Archive | October, 2006
Intentional UFO

Intentional UFO

A few weeks ago I was talking with the faculty at the university where I’ll be having a solo show starting in December, and they suggested showing some work-in-progress so the students can see how I work. I thought this would be a great idea, and got excited about not finishing this piece “Alien Invasion” [...]

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Yummy Halloween Treats

Yummy Halloween Treats

Yuummm! Plate full of eyeballs….sounds good coming up on Halloween, doesn’t it? Actually I baked these this morning using Sculpty for my current quilt, Alien Invasion, so they’re not for eating. And what’s an alien invasion without an abducted cow? I have to laugh as I make things like barns and cows for this quilt [...]

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The Relationship between Yoga and Food

The Relationship between Yoga and Food

Here’s PaMdora again, ready for quilting. Oooo, look! Her toes are curling up at the thought of going under the needle. I wonder if it feels something like getting a tattoo? Now her hair is curling up too! Just kidding, this is another in the series of Yoga 101 quilts that I’m working on — [...]

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Windows of Color

Windows of Color

Friday I drove to St. Louis for another funeral. The service was held in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church early in the morning, and the morning light filled the church with a colorful glow through the stained glass windows. The windows reminded me of patchwork quilts, and I especially liked how the small symbols were intermingled [...]

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Exciting Studio News

Exciting Studio News

Only recently I learned my quilt PaMdora’s Box will be at the San Jose Quilt and Textile Museum as part of Quilt National 2005. Yesterday I received this postcard in the mail — PaMdora is a cover girl! It’s very cool to be in this museum because I have lots of family out in that [...]

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