“Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.†– Louie Schwartzberg Breathe Beauty (7†x 20â€)
Art Quilts
Laugh – Dance
“Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about things.†-Kenneth Branagh Laugh (9†x 9â€) Dance (9†x 9â€)
Dream BIG – Hope
The ideas for these new pieces came from limiting my fabric pallet and pushing myself in my thread drawing skills. I also wanted to focus on happy, silly and inspiration for a great 2019. Dream BIG (9†x 9â€) “Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’ “ […]
Art Show
Approximately 10,000 yards of thread and hours of fun went into creating 70 new art quilts and 24 notebooks with words and inspiration for a happy and sometimes silly start to 2019. My husband and I spent the afternoon arranging and hanging the art. The opening reception is Saturday, Jan 5th from 6-8pm. We’ll be […]
Show Fun
I have been drawing with thousands of yards of thread and my sewing machine to create new pieces for a show opening next week. There are several mountain inspired pieces and about three dozen other thread drawn pieces in a variety of themes ranging from silly to pretty.
Discovers Joy
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.†– Josh Billings She discovers joy (8†x 10â€)
She Can Fly in Her Dreams
“The reason birds can fly and we can’t is simply that they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.†– J.M. Barrie, The Little White Bird She can fly in her dreams (9†x 6â€) In the last few weeks, I have inventoried all of my art, shuffled a few pieces […]
Brave Enough
Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it. Brave enough (12†x 12â€) This piece was created for the SAQA Benefit Auction. There are some amazing pieces submitted for the auction.
Stargazing
A simple hello could lead to a million things… “Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.†– Stephen Hawking The love stargazing (8†x 15â€)
Sews Without Shoes
“I always like to sing barefoot.†– Idina Menzel If it works for singers, it’s gotta work for quilters! She always sews without her shoes