Okay, this happened in June, but it is still a good story with excellent visuals, so here we go. When my friend Cynthia Schidner invited me to the first ever…
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…
Last Friday was the opening of ART CLOTH NORTH II at the Blue Hollomon Gallery here in Anchorage, Alaska. ART CLOTH NORTH II is a SAQA Alaska juried regional show.…
We bought this little gold miner’s cabin in 2009. The cabin was originally built by a gold miner for his wife in 1920 when McCarthy was a booming mining town.…
July 4th is a crazy time in McCarthy, Alaska. Almost overnight, our sleepy little mountain village fills with tourists from as far away as Israel and Denmark. McCarthy, Alaska is…
First of all, I hope everyone had a yummy, wonderful Christmas filled with loved ones. Now back to quilting. Many, many stitches ago, when I first began quilting, I was…
Have you ever run into a dear friend who you have lost touch with? Most of the time, I just jump right back into the friendship. If we connected five…
In the summer of 2011, the community of McCarthy, Alaska gathered together on a rainy August day to make quilt blocks for a community quilt. When I make community quilts,…
Our little cabin is located in downtown McCarthy, Alaska. A hundred years ago, McCarthy was a hopping gold mining town. There was a Hardware Store, a bar, a school, and…
I am always a bit sheepish about inviting people to things. I hate to put people in a situation where they really don’t want to go, but feel kinda like…
