Find out who you are and do it on purpose. —Dolly Parton Find out who you are and do it on purpose. -- Dolly Parton Satisfaction, the fabric art above, first appeared with this quotation as a post during the Year of Listening. I have used the pattern of 4 squares, a circle, and a … Continue reading Call / Respond Week 5
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Wes and Will: More Good Questions
On good weather school days, my father Wes often managed to be in the farmyard when the school bus pulled in to drop off the three of us kids. We enjoyed seeing him there. But as we made our way off the bus, we prepared for the certainty of him asking, “What did you learn … Continue reading Wes and Will: More Good Questions
Call / Respond Week 4
The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself. --Ursala LeQuin This diminutive piece (3.5 x 5.5") resides in our library as a tribute to my love of good questions, which I learned from my father. I made it long before I encountered the quote from Ursala LeQuin. Those words are being … Continue reading Call / Respond Week 4
A Good Barn
As I child, I observed that barns were used for storage and for work. Every farm had one. As a child, I was confused by the Bible story about the wealthy person who tore down good barns to make bigger ones. That seemed foolish to me. I am guessing that most of my adults at … Continue reading A Good Barn
Casting Aside That Fictitious Self
"....the self we assume like a garment." - Kate Chopin
Woven Cross
An unexpected aspect of online worship is the opportunity to have a close up view of altar and pulpit furnishings. My pew partner Joan recently wrote me, asking that I expound on the woven cross she saw closely on Zoom Easter worship. I created this white frontal for our congregation, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in … Continue reading Woven Cross
The Beginning is Not The Starting Point
In the beginning.......God created.......In the beginning........was the Word...... In the beginning of 2016, I stalled out. In the midst of stacks of fabrics, committed projects, commissioned work, beckoning ideas, and pots of paint, I struggled to create a plan and to write a schedule that would contain and direct all these good things. The elements … Continue reading The Beginning is Not The Starting Point
Playing The Counter-Melody
Both of these photos appeared on our fibergig Facebook timeline in September. Viewers commented that the products were quite disparate. Perhaps not many studios create a runway garment and a spiritual mural in the same summer. Actually, I use the same techniques to create all of my work. Often the role of the work itself is … Continue reading Playing The Counter-Melody
Bring On The Heat
The sewing machine or a pair of scissors are often the tools first associated with my art practice. But it is the iron that is used most frequently and consistently. When I am working well, focused on what is before me and its purpose, it is the iron that guides me into good evaluation. Fabric … Continue reading Bring On The Heat
Advent Interlude 2
Be still. Dark, still, afraid. Breath held. Glimmers of light. Paused in wonder. Air sucked in and slowly exhaled. Be still. Photograph of Advent stole made in 2014, sold at first touch to a dear friend.