Art & Quilts

  • Fear into Love

    In a Card from a Sister Friend, she quoted Constantine Peter Cavafy "As you set out in search of Ithaka pray that your journey be long, full of adventures, full of awakenings.  Do not fear the monsters of old…you will… Continue reading

  • All of Life’s Realities.

    It is my 53rd Birthday, and I feel so young at heart yet wise beyond my years. I feel so wondrous in Spirit and the weight of a life's journey…Light but knowing the journey it took to get here. The… Continue reading

  • The Silence of a Church

    "I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching."  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson  I love this picture, it has so many different meanings… I found that I love churches, and really love empty ones.  I… Continue reading

  • My Sunday Art

    Yesterday I played in fabrics and designs, colors and textures….and here are two pieces that I completed.  I had made angels last year, and wanted to do another.  I believe I can just do "Ladies" with wings.  I will try… Continue reading

  • The Spirit of Joy

    As I lay in bed last night a few of the comments about the new Mitten Tree quilt passed through my mind as well as one comment made on my first one (mitten quilt)….and there really is a difference in… Continue reading

  • A wild colorful intricate quilt.

    I had an incredible experience this past weekend…a great example of how it isn't the place, but the people that make life a thrilling ride. We arrived at the quilt retreat, like you do to any time visiting a new… Continue reading

  • New Mitten Tree Lady…

    Let’s see if I can get the Lady standing upright…. Continue reading

  • Playing With Art

    This picture was taken with the ipad, the ipad that I am shipping back to Apple tomorrow. It just didn’t work in sending stuff out to the internet, but was perfect for receiving. The lighting wasn’t the best, but thought… Continue reading

  • Living on the Blocks.

    Week 9, The Artist Way…Julia Cameron writes, “We’re more comfortable being a victim of artist’s block than risking having to consistently be productive and healthy. “An artistic U-Turn arrives on a sudden wave of indifference. We greet our newly minted… Continue reading

  • One Person to say his name.

    Julia Cameron asks at the end of last chapter, “Did you do your artist date this week?  Did you use it to take any risks? What did you do?  How did it feel?” So, I thought what do I fear… Continue reading