Posts Tagged ‘Sue holdaway-Heys’

Red Poppies by Sue Holdaway-Heys

There aren’t too many artists who you can actually say that everyone loves their work. Sue Holdaway-Heys happens to be one of those artists.

“I Was in Awe”

I first met Sue when I was coordinating art exhibits for Pfizer Global Research in Ann Arbor. I organized her solo exhibit in the rotunda area of the main building.  This was a perfect space for her large quilts, high ceilings with wide open spaces. When she started to unroll the large art quilts I was in awe!

The macro flora with unbelievable stitching and the six foot Tuscany landscapes were gorgeous. As Sue puts it “I try to capture mood or atmosphere with use of space, light, color, and movement”. This was quite evident in these amazing pieces of artwork.  I can honestly say that is when I fell in love with Sue’s unbelievable art quilts. Read the rest of this entry »

Antica Tori by Sue Holdaway-Heys

As a salesperson with a Herman Miller dealer we were periodically sent to seminars to encourage that “rah rah” get- you- motivated mindset. This required activity did have some value, and Herman Miller does have a tendency to do things right.

One of these mandatory events took me to Tampa Florida. Being from Michigan all I could think of was getting outside to enjoy the sunshine for the five days I was there. But no, that was limited to lunch time and special breaks only.  So as I am daydreaming about being in the sun I tried hard to concentrate in hopes some of the information would stick.
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