI on Sept. 11-13, 2009.

Lauire also had her quilt, 'BIBA 1' juried in to the Wisconsin Quilt Expo in Madison, Wi. This quilt will also be exhibited at the AQS IOWA Show late October.

Exhibition of work by Laurie Ceesay

SAQA member Laurie Ceesay from Menomiee, Michigan is displaying some of her work at the following venues.

Purple Rain by Laurie Ceesay

Purple Rain was on display at the World Quilt Show-New England, Manchester NH, Aug. 13-16, 2009 in the Innovative Wall Quilt category.

BIBA 1 by Laurie Ceesay

BIBA 1 will be hung at the Wisconsin Quilt Expo, Madison WI. Sept. 10-12, 2009, in the Pictorial Quilt category.

The Blue Wig by Laurie Ceesay

Laurie's The Blue Wig will be on display at the Michigan Quilt Network's exhibit "Show Your Colors" in ' Lansing MI, Sept. 10-13, 2009. This display is part of the "show your colors" challenge.