There was a really lovely article printed in the Boston Globe yesterday about my Victims Quilt Project and the exhibit at the Arlington Center for the Arts. I do, however, have to offer a clarification. I did not “meticulously embroider” the letters onto fabric. I printed them out from the computer. I don’t know how […]
I had the great fortune yesterday to spend the entire day in the gallery at the Arlington Center for the Arts, surrounded by the pieces in this exhibit. Of course, I also got to enjoy each piece at the opening reception, but I was no less affected by the power of the work yesterday having […]
Today we mark an anniversary. Twenty years ago, two teenagers went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School, killing 13 others before shooting themselves. When I began my Victims Quilt Project, I started with a memorial quilt for the victims of the Columbine shooting so it seemed right to open the exhibit to coincide […]
I am so excited to share that the Arlington Center for the Arts has decided to hold a fiber arts exhibit to overlap with my Victims Quilt Project exhibit. The exhibit is entitled “UNRAVEL: Fiber Arts for Our Times” and will be guest curated by Virginia B. Johnson of Gather Here in Cambridge. The focus […]
An exhibit of my Victims Quilt Project quilts, entitled “Disarming: Memorial Quilts for Mass Shooting Victims” will open April 20th at the Arlington Center for the Arts, located at 20 Academy Street in Arlington, Mass. Opening Reception: April 27th, 4 – 6 PM at ACA The exhibit will include all 14 memorial quilts for shootings […]
I am thrilled to announce that I have been juried into the Arlington Center for the Arts Open Studios day on Saturday, October 13th. You’ll find me at the Central School building at 20 Academy Street in Arlington, MA. I will have thread paintings, quilts, and my books with me and I look forward to […]