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Top Ten in Sampler 3

I photographed my art quilt "Cheers Metamorphosis" with an application called PhotoBooth. It creates the diagonal color stripes. The...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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Twelve Challenges: A Creative Response to Chaos

“Chaos” is defined as: complete disorder and confusion. Covid-19 created disorder and confusion world-wide. How do creative people react...

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Art in the Time of the Pandemic

Yesterday, I visited the Blue Line Arts Gallery in Roseville. https://www.bluelinearts.org 405 Vernon Street, Roseville, CA 95678 (916)...

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Crafting Sustainability

It’s obvious, if we want to pass on a world that’s worth living in, every small effort towards sustainability helps. In this post, I’m...

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