Musing I am musing. This is a state I frequently find myself in. Sometimes my musings are working how out to gather family with divergent interests, schedules, ages and locales. However, for the purpose of this post, my musings are on my current art projects. Ceil de Noyer One reason I find myself musing is… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 09/06
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Week in Review 2024 – 09/13
Compassion If you were to draw up a list of people you have compassion for who would be on it? Did you include yourself? I tend to shy away from self care and self compassion. Yet, I think of myself as a fairly compassionate person both for those in my immediate orbit and those I… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 09/13
Week in Review 2024 – 08/30
Experience Experience makes a great teacher. All you need to do is observe infants and toddlers experiencing and interacting with the world around them to come to a similar conclusion. We continue to learn and grow with each passing year. The Design Wall Experience Last week, in her post, Rebecca shared her struggles creating a… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 08/30
Week in Review 2024 – 03/22
Free Time Free time, what is that? Frequently, when I anticipate a change of obligations I see the gift of free time on the horizon. This leads to fantasies of more studio time. This past Tuesday I attended my very last SAQA Board meeting. I served on SAQA’s Board for two consecutive three year terms,… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 03/22
Week in Review 2024 – 03/15
Goal Are you goal oriented? I know I am. Although, I do try to enjoy the journey. The best compromise for me is to think of the interim steps towards the ultimate goal, a completed quilt for example, and let each step be the goal. Therefore, I can feel successful even when there is a… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 03/15
Week in Review 2024 – 01/05
Blessings I have been gifted with many blessings over the years. One blessing is the multiple communities of quilters, art quilters and artists I have been and am currently part of. What unites these communities is a willingness to share. Thread Painting Sue Every first Wednesday of the month I meet with a handful of… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 01/05
Week in Review 2023 – 10/13
Creating Portraits I am obsessed with creating portraits, recently. For years I have gone nose to nose with portraits made by other artists, whether these artists create with paint, fabric or mixed media. How do they do it? Could I do that? There is only one to way to find out and that is to… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 10/13
Week in Review 2023 – 10/06
Setting Up an Exhibition Where do I begin when setting up an exhibition? It doesn’t matter whether I am working on a group exhibition or a solo exhibition the first step is always the same. I view and measure the space where the exhibition will take place. If that isn’t possible I request a gallery… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 10/06
Week in Review 2023 – 07/21
Challenges Life is full of challenges. Sometimes we choose to take on challenges. Other times they are thrust upon us. One challenge I opted to take is the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. The idea is to use up your scraps by creating work featuring the color of the month. Love the theory, but I tend to… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 07/21
Week in Review 2023 – 02/24
Deadline What did you feel when you read the headline “Deadline”? Did it fill you with dread or perhaps get your adrenaline pumping? When I hear hear the word deadline, I chuckle. I expect this is a rare reaction, although there is a good reason for my response. It is something my mother, an editor… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 02/24