Art & Quilts
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What isn’t mine.
I was given some great advice about what to do when you receive letters/messages etc, written in anger/rage/resentment or just plain unhappiness….to write a small note saying, "this is yours, I am returning it to you." Instead I took in… Continue reading
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Twilight Feelings.
A trail of feelings linger, like clouds behind a jet plane…in how I felt sitting between two worlds. Feelings to process or express and maybe just to let them be, as they were…and as I was. Nature's brilliance, LOVE, past… Continue reading
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Out and In.
I was able to find the time, energy and desire to play with fabric today. I was given the border fabric from a very good friend and fellow quilter, and built inward. It was a bit challenging with the colors… Continue reading
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The other end of abuse!
The last time I saw my mother, I felt inside…what is pictured above. A small woman in comparison to the world, and especially in her presence. A woman without a voice, a choice. When I walked into her home, three… Continue reading
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I know the difference.
Ever since I heard my mother is coming, as well more siblings than I had originally thought; I have been in a state of Dread. I had to look up Dread, to make sure I have the correct meaning. "To… Continue reading
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A New Play
I think I thought I had to prepare to be different. Prepare to change. Prepare to move backwards, to undo, un-think, un-act. Prepare to undo the authenticity, to no longer be the me that I have uncovered in the painful… Continue reading
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Back When I was 7
"You prepared to see you mother at the wedding?" my husband says to me tonight. "She's not coming," I say….confidently. He says, "SHE'S coming, so you better be prepared." I am to prepare myself for this? How exactly am… Continue reading
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Beyond Fabric!
I am not sure what I expected the Meet the Artist event to be like, but it was way cool….very nicely set up, flowers, cake and refreshments….with wonderful people milling about….surrounded by my quilts. Yet it wasn't about me….really… Continue reading
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The Woman Who Sewed.
"The conflict between what one is and who one is expected to be touches all of us. And sometimes, rather than reach for what one could be, we choose the comfort of the failed role, preferring to be the victim… Continue reading
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The Imperfect Artist!
When I was asked to do a "Meet the Artist" at Copper Country Mental Health, I eagerly said yes…and then I thought….great, I get my Haircut the same week, a few days before….a fresh haircut always makes any outfit look… Continue reading
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