I Need a Staff It takes a village to raise a child. It takes a staff to be a working artist. I am fortunate to have the following staff members on my team: A photographer A scientist Someone to hang my work A shipping and handling department A draftsman A carpenter And so many people… Continue reading Week in Review 2022 – 09/09
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Week in Review 2021 – 10/23
Count Down There are fifteen days left until Cohasset Open Studios . I’m feeling the time crunch. When does the time pressure of a fixed deadline get to you? It isn’t as though I haven’t been working on this. In fact I have been preparing for the Cohasset Open Studios since January. I began by… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 10/23
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
Week in Review 2021 – 01/22
My periods of artist block are few, far between and rather short. I am fortunate that way. However, working out how best to quilt the background of Out of the Ashes proved to be a real head scratcher. When I am stuck with how to quilt a quilt my go to methods are to: Look… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 01/22
Week in Review – 01/15
Inspiration comes and goes. When I am riding the crest of inspiration I feel empowered, energized and so, so grateful for the gift of an idea that emerges seemingly from nowhere. I have learned to hang on and see where an idea will take me. Most of the time I am pleasantly surprised by unanticipated… Continue reading Week in Review – 01/15
Week in Review 2021 – 01/08
If you follow my blog then you know my work normally involves intricate piecing and takes months to create. It trends towards mid-sized or even large pieces. Out of the Ashes, aka Cautiously Optimistic is quintessential me. So, it may came as a surprise when you read about this week’s project. The Problem My studio… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 01/08
Week in Review 2021 – 01/01
Taking a look at transformation