This is the other part to my beginnings in context and connection. When I was 16 years old my family moved 1,000 miles from the coast of California out to the front range of Colorado. The first piece, Context 1, is California and this piece, Context 2, is Colorado. In Context 2 (Niwot) In Context [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Stitching’
the other part
Posted in Embroidery, tagged connection, place, Stitching on December 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
connection and context
Posted in Embroidery, tagged connection, context, maps, Stitching on December 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
These have become my “key” words these days. . . and the answer to why I use maps in my work. A map is a way to find one’s context and also a way to connect one place to another (think roadtrip, get out the map or look on google maps, and the line that [...]
october, november, december, oh my!
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 [...]
in progress
Posted in Embroidery, Quilts and Pieces, tagged Kantha, path, Stitching on October 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
my newest piece: feels smack dab in the middle of a miracle I’ve made progress on this piece this week (beyond what is in the photos) but I am struggling to make this feel whole and “right”. Something about it seems so severe and forced.
about an hour ago
Posted in Embroidery, Quilts and Pieces, tagged collage, facebook, Kantha, Stitching on October 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This is the newest piece in my facebook mapping series. . . . . is preparing to go “all in” detail of the path I love the raggedy bits in this piece and love the way they looked when I tacked them down. In one of the samples I did last week I really responded [...]
under the influence
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, NE) and [...]
stitch spectacular
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 [...]
you are here
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 [...]
Spring is Unfolding
Posted in Embroidery, Quilts and Pieces, tagged plants, Stitching, transparency on March 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Unfolding, side a, with the light shining through This week in Savannah it seems that Spring has arrived . . . as evidenced by the azalea bushes all blooming with pinks and reds and whites. It has been a little chilly and I did turn the heat on again yesterday, but Spring is definitely in [...]
