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Blurred Boundaries

After moving to Washington I have been totally focused on getting our new home in order.  There is SO much to do; however, this has proven to be quite exciting and a learning experience in many ways.  Also, we are exploring (some) to discover the area and what we have concluded is: this [...]

Moving to the great North West

A view of the back side of my new home in Washington State.

Wow! Packing up a studio is a new and challenging experience.  How did I manage to accumulate SO much stuff?  I am very excited to announce that our house has finally sold here in Maryland and we are bound for [...]

Gallery Shop Added-Textile Art to Own

News: Gallery Shop is now open.
Textile Art to Own

Textile Art to Own

This is an opportunity for you to purchase pieces of mine that are “intimate”.

Qualities:

Intimate journeys-Pieces that have meaning and unique qualities.  Journeys are explorations with textiles and mixed media.  Intimate defines the size and scale.  Most are under 20 inches square.

You [...]

Sign Up Now-Springtime Course Online

SPRINGTIME…..time for renewal…..perfect time to learn some new things!

Textile Art with Pizzazz! begins Minimum of 5 people
Scheduled for April 1st (will be extended to April 15th to meet the minimum of 5)

Six lessons, $65  Sign up here

Why not join us?  This course is an excellent way to strengthen your skills, learn some new [...]

Join me in a chat session tonight-Guest speaker: Debbie Babin

I have been invited to be the guest speaker in a chat session organized by Quilting Weekly.

Schedule: Monday March 22nd, 2010  8 p.m. CENTRAL TIME ZONE

It is open to the public.  To participate all you have to do is go to Quilting Weekly and sign in as a guest.

Quilting [...]

Hand Stitching with Kimono Silk

I have been busy working on a new project that is made with silk fabric from vintage kimonos.

This image shows is the current status and I am happy to report that it is almost finished.  I only have a bit more stitching to do.

In the beginning this [...]

Many Mini’s

I have quite a few mini art pieces just waiting to be shared.  I am not sure they are complete.  A few hand stitches are likely to be added.  Sizes are under 4×5″.

New Find-Hand Dyed Embroidery Floss

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I found the most fabulous hand dyed embroidery floss on EBAY.  Nancy has a huge selection of colors and gives excellent fast service.  This is my first order and I will definitely order [...]

Handwork is Satisfying

I have continued with Slow Stitch and finished another piece today.  This one took a different direction than the previous one and wound up in the More is More category.  I can’t decide if  I over worked it (which is easy to do when I am doing something new) or pushed it to [...]

Madeleine the Happy Artist

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My granddaughter Madeleine is 7 and is showing tremendous art talent.  I have a separate gallery on this site just for her:

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Madeleine created some fabulous artwork last year in first grade to the amazement of all of us! And, she continues to delight us this year as [...]