Apr 15Emma FOREVER CHANGED my LifeSAQA Northern California/ Nevada had a call for entry to explore diverse facets of the question if and how we and our lives have changed...
Jan 4Creating a Panel for the Orient ExpressAfter I finished my planned textile panels for the SAQA Orient Express, I offered the remaining wagon to the members, but nobody wanted...
Sep 13, 2021Twelve 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...
Nov 26, 2020Art in the Time of the PandemicYesterday, I visited the Blue Line Arts Gallery in Roseville. https://www.bluelinearts.org 405 Vernon Street, Roseville, CA 95678 (916)...
Sep 22, 2020Crafting SustainabilityIt’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...
Sep 2, 2020Inspired by Current QuestionsIn previous blog posts I wrote about various areas of inspiration: 1 Inspired by Nature 2 Inspired by Kandinsky and Geometry 3 Inspired...
Jul 23, 2020Inspired by FractalsI’m not a mathematician, but I find certain concepts do inspire my work, for example, fractals. Many of the following quotes are from the...
Jul 22, 2020Inspired by Kandinsky and GeometryGeometry was always my favorite subject at school. Euclidian geometry is concerned with abstract perfection: circle, square, triangle,...
Jul 19, 2020Inspired by NatureHaving to spend time at home due to the current virus means that I spent a lot more time in our garden. I noticed again how much nature...
Mar 1, 2020How to Gallery-Wrap a Textile PaintingDo you like this professional look of gallery-wrapping your textile art onto wooden stretchers? - If yes, read on. 1) Assemble your...