Art & Quilts
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Peace while living.
As I continue to think about the 'control' patterns of life and being on the edge of space, it amazes me, that we actually believe we can control anything. Whether it be the perfect outcome of a quilt, or life.… Continue reading
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With our Imaginations.
On Sunday I am leading a workshop on doing Art Quilts. Art quilts start with an empty space. You arrive without a pattern. And, you let your imagination tell you what kind of fabric would be so perfect. You… Continue reading
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My Art and I
As I look upon the heap of quilts that I created on my couch, I wondered about the actual benefits of doing Art. Where in the process does is the actual therapy involved? I used to believe, it gave me… Continue reading
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My Lady is on the Stroll
Last summer I heard about the downtown Marquette Art Stroll and I loved this idea! This summer it will take place on Thursday June 27th 4:00 – 7:00 pm and my Art will be part of the Stroll! Alley Kat's Quilt… Continue reading
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Calendar for 2020
I submitted my artwork "My Lady and I" to the Peter White Library for a Gallery Showing. I WAS ACCEPTED! Seriously excited!! It says, "On behalf of Peter White Public Library Arts Committee, Congratulations! Your artwork has been scheduled… Continue reading
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Her Legacy lives on
When I thought of the woman who passed away from our Art Quilt Group, I wasn't fully aware of what she gave me. How this group was the pattern that I followed for WIND – Women In New Directions. One… Continue reading
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Because of you
It was 13 plus years ago, that I began an Art Quilt Group; a group of women who gathered around to inspire each other to become fiber artists. It has since included other forms of art, and we still meet… Continue reading
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Here
I am 14 going on 60. On December 4, 2004 I woke up and it began a journey of becoming Me. When looking upon the two very different lives I have lived, I can hardly see the one who lived… Continue reading
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Expectations of the Artist.
When I arrived at my latest Quilt Meeting, I brought my most recent work of art and across the table from where I was sitting, on a shelf, was my book. (We meet in the Library in town.) Looking at… Continue reading
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Hours of Art
An Art Show was planned before the flooding rain came. And now…we wondered do we carry on. Are there rules, or is there a period between disaster and when we gather for joy? The show is scheduled for Sunday Afternoon,… Continue reading