Art & Quilts

  • Happy Badass Women’s Day

    Mother's Day could be women's day – a day where we celebrate the women in our lives that have enriched us, accepted us, honored us, empowered us, loved us, and encouraged us to be more of who we were born to be.… Continue reading

  • You Will Always Belong

    I am reading about Belonging in Brene Brown's Book "Atlas of the Heart – Mapping Meaningful Connections." "We have to belong to ourselves as much as we need to belong to others. Any belonging that asks us to betray ourselves… Continue reading

  • The Right Direction

    I looked back in my blog and the first time these Story Line Quilts were displayed was July 2012 at the Strawberry Festival Quilt show- almost 10 years ago. There is a difference in who I was back then, compared… Continue reading

  • Off to Show My Soul

    My quilts are rolled up and loaded into the car – their labels have been printed – they are all set to be put on display. I was chosen by the Peter White Library Arts Committee to show my art… Continue reading

  • Once Again On Display

    So, a few years back, prior to Covid, I was working with the Library Director at Peter White Public Library about having My Storyline quilts on display.  We had to postpone a few times, but now we are ready to… Continue reading

  • Soul at Rest

    This blog has been a way for me to sort out truth from fiction – as well as what is helpful or healing for my mental wellness – and perhaps more how it feels coming from a dysfunctional cult-like religious… Continue reading

  • My Storyline

    My Storyline quilts were requested to be shown – and I said Yes.   The Keweenaw Storytelling Center is interested in showcasing stories and someone gave them my name.     This seems like the perfect venue.   I was… Continue reading

  • Before It Is Okay

    "Freedom is being okay, before things are okay."   Freedom is when you are okay – before this or that happens. Being okay with this present moment, and knowing you can be okay if things go differently than you would… Continue reading

  • A Year of Naked Truths

    I am working on the nudes and putting together a calendar for next year.  In sitting with them and pondering words or ideas, I recalled a conversation I had with a friend. She said, "You have to be okay –… Continue reading

  • In the parade of life.

    There are many different small pieces of myself I have been working on. The integration of my mother's image and mine. The lack of control of have of the next generation. Mostly just focusing on being a single me. Bringing… Continue reading