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Betty Jo's Fabric Arts

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Meet Betty Jo Tatum

I retired in January of 2012 to pursue my interest in fabric art full  time.  I originally learned needlework and other creative arts from my  brilliant and artistic mother, but I've had a lifelong interest in  fabric art that I pursued with both formal training and lots of practice  in my studio.  I especially enjoy experimenting with the advanced  technologies, machines, and other interesting tools for working with  fabric in all its forms.  

In college, I majored in vocal  music at the University of Iowa, and then International Affairs at  George Washington University in Washington DC.  I traveled extensively,  and obtained my four-year certificate in Ikebana (Japanese flower  arranging) while in Japan, from the Sogetsu School. 

I  compete nationally and internationally with my quilted wall art, and I  have received a number of awards in this arena. I've also written two  books on Bernina design V7 and V8 software (available on Amazon) and I'm  working on some more, on various fabric art topics. I also established my YouTube channel where I share techniques and other things of interest for free.

My Medium

My medium is quilted fabric art using multiple types of fabrics, threads, fibers, paints, printed fabrics I designed, and beads.  I usually, though not always, work out my designs digitally in drawing software.  I use many different techniques to achieve the look I want and do a lot of testing of the products and methods during the making of my art. I share a lot of the results of these tests on my blog and my YouTube channel.

My Inspiration

I like to think of myself as a fabric adventurer and expert sewing  artist and quilter.  Currently, I'm focusing on pictorial quilts.  There  are a lot of things I love that have a "visual" theme to them that  inspire my work.  Some of these are books, history, ancient illuminated  manuscripts, deep space photographs, landscapes, flowers, interesting  textiles, and architecture.  


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