{"id":8520,"date":"2021-07-17T00:08:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T07:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/?p=8520"},"modified":"2021-07-17T00:08:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T07:08:55","slug":"meet-road-2022-teacher-sheila-frampton-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/17\/meet-road-2022-teacher-sheila-frampton-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Road 2022 Teacher: Sheila Frampton Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoombaby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sheila Frampton Cooper<\/a> will be teaching 2 all day classes during in-person Road to California 2022:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, 4501C \u2013 Appliqu\u00e9 + Piecing = New Possibilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-Applique-and-Piecing.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-Applique-and-Piecing.jpeg 365w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-Applique-and-Piecing-219x300.jpeg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And on Saturday, 6015C \u2013 Lines &amp; Curves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-Lines-and-Curves.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-Lines-and-Curves.jpeg 353w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-Lines-and-Curves-212x300.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do You Know Sheila Frampton Cooper?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Award winning artist and quilter, Sheila Frampton Cooper, has been quilting for over 12 years. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8523\" width=\"598\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to quilting, Sheila had an extensive art background in oil, acrylic and watercolor painting, jewelry-making, and architectural photography. Her first foray in to quilting was in 2009 when she made quilts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectlinus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Linus<\/a>. Sheila began working on her first art quilt in January of 2010 and completed that project in October of the same year. Titled, \u201c<em>Life in the City<\/em>,\u201d it was her first entry in to any quilt show. And that first quilt show just happened to be Road to California 2011!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-Life-in-the-City.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8524\" width=\"591\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-Life-in-the-City.jpg 736w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SFC-Life-in-the-City-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheila\u2019s favorite quilting technique is taking piecing, using her hand dyed fabrics, and pushing the piecing to \u201cthe max\u201d using engineering, thought, consideration, and forward thinking to see, \u201chow far I can go to bring my vision to life.\u201d\u00a0Sheila describes her process as &#8220;free-form&#8221; that includes &#8220;surprising twists and turns&#8221; which leads to &#8220;a place of unfiltered originality.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheila has won numerous awards at major quilt shows, including: IQA World of Beauty in Houston, AQS Show in Paducah and Road to California. Her work has been exhibited in the United States, France, Italy, England, China and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheila Frampton Cooper is a native of Los Angeles, California. She has spent the past five years living in France and just returned to residing in Southern California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous Road Experiences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During Road to California 2013, Sheila Frampton Cooper curated the special exhibit,<a href=\" Perspectives: Fantasy and Reality\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/02\/a-journey-of-discovery-perspectives\/\">Perspectives: Fantasy and Reality, <\/a>which showcased quilts that were inspired by maps, aerial views and topography of actual or imaginary places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two years later, Sheila Frampton Cooper was Road to California\u2019s 2015 Featured Artist. To prepare for her Featured Artist Exhibit, Sheila began with her quilt, <em>Life in the City<\/em>, and then created seven new pieces just for the 2015 show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sheilas-work1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8525\" width=\"687\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sheilas-work1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sheilas-work1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sheilas-work1-768x457.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheila was \u201cgrateful to be invited as the Featured Artist. &#8220;I enjoyed interacting with the show attendees, and was thrilled to see my work on the cover of the catalog.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheila Frampton Cooper is thrilled to be involved once again at Road to California. Regarding her upcoming classes, Sheila noted, \u201cIt is a privilege for me to witness what my students accomplish! I am honored to hold the space and guide them as they discover the freedom, joy, and for some, the discomfort that comes from not knowing the outcome of their creations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about Sheila, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoombaby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheila Frampton Cooper will be teaching 2 all day classes during in-person Road to California 2022: On Thursday, 4501C \u2013 Appliqu\u00e9 + Piecing = New Possibilities And on Saturday, 6015C \u2013 Lines &amp; Curves Do You Know Sheila Frampton Cooper? Award winning artist and quilter, Sheila Frampton Cooper, has been quilting for over 12 years. 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