Batting in the Garden
I’ve lived in northern Ca for 17 years and somehow not made it to Quilting in the Garden at Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, but this year I got to go! This is a unique annual 2-day event held in the beautiful Alden Lane Nursery where hundreds of quilts are pinned to lines hung from […]
Yvonne Porcella Tribute Quilt and a few new toys
YES! My tribute quilt for Pokey Bolton’s ” Live Your Brightest Life: A Tribute to Yvonne Porcella“ exhibit is finished. It took me much longer than expected but I should have known that my re-entry into normal life after the move and remodel might take time. I am thrilled that I was able to submit. I […]
Working my way through “Art and Fear”
One of my favorite art books is Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking (David Bayles, Ted Orland). It is not a how-to book, nor is a book about inspiration. It is about the work of making art. It explores the process of making art and why it doesn’t get made. And […]