I just got back from New Zealand, well, I arrived back in Anchorage on October 7, and now I am departing again. Too quick for much more than an underwear…
For the past three weeks, I have been head down at my sewing machine in an all out attempt to making five small pieces of quilted goodness. Last fall, the…
I don’t know what it is about being away from blog writing that makes it so hard to reboot. There is an element of stage fright that never seems to…
One of the truly wonderful things about studying at the Crow Barn with Nancy Crow is the chance to spend five or more days surrounded by artists who love thread…
In the next few weeks, I am going to be jumping all over the place here—back to China, then to Florida, maybe to Houston, my studio, hiking, whatever I feel…
These are the quilts I judged while participating in the 2016 China International Patchwork Invitational Tournament & Patchwork Arts Show. I hope you enjoy seeing them as much I did.…
It has taken a long time, but I have finally created some space to write about China. In fact, you just might be hearing from me on a regular and…
Sitka artist Teri Rofkar, renowned for her mastery of Tlingit weaving and basketry, died Friday. I did not know Teri personally, but every time I was in the same room…
Writing a blog is a funny thing. Most of the time I have too many ideas—as in what do I share next? Decisions. Decisions. And then there are those times,…
In 2014, I met Mavis Muller at a Rasmuson Individual Artist Awards Ceremony . As Mavis received her award, images of large burning baskets were shown behind her. I knew…
