I am thrilled to say the two most recently completed pieces in my Protest Series are now on display as part of the “Created Equal” exhibit at the Arlington Center for the Arts. Both “Last Words 1” and “Fury” are hanging in the Shaira Ali Gallery at the ACA until November 6th. The exhibit is […]
Finally! After all these months of not feeling very creative and not being interested in doing any quilting, my creative energy just rushed back into my life yesterday afternoon. In the space of a few hours I: Finished the top for the UFO Swap I’ve been doing with the Rising Star Quilters Guild. I’d originally […]
A dear friend of mine sent me a calendar this year that has inspirational quotes on it. This month, there’s a quote from Leo Buscaglia that says “Boredom arises from routine. Joy, wonder, rapture, arise from surprise.” Dr. Love clearly never lived through a global pandemic; boredom is part of our daily life. But, he […]
Is your guild looking for ways to keep your membership connected and engaged while adhering to social distancing guidelines? Global Quilt Connection’s virtual meet the teachers events are an opportunity for your guild program chairs to meet teachers from all over the globe who are offering live virtual online workshops and lecture programs. Global Quilt […]
Over the last few months in this newsletter, I have been writing about how to overcome your COVID block and how to use your sheltering-in-place time to craft a vision and strategy for your creative work. But, it’s still hard to focus and to create right now, isn’t it? There’s so much uncertainty and life […]
Six weeks ago when it looked like there would be no camp this summer, I started planning art activities and buying supplies for “Mom Camp” to keep my eight year old busy. I placed a big order with Dharma Trading Company that included a marbling kit because, yes, it was something I always wanted to […]
I have just signed up to present at one of three virtual Meet the Teachers events being hosted by Sue Bleiweiss and Lyric Kinard. In order to help out quilt guild program chairs desperately seeking presenters who are fluent in Zoom (to which I can relate since I am also the program chair for the […]
George Floyd, Eric Garner, and countless other Black people whose final moments went unrecorded, gasped out “I can’t breathe” as they died at the hands of police. The horror of that idea is only made worse by the knowledge that it is all too common, that the lives of Black Americans are not safe, and […]
I have heard from so many fellow artists that they are having trouble creating right now. And, it’s no wonder since every single one of us is under stress unlike anything we’ve ever experienced before. At the same time, many of us feel like we should be producing a lot of work because we have […]
I have been thinking a lot about vision and strategy over the last few months. One reason for that is that I’m reflecting about what’s really important during this great pause in life brought on by a global pandemic. I think that the other reason is that I’m not making much headway in my day […]