I needed some instant gratification of the fabric kind today. So before sitting down at the sewing machine, I took a big scrap of Kona Black Fabric from my current quilt project out to the picnic table in the back yard. I put on some rubber gloves. I put down a piece [...]
A nicely packaged bundle arrived in the mail for me yesterday containing something special. This week it is my turn in the fantastic group art project, Compositional Conversation. Compositional Conversation is the brain-child of Terry Jarrard-Dimond, an award winning artist who creates moving and muscular textile constructions in her South Carolina studio. Terry blogs about [...]
We don’t exactly do “Christmas” around here. Over the years our annual celebration has been distilled to the absolute essentials of the season.
EggNog with a knob of bourbon. (check)
Persimmon cookies. (check)
Fabulous bottle of wine (Burrell School Pinot). (check)
Yummy Mexican Posole served up by good friends. (check)
Good Friends. (!!!! check)
This year also featured the irresistible and [...]
Snow on the ground is a rare thing in northern California. So when it comes, it is a treat, greeted with enthusiasm. I love how a dusting of snow makes all the shapes of things stand up and demand attention.
The most pedestrian plant emerges with a snowy white crown.
A birdhouse becomes a fairy castle or [...]
