Over the course of my artistic journey I’ve compiled quite an extensive library. I’ve got books on a wide variety of subjects: quilting, bookmaking, surface design, mixed media, art history, business etc etc. You get the idea – I have a lot of books! I thought it might be fun to do a blog post every so often about some of my favorite books in a particular subject. In this post I’ll share my favorites on the subject of inspiration/creativity and business… Continue reading
Last week I had the kind of day where you spend most of your time sitting in a waiting room. Fortunately I had the book “Minding the Muse” by Priscilla Long in my bag and so I spent most of my day absorbed in it. It’s a small book, just 112 pages but it’s a … Continue reading
vase with flowers, 20” x 40” One of the questions I get asked most often, aside from how do I do those black lines, is how did I find my voice or style. I get this question a lot because I’ve managed to develop a pretty recognizable style in my art quilts and they’re easy … Continue reading
I’ve been working on writing this post for over a week. Why you ask? Because I’m going to wade into a subject that up until a week or so ago I have been silent on – yup I’m going to talk politics here on my blog. Now I know this is going to come as … Continue reading
Every December I start thinking about the upcoming new year and what I’d like to focus on. I find that having a short list of goals and a plan for myself helps keep me focussed and that in turn allows me to carefully evaluate any new opportunities that come along with a more discriminating eye … Continue reading
If you’ve ever added appliqué letters or numbers to your quilts like I did with the number 20 in the quilt above then you’ve probably used a traditional method of tracing your letters in reverse, cutting them out, realizing you did some of them backwards and then starting over again. Well I have a better … Continue reading
For the longest time I’ve had the idea of making a coat embellished with buildings and houses. Sort of a play on a “house coat” although not one to be worn while cleaning the house! So a few weeks ago I was between quilt projects and doing a little studio clean up when I came … Continue reading
