Art & Quilts
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I am Full
While continuing to play in my basement, I listened to a podcast with Michael Gervais. His podcast is "Finding Mastery" – I can't find the one where I heard this – "Fear is the natural response to the Unknown." They… Continue reading
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Sunday Art is My Fuel
Continuing to do Sunday Art feels like a luxury that is a staple. A frivolous routine that I use to refuel myself, and escape the reality of Covid 19. The heaviness of doing something practical overwhelmed me immediately.… Continue reading
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Story Line of Becoming
I felt like I was taking the records of my mentalness as I left Copper Country Mental Health with my quilts. I was taking them out of a safe space. A place that understands, and holds sacred, our mental being.… Continue reading
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My Lady and I
My Story Line quilts are heading to Marquette at the end of March. They will be on display in the Huron Mountain Club Gallery, at the Peter White Library, for two months. They have been on display at Copper Country… Continue reading
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A Mother Who Loves You
Being estranged from my family, I will not experience many of life's natural moments. Moments that I believe hold sacred empowerment – the handing off of the torch of life – when a parent passes on. A moment that holds… Continue reading
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My Natural State
There is something magical about art, and the multifaceted ways in which a person engages with it. Being the artist, we are often so close to the process, we are not aware of the breadth or depth it contains. Much… Continue reading
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Badass Acceptor
"Miss January" I want to try and make a Pin-up for each month of this year and perhaps write some prose about women, life and how we survive the unsurvivable and be the badass of our own lives. January… Continue reading
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“Be Joy”
I love the stories I hear while at the Art Shows. A woman tells me how she became the recipient of one of my quilts. And, attached with the quilt, was a letter. I told her I would love… Continue reading
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Delightful Hours on Display
It is the day before the Keweenaw Art Affair, my ladies are priced, packed and ready to be on display. The different stages of selling art, is unlike any other activity I have experienced. First is the shopping for the… Continue reading
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Expression of Their Imaginations
I have a few days between my Art Workshop and now; space to digest its process. Was it a success based on teaching Art? And, how do you gauge the success, or failure, as a teacher? What the class taught… Continue reading
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