"How long did it take you to make that?" is the question most often asked. The honest answer? Weeks. And months. To create something original in stitched fabric - without a pattern, without a super clear direction - it does take a very long time as the piece builds upon itself before one's very eyes. It's… Continue reading The making of an art quilt
I have fallen in love with the color white. I can't think of when this affair started exactly but a couple of years back I started surrounding myself in it. My rooms have become white, I am collecting white brick-a-brack but most noticeably white has become the back drop color for almost all of my… Continue reading Color study; falling in love with white
One of the most thoughtful and creative gifts we have ever received at the holidays was this gift given to us last year. I would like to re-gift it to you. Fashioned from a match box, the gift was hand painted with over-lays of paper and glitter finished like any canvas would be and is… Continue reading Re-gifting; quotes to live by
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