Compromise or Not?
Karol Kusmaul here, with a heads up that in the next few days, Cloth in Common members will be revealing our art made for the prompt Compromise. It’s interesting to think about situations when it’s best NOT to compromise, and other times when we should. We deal with this issue
On Being Isolated
Karol Kusmaul Thursdays are my favorite days. My husband goes golfing and I get to do whatever I want (or need) to do, without any interruptions except for the phone. No offense to my dear husband, but when he’s around, I get interrupted a LOT. I am in charge of
Coming Together
Meeting by Zoom
Blue space!
Community Green spaces Karol Kusmaul I recently purchased an art quilt from Pamela Allen of Canada. Its title is ‘Five Sheep and Three Big Fish’. She explained, “As I was raised a poor inner city kid, I always wanted to be in the country! I guess that’s why I seem
Welcome!!
To our dear followers: The members of Cloth in Common are delighted to welcome you to our brand new website: https://clothincommon.com/ We are pleased with the new features including: giving you the option to leave us comments about our work and our blog posts, as well as easier access to
Attitude Adjustment
Pandemic This Coronavirus has made us all sick in one way or another. We share it worldwide. Though we are all in isolation, we share anxiety, fear, and stress about disrupted education, financial issues, job loss, illness and death. We therefore need desperately to hang on to hope, faith, and
Art Buddies
March 29, 2020 |Karol Kusmaul For years now, I have attended a spring fiber artist retreat in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Sometimes for a week, sometimes for 11 days, sometimes with a class or two, sometimes just to retreat and work on projects. The venue is unbelievably perfect. Lots of
Karol Kusmaul
Karol Kusmaul Inverness, Florida, USA I am fascinated by human faces and figures. Many of my quilts tell personal stories of my family and experiences. A great day for me is one in which I can play with my collection of thrift store shirts, skirts, pants and dresses, cutting the
Emerge
I love to take my camera on short walkabouts around our property. We are in a woodsy area, and near a large pasture where there are horses, cows, donkeys and sometimes goats. We also have many sandhill cranes strutting about. I’ve gathered wonderful images of plants, trees, weeds and