New Sewing Machine!

I finally, after hearing how great Janomes were for months, bought a new Kenmore electronic sewing machine. Why Kenmore? Because I read in a consumer report that said Janome makes Kenmore sewing machines - and it was on sale for a VERY sweet price! Time to upgrade to some great decorative stitches! Watch for new, embellished work.

"Symbols of Life"

Here it is! I learned that I really like applique.

New Work for Show in Geneva, Switzerland

I've been working on a piece for the U.N. International Convention. This piece will be auctioned off to benefit the Global Fund for Aids and Malaria.
Here, I've cut pieces of Funky Foam and glued them down on a foam plate to print simple, child-like designs. The theme the Convention had asked for was "making the world a healthier, happier place for children." So I've used bright happy colors and appliques of birds, etc. More to come.

Museum Show

I and two other collaborators in textile, Nancy Grove and Kate Cox, are having a display at the South Park City Museum. I'm finishing a few small pieces this week to hang next week.

New Work

I just completed this for the "Place to Bark" traveling fiber art display. I had to condense what I wanted to say with it because the theme was "Home", and I have no end of feelings about that. I tried not to get too sentimental!

Beautiful Art Thought

I had volunteered to help take the kids from our local high school to the Denver Art Museum, and my group of kids and I were happily exploring. We LOVED a wall of notes people left about the exhibit and art in general. This is my favorite - one of the girls even copied it down for me to keep:
"Art is: My escape from my day to day life, my awakening daydream, my reminder to myself that I am more than I am."

Langley, Whidby Island

At Semiahmoo

Trip to the Northwest

Bob and I did a ten day trek to see my family in Washington (plus all points in between). We saw so many wonderful places I don't have room to share all the pictures, but here are some.

Now it's time to get back to work creating again, with my image storehouse full of great memories!