November - 2017

Whirlwind

Whirlwind began as my second response to the first Cloth in Common theme of ‘sound’. I thought about how songs are like a round, and how...

Somewhere in the sunshine, a soft wind blows. When it touches my skine, it gives me like a feeling of touching the silk. Such a touch...

The Gentle One 29.5" x 40.5" @Colleen Kole 2017 Touch is a physical connection which, in turn, often leads to a heart and mind...

At the top of my late friend, Christine Thresh's blog were these words: "We are born to cloth. It is the second thing we touch after our...

My inspiration came from my new laptop that I got at the same time Lisa posed her challenge to us. It has not only a touch screen and a...

When I first read the prompt, I thought of a tangent, a line that touches a curve in just one point, or a tangent plane to a sphere. It...

I had just purchased a Victorian crazy quilt, with its riot of silk, velvet, brocades and intricate embroidery stitches, when I read...

I was excited by the second prompt by Lisa, entitled "Touch". I thought about the touch that human beings have with the ground. I once...

I love texture and can often be seen running my hand over tactile surfaces, taking close up images or just admiring the intricate details...

It was so obvious. Touch. The one thing artists don't usually let people do. Even artists that work with textiles because of their...