Welcome

Squared Illusions 6
34 x 42"
© 2007

My passions include digital design on my Macintosh computers; quiltmaking and working with a variety of media such as pigment inks, paints, dyes, fabric, papers, and threads; and using my cameras (I'm a Nikon junkie).

I am co-founder of GloDerWorks, a full service Web company with offices in the US and UK. If you are considering a website, I invite you to look at the sites we've created to see if we can help you. We create customized content management systems to accompany each site we develop. This means you can update the content on your site as often as you want without having to know any HTML. It's very cool!

In addition to working as a full-time graphic designer, I have authored or co-authored 13 books on quilting/computer and Internet-related topics, and my 14th book is coming out this fall! I also continue to write freelance, including the tech column for The Professional Quilter magazine which I've written since 1996, a column for the National Quilting Association's journal, and other publications. My focus is on the Internet, computer-related topics, digital design, inkjet printing, digital photography, and other topics of interest to visual artists.

News

*** My new book: ***
"Digital Essentials:
The Quilt Makers Must Have Guide to Images, Files, and More
is scheduled for an early fall release!
More details will follow in the coming months.

I will also be selling autographed copies of the book. I'll post details soon!

Exhibitions and Shows:

Recent:

June 19-21, 2008
National Quilting Association 39th Annual Quilt Show - Won Honorable Mention in Art Quilt cateogory (Going in Circles 2)
Columbus, Ohio

24th Annual American Quilter's Society Show - Won Best Wall Quilt - this is a purchase award and the quilt is now part of the permanent collection of the AQS Museum (Blushing Triangles 3)
April 23-26, 2008
Paducah, Kentucky

Quilter's Heritage Celebration - Won 1st place wallhanging division (Blushing Triangles 3)
March 27-30, 2008
Lancaster, PA

The Quilt Fest of New Jersey IV – Won 2nd Place (Blusihing Triangles 3)
February 28 - March 2, 2008

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XIX - Won Best Use of Color (Squared Illusions 6)
Williamsburg area, Virginia
February 21-24, 2008

Older Items of Interest:

My solo exhibit, "Advanced Geometry: Gloria Hansen" at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles has concluded. The show, called "Advanced Geometry: Gloria Hansen," opened April 1st and went through June 8, 2008 The write-up for the show is incredibly flattering ... in part it says,
"Advanced Geometry: Gloria Hansen is a selection of art quilts by one of the world’s foremost experts on computer-generated quilt design."– Deborah Corsini, Museum Curator
I have photos from my visit to the Museum which I'll be posting in my blog soon.
**" Blushing Triangles 3" has won the 2008 Best Wall quilt Award at the American Quilter's Society show in Paducah, Kentucky. Here's a picture
Squared Illusions 6" has won the Master Award for Innovative Artistry** at the 2007 International Quilt Festival held in Houston, Texas! Read more about it here.
I was selected as New Jersey's featured Artist of the Month for the month of August 2007 by the NJ State Council on the Arts/ ArtPride NJ.
Here's my exhibit page.

Thanks for visiting, and please return!