Seeking Balance in a Strange Land
"Balancing: paddling the Little Maumelle River" includes marbled, monoprint, hand dyed, digitally printed and embroidered fabrics. As most of you know I moved to Little Rock Arkansas in late March. I am two months into my new life in a new
New Year – A New Spin
In 2019 I started playing with the time stamp idea of combining technology, textiles and mindfulness. I know this doesn't seem like a natural fit but I want to embrace the convenience of marking a moment, catching beautiful colors, or
California Tiger Salamander
The California Tiger Salamander in the next in my Art Quilt series featuring endangered Species of Sonoma County California.
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse
A several weeks ago I showed you the first art quilt in a series about endangered species of Sonoma County; that piece highlighted the plight of Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly. This week I finished the second in my series featuring the
Time Stamp
Yesterday I went for a hike here at The Bishop's Ranch as I often do. Usually my main goal is to exercise and I move with a pace. This time, however, I wanted to soak it in, take the earbuds
The Art of the Problem
I’m a problem solver. That’s who I am. If someone asks me if I can do something I usually say yes even if I don’t know how – yet…figuring it out is half the fun. For me art is like
Allowing Failure to Lead You
I haven’t blogged in a while – I’ve gotten out of practice. The end of the year was busy with teaching and holiday’s and visitors. And the beginning of the year was busy with teaching and visitors and all the
Making Connections…
Those of you who follow me know that I've got a million ideas and time for about 10 at a time. Some times my ideas are bigger than me and I don't always reach out to make the connections I
My Life is a Wagon Wheel
My life is a wagon wheel. What? A wagon wheel? Now hear me out. Those of you who have followed me for a while know, I am an artistic nomad – mixed media, encaustic, collage, painting, fabric art, quilting, clothing
Paying Homage to Serenity
I've been working on this quilt for about a month now and just finished. I decided I wanted to make a quilt for our summer bed at our cottage in the redwoods. I wanted to the quilt to fit with