Happy Thanksgiving!
Shades of Autumn seemed like the perfect piece to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! This season I’m so thankful for all of you who read my blog and newsletter, come to my shows, buy my work, and support me in so many ways. People ask me sometimes if it’s hard to set up a booth and…
Purple for the Dining Room
Since we moved last year, I’ve been gradually redesigning the interior of the new house. One of the things I really wanted to do was to add some bold splashes of color to the walls. Now, you would think that since I work with color every day, this would not be a problem . .…
Great Day at McLean Artfest – “Pueblo,” two “Gardens” pieces find new homes!
It was a great day yesterday at the McLean Project for the Arts Artfest – sunny and warm and the rains held off until today, thankfully! I had fun meeting new people and reconnecting with those I hadn’t seen in a while. Thanks to everyone for coming out and chatting. Several pieces found new homes…
Getting Ready for Bend
It’s been a hectic few days getting ready to go to Bend, Oregon for the Art in the High Desert show this weekend! If you’re on Facebook, be sure and check out their page — just scroll down the photos to see the amazing work that will be shown there Friday – Sunday, August 23-25. I’m…
Inspiration in Portland
I took a break recently to go to Portland, Oregon for my husband’s niece’s wedding and wanted to share some inspiration from the trip. The first day we took a long walk around Portland’s different neighborhoods and walked across the Broadway Bridge on the upper left…
Ann Arbor Art Festival is Next Week!
The Ann Arbor Art Festival starts next week, Wednesday, July 17 and runs through Saturday, July 20 in Ann Arbor, MI. Practically the whole town turns into an art show for those four days–it’s a unique experience! I’ve been busy creating a new line of small wall quilts mounted on painted canvas, like Sidewalk in…
Inspiration in Santa Fe
I spent last weekend in Santa Fe, NM attending the Studio Art Quilt Associates annual conference, and came home with my brain bursting full of new ideas and inspiration! First the conference. On Friday I took several workshops on topics like being a professional artist, social media, and entering the teaching circuit, plus I met…
Craftboston Spring Still On for This Weekend
I’ve just been notified that the Craftboston Spring show is still on for this weekend. Like so many others, I was horrified by the tragedy at the Boston Marathon yesterday and my heart goes out to all those who were injured or lost loved ones there at the race. Marathons are a special experience–I ran…
“Common Threads – Different Visions” Exhibit Up at the Ratner Museum
I spent the day today hanging our show, “Common Threads – Different Visions,” with seven other fiber artists at the Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum. I have eight pieces in the show, shown at left–two larger wall hangings, Intuition and Aztec Autumn, and six smaller pieces mounted on stretcher bars, String of Marbles, Townhouses, Central…