Tick Tock Life marches on, tick tock, tick tock. The time we have in life is often represented by sands dribbling through an hour glass. However, what about the time we have do our work? Mr. Grainger in the British TV series, Are You Being Served?, classically fears the cuckoo clock. Why? Because this was… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 07/28
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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 – 04/21
Let Me Tempt You Are you familiar with the way male bowerbirds tempt potential mates? They build a bower, then place appealing items in and around this structure. I am easily tempted by the tantalizing artwork made by fellow SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) members. Their work blows me away. However, I only have so… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 04/21
Week in Review 2023 – 04/14
Butterflies I am thinking of the life cycle of butterflies. So much happens before the glory of the butterfly is revealed. Parts of the life cycle are less appealing than others. Although, I confess, I find each stage intriguing, even the less savory aspects. In my previous post I shared my plans for the life… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 04/14
Week In Review 2021 – 03/05
Brilliant Idea In one of those eureka moments I had the “brilliant” idea to add 3D butterflies to Out of the Ashes. Brilliant ideas have a way of becoming less brilliant once one starts executing them. The trick, I find, is to push through the doubt and keep going through the negativity, mostly in my… Continue reading Week In Review 2021 – 03/05
Week in Review 2021 – 02/26
Fiddly Bits Here I am, once more, dealing with fiddly bits. This is never my intention. Yet it seems I can’t resist pushing just one step further. Then bam! I am bogged down in some process which requires inordinate patience to even come close to what my goal is. Am I a perfectionist? I don’t… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 02/26
Week in Review 2021 – 02/19
Why Create Fiber Art? Why do you create fiber art? This is a question asked in a variety of ways. My answer varies on any given day. For example, one thing I like about fiber art is how easy it is to put down and pick up where I left off. Then on another day,… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 02/19