Art & Quilts

  • Art from the Inside Out.

    As I finished writing the last blog and it came to "Hating that my mother lied to me.." I realized later on today, that I hated me for believing it.  I hated me for being okay living as a mask… Continue reading

  • Made of this cloth

    Today's reading in "Simple Abundance" By Sarah Ban Breathnach she writes, "When we can't access our inner resources, we come to the flawed conclusion that our happiness and fulfillment come only from external events. That's because external events usually bring… Continue reading

  • My Lady, as Me.

    I am reading "Simple Abundance" by Sarah Ban Breathnach with a few friends.  It is another daily reading book.  I also took out my journal and have enjoyed the hand writing again.  I love the sharp pencils, the blank page… Continue reading

  • Into her Future.

    My Last Lady quilt for 2012! I changed the scarf and added the leaves on the bottom….because I couldn't figure out her legs/shoes.  Nothing seemed to work, so I decide to eliminate them. She was hard to quilt for the… Continue reading

  • Lady in the Wind

    I had the day off today and I spent many hours in the basement creating a Lady quilt for a woman who has been instrumental with WIND.   As the quilt began to take shape….the tree bending in the Wind,… Continue reading

  • One Blog

    When I thought of having two blogs; to create a space between the deep escavating of my inner self, and then the Artful self moving forward…I thought it would work. To leave behind the dialogue of my past…to then create… Continue reading

  • New Normal.

    Today is December 5th, December 4th slipped by almost unnoticed. I remembered it late last night.  It has been 8 years since finding out about the abuse within my childhood home. That seems like a long time.  A very long… Continue reading

  • New Normal.

    Today is December 5th, December 4th slipped by almost unnoticed. I remembered it late last night.  It has been 8 years since finding out about the abuse within my childhood home. That seems like a long time.  A very long… Continue reading

  • From Here.

    This blog has been a great place for me to speak and to be heard.  Even if, just one person were to read it…I was heard.   This blog has offered me a place to talk about abuse, to say… Continue reading

  • Go for Recess!

    "You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."  Maya Angelou   I love to see the beginning and then in a short time the transformations….   It is fun creating with others, for we each… Continue reading