Quilting in Community
Last Sunday I arrived back at the Ranch in the wee hours after a belated birthday trip to Chicago with my husband. We loved the city. We spent most of our time walking and exploring the wonder neighborhoods and the
A Year in Place
I started a personal challenge a little over a year ago, to represent this picturesque place I live, The Bishop’s Ranch retreat and conference center. The Ranch sits above Westside Road, south of Healdsburg, with an amazing view of the
Everything Old is New Again (and everything new is already old)
Well I’m happy to announce that I have an article in the October/November issue of Quilting Arts Magazine! My article is about using images that I drew on my iPad an putting them in a quilt form (go to 2/7/12
The Art of the List
Well I have to admit I am in overwhelm mode this week. I started a new part time job teaching art to kindergarten, 1stand second graders about 4 weeks ago and the learning curve has been steep, it’s not about
Careful What You Wish For!
Well I am still in my tomato days. Roasting, slicing, peeling, canning, drying….drawing, dreaming tomatoes (or is it a nightmare?) This seems to be a seasonal reminder of the old adage “careful what you wish for
Surviving Abundance
Here we are once again on the verge, the threshold, the brink. Of what you ask. We are standing on the teeter-totter of abundance and overwhelm, overcome by bounty. Here in Sonoma wine country as the grapes commence to ripen
July: Shade Seeking Season
Greeting blog followers, I’m happy to say I’ve caught up with myself and got my July painting done in July! I started the idea for this painting during one of the hot spells in July. The humans and animals alike,
June is Here!
I know it’s July but I’m still trying to catch up. I always feel like summer should be expansive, full of time and space to relax and explore… but somehow this summer like most is whooshing by with me struggling
Go Figure
Another random summer post: While I was procrastinating doing my June painting (in progress, I know, I know it’s July you say but I started it in June) I got a call for entries for a local show called “Go