I am thrilled to announce that my online lecture is available through Creative Spark now!!!! https://creativespark.ctpub.com

 

The PR states, Explore the world of stunning and picturesque landscape quilts with Joyce R Becker. Joyce invites you to a fun-filled humorous lecture where she shows you a collection of her quilts and how she decorates her home with them. Along the way, she shares tips and tricks about some of the techniques she uses when creating these beautiful quilts.

With access to her lecture for a year, it only costs $6.99!!!

A fan of Joyce's work, Susan Brubaker Knapp  says,

"Joyce Becker is an accomplished teacher, lecturer, writer and author who generously shares her techniques for making spectacular landscape quilts. As a guest on Quilting Arts TV, Joyce clearly broke down her process into simple steps. Her techniques make it possible for anyone to create a beautiful nature scene, and her delight and enthusiasm for teaching are evident. " 

 

I am continuing to film a workshop titled, Quick Little Landscape Quilts for Creative Spark so watch for that soon. 

My new book is in the final stages of editing and should be available by the end of February, 2022, titled Beautiful Landscape Quilts.

Continue to find joy in your quilting creations, laugh, and love!

Fondly, Joyce

 

 

Hey, I have been so busy filming my new online workshop, Quick Little Landscape Quilts, that I haven't had the time to post. The photo above shows the set-up for a lecture filmed for me by my step-son, Mike Simmons. The lecture name Is: Beautiful Landscape Quilts. The lecture and workshop will be presented thru Creative Spark, a platform through my book publisher C&T Publishing.

Mt new book, Beautiful Landscape Quilts is still on track for publication in early 2022. Sorry this is so short and sweet but I will be back soon!

 

Joyce

Fondly,Joyce

 Audition for on-line workshops/lectures - Creative Spark

I am thrilled to announce that my audition for a workshop through C&T Publishers platform, Creative Spark has been accepted. So, what does that actually mean? Simply put, I will be recording an on-line workshop focusing on my Quick Little Landscape Quilts. The video will actually follow my book, Quick Little Landscape Quilts and features my quilt, Beacon of Hope.

For those of you who don't know the ins and outs of filming a video complete with sound, it isn't an easy endeavor. Perhaps it is easy for experienced videographers but for someone like me who is a novice, boy oh boy, the learning curve is something else. 

I purchased a large ring light so I would have have good lighting and a lavalier microphone and I used my Samsung 10-pro cell phone  for the filming. The only issue with that is that every time I want to see what I filmed, I have to remove the cell phone from the Ring Light and then set the whole thing up again, checking the positioning, lighting, etc.  

That's not to mention learning how to use editing software. OMG, I had to do so many takes over and over......ug! I am thrilled, however, to learn that Creative Spark is hiring someone to help we authors who want to teach online videos with their editing.  

Anyway, I won't have the opportunity to start filming until the end of the month. My sweetheart of a husband turns 90 next Saturday and we are having a family celebration (no invite unless your are vaccinated). We also have family flying in for the party and a couple of surprises! Some of our children and grandchildren are coming over tomorrow to help power wash the patio, clean the patio furniture, and extend the awning out again for the season. The grandkids and I will plant some flowers and then  I will ply everyone  with pizza and cookies! 

I am hoping to bribe my son, Shawn into filming my first workshop with cold, hard, cash. He has a wonderful camera with a viewer so that we can check the content every few minutes and I won't have to struggle doing it all on my own. I have my class outline done and and the supplies done, so it should be so much simpler.

Creative Spark wants me to do a second series of workshops featuring my new book, Beautiful Landscapes, a few months prior to when the book comes on the market. It really helps generate sales. The series will take several sessions - probably four or five in that there is so much material to cover. When students sign up for a workshop, they get a free e-book and the e-book is available earlier than the actual release date of my book which is February 2022. 

Time to go bake some cookies for tomorrow!

Happy quilting,

Joyce

 A Quilter's Journey

Today, I am submitting my women's fiction/romance novel with a quilting slant to a great publisher for consideration. I am hoping that this time around, I get a yes. They publish other novels with a quilting slant in a mystery novel genre so I am hoping they will consider my novel.....wish me luck! 

Here's the quilt I made that I picture on the cover! Mt. Rainier Reflecting in Tipsoo Lake.

xxoo

Joyce
 

 

Latest Happenings Joyce R Becker

 Latest Happenings......

It's been an incredibly busy few weeks. I have been working with a really nice Medicaid social worker to help with my twin sister's eventual placement in the near future. We are hoping she will be able to go to an assisted living facility. Hopefully by the first week or two in May, we will know more. This weekend we are moving her belongings into storage so no more rent has to be paid on her apartment.

Things are moving along with my new book, Beautiful Landscape Quilts. I will probably be reviewing it for corrections by the end of April or beginning of May. 

I just finished an audition video for Creative Spark through C&T Publications. Let me tell you, it's not perfect but learning how to tape on your own and do it correctly has a huge learning cure. You have to think about so many things, staying upbeat, memorizing what you are going to say, checking your cell phone camera to make sure it is filming, making sure you are filming in the right resolution, and making sure your mic is on and the lighting is correct. I could go on and on but that's just the beginning. The editing is very time consuming and I admit, I could of done a bit better on it but at some point you just need to let go and pray it is good enough to go on and teach a real workshop. It's also necessary to create an outline of your class and a supply list before you can proceed. 

In that regard, tonight is a celebration. I am not cooking and I will just go out and pick something up for dinner! We can't go out as someone is stopping by to do a bid on mowing our yard and so forth and Donald has been busy brushing the dog so there is too much dog hair on him and his clothes! Besides, I am in sweats and don't want to change! 

All of my quilts that will be in my next book are still at the publisher's. I am missing some of them......my quilts give me joy and that's why I make them. I am not a person who regularly enters contests anymore.......my joy just comes from the actual creation process.....that's when I am in my happy place.

Happy quilting,

xxoo

Joyce

Mt. Rainier

Today, Mt. Rainier, in all it's glory was "out" .......Driving along and glancing at the mountain shimmering in the sunlight seemed to brighten my day and just make me feel better! 

It's been a tough few weeks with my twin sister hospitalized and now stable enough to be in medical rehabilitation.  She fell due to high calcium levels combined with some other issues. She probably won't go back to independent living so working to find other options. 🙏

I got my studio all set-up for filming a proposal video for my publisher's platform - Creative Spark and then I went to put on my lavaliere microphone and alas, it was not where it was supposed to me.....nor was it anywhere I looked. So, I just ordered a new one through Amazon....Besides, my gel nails keep popping off, so I will need to go get me nails done first! Nothing worse than ugly nails....besides, I just learned if you are doing it because you are filming, it is a right-off! Yea. 

With the COVID rules changing, we have decided to go out to our favorite Mexican restaurant tonight. Both of us have had both of our shots. Speaking of which, the second one hit me like a high-speed train.....Muscle and body aches, chills, fatigue, and just feeling like crapola for a couple of days - then, the symptoms just vanished. I've read it hits women harder than me, go figure!

With my studio set-up with lights and everything, it is difficult to start any new sewing projects. I have been working very hard on a script for the class I want to teach online - gathering all of the materials and so forth is an ongoing process. My workshop will be focusing on a Quick Little Landscape Quilt, Beacon of Hope, from my book of the same title. I will be demonstrating and talking about every step along the way, adjusting the camera and the lights for each segment.....lots of work but hopefully, individuals and guilds will be able to sign up for the workshop. Learning to edit is probably the hardest task of all and learning all of the new technology to make this happen is sometimes way over my head.....my stepson, Mike Simmons, who lives in Colorado, is an experienced videographer, and he is so sweet answering questions for me! Maybe by the time that I am ready to film I can convince him to come film it for me!

He filmed me doing a lecture and trunk show when he was here last summer and is editing it now so we can get it up on C&T Publishing's platform, Creative Spark.

Happy quilting to all of you. I know it is lonely out there not being able to gather with our quilting pals but hopefully we will be able to see one another soon.

Fondly,

Joyce R Becker

Landscape Quilt Artist, Author C&T Publications

JBecker3@hotmail.com or joycerbecker6@gmail.com

WWW.Joycerbecker.com

 
 

 I have a great announcement! Here it is: 

I have a new landscape quilt book coming out in February 0f 2022. It will be published by C&T Publishing and in addition to my quilts, new techniques, and lots of tips and tricks, it will feature

some of my very favorite and famous landscape quilt artists - I will include profiles on each of them as well as showing their incredible art. I'm also working on a script for an upcoming workshop on Zoom through my publisher, C&T Publishing called Creative Spark. My first workshop will be featuring a lesson on Quick Little Landscape Quilts   - specifically on designing, again with lots of tips and tricks. I'll keep you posted!

Fondly,

Joyce