

A Backwards Glance Over Traveled Roads
In 2022 I published the book Chamomile-Sunflower Friendship which is composed of 78 photos, primarily of temporary art installations of...
Aug 21


How to Create Fire in Fiber Art Work
Dante wrote: "From a little spark may burst a might flame." Living in Northern California's notorious fire region, this quote by Dante is...
Nov 1, 2024


About Creativity and Working in Series
Let me write about the last topic first. Why do artists create series? - According to a recent group discussion: a) as individual artist...
Jan 15, 2023


Top Ten in Sampler 3
I photographed my art quilt "Cheers Metamorphosis" with an application called PhotoBooth. It creates the diagonal color stripes. The...
Aug 31, 2022


Another 30 Stitches in Sampler 2
Continuing with my childhood joy of discovering new embroidery stitches and the "SAQA - Stellar 70" challenge (to do and post something...
Aug 17, 2022


How an ACN Meeting Leads to Support for the Ukraine
From April 3 to 6, 2022, I met Art Cloth Network (ACN) members for the first time in person at our annual conference in Austin, TX....
Aug 3, 2022


Rediscovering Childhood Joys in 30 Stitches
One of my pleasures as a child was embroidery. I had my own set of colored yarns and was very proud of it. Sometimes, I stitched...
Jul 23, 2022


My Adventures with the Orient Express
From childhood on, train rides were positive experiences for me. So, you won’t be surprised that I participated in the fictitious,...
Jul 6, 2022


Emma FOREVER CHANGED my Life
SAQA Northern California/ Nevada had a call for entry to explore diverse facets of the question if and how we and our lives have changed...
Apr 15, 2022


Creating a Panel for the Orient Express
After I finished my planned textile panels for the SAQA Orient Express, I offered the remaining wagon to the members, but nobody wanted...
Jan 4, 2022