Month: September 2017

Everyone gets so excited to see a whale during a glacier/wildlife cruise. I can’t disagree with their awe – watching whales is awesome. i notice that you see more whales on gray days so this gray sky/water background was perfect for a piece honoring the adventure of whale watching. They had fun whale watching (16” […]

Alaksa fun…Alaska adventure are stitched into the sun drenched sky of this piece about hiking. “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir Hiking is their happy (16” x 20”)

When I began scouring Alaskan brochures from all over the state for ideas on Alaska adventure, I was taken with an image of a child playing in the grass while her mom looked out at the amazing view. I kept coming back to that as I sketched. While it isn’t unique to Alaska, many would […]

“It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.” – Bern Williams They love sunsets together (20” x 16”)

One of my favorite things to do with visitors to Alaska is taking a glacier/wildlife cruise. It’s always a unique adventure. They enjoy adventures (20” x 16”) For this piece, I liked the challenge of creating the different mountains and parts of a boat while maintaining the scale and proportions of the people.

Pausing to pose for a photo with friends in your Alaska appropriate footwear is a great start to an adventure… …where you can enjoy the sight of mountains from across the bay as you explore another part of this giant state They love exploring Alaska (20” x 16”)

Fabrics speak to me. A collection of ombre fabrics told me they would be there perfect sky, water and earth for a new series I had been contemplating. Once I took the ombre fabrics home, I began to noticing how the sky goes from light to dark and the water sometimes does the opposite. I […]

Above is a scale model I created with watercolor paper and tiny prints to help me plan the layout of my art show. On Friday morning, we set up the show. It was exciting to see the model come to life and even better seeing 31 art quilts all displayed together. The opening reception was […]