Art & Quilts
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Find the truth.
"I write because it makes me feel like someone is listening – Or am I listening to myself." I love this quote and I don't know who said it. What I do know is that I began writing… Continue reading
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Imperfect Grandma
"Imperfect Grandma" – is the only book I can write. I M Perfect and it is impossible not to be. I wanted to leave my grandchildren an idea of who I am, perhaps impart some wisdom – and… Continue reading
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Our Friendship
A friend of mine passed away – I don't recall how many years we've known each other – over two decades or more. We bonded over our love of art, fabric, thread and talking about dysfunction and women's issues. … Continue reading
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Rattles Your Beliefs
"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." –Cesar Cruz This reimagining of DaVinci's Last Supper, has hit some buttons – as great art should. Art truly should disturb the comfortable and to comfort the disturbed. It is… Continue reading
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It’s called Artist
Art as therapy is something that is an interesting adventure. The piles of things I make often represent the outcome of channeling my anxiety or perhaps waylaying it. Art in itself is odd. Being called an artist odder still.… Continue reading
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Without the truths.
I used to believe that we all knew what truth was and that some of us just chose to not live by it. I now believe it is rare to be raised with truth as the core component in… Continue reading
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Played So Much.
The only Art Show I do, is less than a week away. It is time now to look up from what I have created, price my art and start getting organized to show. There is a big difference between doing… Continue reading
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I live in peace
Ten years ago today, I was the Keynote Speaker at Dial Help's Gala held at Michigan Tech. My Storyline quilts were also on display. I was going public in a fancy way. I remember the feelings of shame/anxiety and… Continue reading
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You be You; honestly.
"Do you like these kind of quilts?" I heard a woman say to her friend – as they gazed at a wall where my art hung. "No" she replied. And the first woman says, "Me neither, another thing we have… Continue reading
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Presence of Art
Yesterday I was part of Art Week in Marquette, and it was about demonstrating your art – and I misunderstood and yet I overachieved. I brought way way too much art compared to the other artists. We were a small… Continue reading
I M Perfect lady 