Not My People
This quilt represents my thoughts on a major change of mind experienced recently by a loved one. It is a collaboration, as I was affected, but I did not personally experience the situations. There are three time periods represented, beginning at the bottom with: Temptation, chaos, selfish choices, irresponsibility, immaturity,
When the World Falls Away
A visual exploration of mindfulness.
Woman’s(Man’s)Heart is like the Autmn Sky
What are the people passing by in the city thinking and feeling. This is a common urban landscape “What do you think?” “How are you feel?” When the mind and brain are aligned, people can easily act. However, a person sometimes has a conflict between the mind and the brain.
Mothballs 2
A new challenge for the project with the theme “Change of Mind”. In this work I have changed my thoughts several times. Normally, when I have a new theme, I start with a new quilt. This time I did it differently inspired by the book, “Double Vision Quilts” by Louisa
The Flight of Starlings
4-9 Change of Mind Murmuration – the Flight of Starlings Martha Ressler I am fascinated by the murmuration of starlings – when they collectively swoop and mass across the sky. They appear to change their minds together. Actually each bird is following the seven nearest to them. Presumably that’s why
Change of Mind with Meditation
This year, I embarked on a journey to try many new (to me) things, such as acupuncture, wild cold-water swimming, and ice baths. One of the first things I tried was guided breathwork meditation. I admit, I was very sceptical at first. Over the years, I’ve had many false starts
Which Way Should I Go!
I find as I am getting older it is harder for me to make up my mind! When I was young I just decided on things ( mostly impulsively) never thinking about the consequences. Now I seem to weigh all the things that could go wrong with each decision I
It is still progressing.
As we get older, we tend to settle into more comfortable with familiar thoughts and habits, which can make us more hesitant or resistant to change.A few month ago, I had a blood test at the hospital, and the results weren’t very encouraging. The doctor strongly urged me to exercise,
Change of Mind Musings
What a time to be thinking about and creating art reflecting on Change of Mind. In my history as an artist I have only created a few political pieces. There will be more in my future. My brain has been on fire since the election so many powerful thoughts feelings
Changing minds
Some of my artwork involves trying to get viewers to think, and possibly change their minds a bit. I make work about situations that bother me, and that I wish were different. I’ve done a series of quilts about victims of the war in Ukraine, and another collection about gun
Chemo Brain
15 years ago, the world as I knew it changed dramatically with the diagnosis of breast cancer. This rattled me deeply. What followed was a course of racing thoughts of what’s to come: heavy treatments to fight the disease. However, the day the doctor confirmed the diagnosis, it made my
The Autumn Sky
“A woman’s heart is like the autumn sky” is a Japanese proverb that describes something that can easily change. Regardless of women’s (men’s)feelings, the changeable nature of the seasons is related. With such changing seasons, Japan can also be said to be a nation that is good at changing its