Posted in Embroidery, Thoughts, tagged Stitching on December 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This happens to me quite frequently: I get overwhelmed and take (unintentional) breaks from blogging. I am aghast to see that my last post was *gasp* in October. Lest any reader think I have been sitting and twiddling my thumbs, the following things have happened in these 2 months:
Entries for the Stitch Spectacular were received, [...]
Posted in Embroidery, Thoughts, tagged facebook, Kantha, maps, summer on September 14, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Here I am again after several weeks of blog silence. It feels good to be back! In real life I have been busy finishing the Summer quarter, trying to get all the summer projects done at work, enjoying the end of the summer warmth (heat index. . . .), and having my wisdom teeth out.
I’m [...]
Posted in Embroidery, Thoughts, tagged baking, Kantha, maps, Stitching, time on August 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My work these days is heavily influenced by two things- a fascination with maps and the tradition of kantha cloth. It’s funny how the more I explore there things the more I see them without even trying. For instance I get a monthly e-mail from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum (Lincoln, [...]
Posted in Adventures, Embroidery, Thoughts, tagged call for entry, Embroidery, hands, spectacular, Stitching on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rubi McGrory and I, together with Dimensions Gallery in Savannah, GA are pleased to announce the Stitch Spectacular.
We’re having a show!! Won’t you join us?
“Stitch Spectacular” is a month-long show, January 9- February 5, 2009, at Dimensions Gallery in Savannah, GA. The show will feature the work of Savannah artists and contemporary hand embroiderers around [...]
Posted in Thoughts, tagged fabric, Goodwill, recycled, Salvation Army on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have been very lax in posting about my studio work, especially as the quarter is already at mid-terms. Here are a few photos of my process:
washed and drying
I have been sourcing all my fabrics from recycled clothing purchased at the Goodwill or Salvation Army, for two reasons. One, when I get these shirts and [...]
Posted in Embroidery, Quilts and Pieces, Thoughts, tagged maps, orientation, Stitching on June 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The month of June is almost over and this has been the craziest month! I have only been home in Savannah for 2 weeks this month and am reeling in disorientation. It is fun to be away, but also so hard for me to keep up with everything and not be home. It is sort [...]
Also, back in the beginning of May I did a little research out at the marsh. I’m interested in the idea of the horizon- what it signifies as the perceived line between land and sky, known and unknown, physical and spiritual. I like that it also signifies all that we know, as we try to [...]
Posted in Thoughts, tagged sewing machine on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I bought a walking foot for my sewing machine and I don’t know how I ever quilted without it. I mean, I knew it was supposed to make things so much easier, but with the hefty price tag I put off purchasing it. . . well today I got and it is a total [...]
Posted in Embroidery, Quilts and Pieces, Thoughts, tagged Embroidery, quilts on February 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
In a new effort to keep working, my friend Ashleigh and I have made a new goal: a little quilt every week. This is a very doable goal for me. . . small, attainable and fun! I’m going to try to make them like journal entries, not overly thought or planned.
When I grow up. . [...]
Posted in Thoughts, tagged studio space on February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I am now a person who goes to work in the day, I only find myself in my studio at night. Which is funny, really, because it’s a sun room, 3 walls of windows.
flags at night with spools
work space
This is what things look like in my studio at night.
I am really trying to appreciate [...]
