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  • On Sunday I am leading a workshop on doing Art Quilts.   Art quilts start with an empty space. You arrive without a pattern. And, you let your imagination tell you what kind of fabric would be so perfect. You… Continue reading

  • Hard choice, Easy life

    "Easy choices, hard life.  Hard choices, easy life."  Jerzey Gregorek   We live our life in choices, and can stall the hardness; but not escape it. There is some poetic justice to it all. I love its fairness. Nothing goes… Continue reading

  • Freedom

    I completed "The Choice" by Dr. Edith Eva Egers.  I loved how she was able to understand, that once you see the choice, you are no longer a victim. Here are some parts that I love. "Forgiveness isn't you forgiving… Continue reading

  • “The Choice” By Dr. Edith Eva Egers

      I loved the Author in this podcast so much, I ordered her book.  Dr.Edith Eger wrote her book at 90 years old.  I love that too. Below is the link to the podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-edith-eva-eger-the-choice/id1264843400?i=1000442517079   She affirms what I… Continue reading

  • Learn this week

    I heard someone talk about writing down the things they learned each week. I liked this idea.   When you think about what you are learning, your week appears different.   These are not earth shattering lessons, but just things… Continue reading

  • All that you love!

    Summer Solstice is today!   Here is what I found that resonated with me. This makes Midsummer the ideal time to fully embrace everything that you love about life. During the summer solstice, the sun is shining bright, love is… Continue reading

  • Beauty of movement.

    There is a belief that can stop me from enjoying life. A belief that I need to look a certain way, and that there is a right and perfect weight and size.   This image and ideal is so ingrained… Continue reading

  • Freedom to be.

    Memorial Day is often about those who fought for our freedom, and less about whether we are using the Freedom they fought for.  If we are trying to eliminate freedoms from others, what did they fight for? It seems that… Continue reading

  • My Art and I

    As I look upon the heap of quilts that I created on my couch, I wondered about the actual benefits of doing Art.  Where in the process does is the actual therapy involved? I used to believe, it gave me… Continue reading

  • My Lady is on the Stroll

    Last summer I heard about the downtown Marquette Art Stroll and I loved this idea! This summer it will take place on Thursday June 27th  4:00 – 7:00 pm and my Art will be part of the Stroll!  Alley Kat's Quilt… Continue reading