Neighborhood
When we first began Round Two with the general theme of community, neighborhood was the word that first popped into my mind. I thought...
International Handcraft
The Silk Road wound across the Middle East, India, China and Korea. It brought craft techniques that evolved into the unique crafts of...
Mi Consuegra
Her name is Graciela, a beautiful name, but everyone calls her Chela. When my daughter married her son she became my "consuegra" and I...
We
I thought the prompt "International" corresponds well to the group "Cloth in Common" that I belong to. It's never easy for artists from...
Indigo? Really?
Okay, the title is Indigo. Why, you ask? When I received the prompt International. A whole bunch of things went through my mind. Then I...
Where's my Gate
I travel a lot! Too much some would say! I spend a lot of time in airports and they are always enormous. Why are my departure gates...
Come Fly with Me
In my previous blog post about the prompt International, I mentioned that I learned of our prompt while traveling from New Zealand back...
Le maroc
Morocco, a North African state on the Atlantic and Mediterrranean, is characterized by the cultural influences of the Berbers, Arabs and...
Postcards from China
I have been making little (5x7") travel quilts for the last couple of years, reflecting the places I have visited. I take materials with...
New York VI
In Europe the European Union is trying to convince us all that we all are one Europe. Trying to believe that I interpreted the...