Archive | May, 2007
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Let Us Speak of Love

In the words of Prem Joshua, “Tonight, let us speak of love. I can think of no better subject until the day we die.” I’ve been writing a lot lately, and it struck me that artists don’t seem to talk about LOVE very much. Maybe love isn’t one of those good art-speak terms, unless it [...]

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Quilt National 07 opening

When I made this quilt, I was so focused the story behind it that I didn’t realize what it might look like if you didn’t know the story or read the title. But all evening I got questions about what the crotch shot was about. It’s not about that, it was because I had poison ivy so bad that I just lay on the bed, trying to to let anything touch my legs, not even each other.

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Dog Scooter

Russ is exploring alternatives to gasoline-powered transportation. Fortunately, we’re not using this to get to the Quilt National opening this weekend.

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Out the Front Door: In Memory of Pat Renick

This morning someone left the front door wide open, so that when I got up for breakfast, a huge gust of spring air hit me full face. I felt like I was almost drowning in the glorious morning air. Strange that I should feel so invigorated, since we had been up the whole night before, [...]

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Grounds for Sculpture Opening Reception

Gosh, I don’t know what I’ve been caught doing, but judging by my expression, it must be bad. I know I’ve been tagged while I was gone, not once but four times. But honestly, I haven’t had time to do any posting since we’ve been traveling to four different states in the last five days. [...]

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