I’ve been exploring the world of contemporary embroidery. It reminds me of the classification of traditional quilting and art quilting. TextileArtist.org has a wonderful feature article about artists who are using embroidery in unique ways. I love the creativity and how thread is showcased as…
Continue ReadingI have experimented in the past with having my collages printed on fabric to turn them into art quilts. Mostly it consisted of me trying to get a high enough resolution scan (which I wasn’t sure was possible since I work so small) and…
Continue ReadingIf you remember I was doing The 100 Day Project and decided to do mini collages. They are about the size of an ATC. (Remember those? I miss ’em. Maybe we should bring them back.) I really wanted to test myself because I have a sort…
Continue ReadingHave you heard of The 100 Day Project? It’s a wonderful annual challenge in which you commit to doing something for 100 days straight. It doesn’t have to be art but given that I’m an art junkie, it is the way I lean. Art Brain…
Continue ReadingCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FREE PROJECT I spoke with my publisher and asked about posting a free project from my latest book, Hand Sewing Magic. I decided on the Stuffed Toy Bunny. It was one of my favorite projects in the book and…
Continue ReadingSometimes the collages just get weird. They don’t really have a meaning, they just seem like the images flow together well and that’s enough cause to glue them down. That’s when you end up with stuff like this. I’m also taking out my…
Continue ReadingI see so many artists stepping up to the plate and releasing free classes and doing live streams of making art and I keep thinking I should do that too. Because I like watching them and find them wonderful but in all honesty…I…
Continue ReadingThis isn’t right. This shouldn’t be here. It’s January in Michigan. The ground should be smothered in snow. Sleeping. Instead new life is emerging and I want to tell it to wait, to go back. It isn’t time. At the same time I…
Continue ReadingThe storm drains for my street are at the end of my driveway. The rain current drags all the debris past my home as the water hurries toward falling. But when the water stops, the details remain. Exposed. Vulnerable. I see so much…
Continue Reading2019 is done. My idea of what this year would be like after my cancer year of 2018 was not accurate. Not terrible, quite the contrary. But not what I thought life post-cancer would be like. It’s something that has driven me inward, silenced…
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