Basketman

I am not sure if this request falls into this category, but this seems to be a fairly diverse area for discussion and so here goes:

I live near Rochester, New York and have decided that my two favorite pictorial quilters are Ruth McDowell and Cynthia England. Each of them have quite different approaches but I want to try my hand at this complex form of pictorial quilting and wonder if anyone in this board knows of a teacher, whom you respect, that possibly lives near me that might mentor me as a student? I have grown tired of piecing and recently discovered freezer paper piecing and really love the possibilities. So even if this person is not a follower of either one of these artist, but someone you might recommend to help me ...I would be most appreciative.

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