Neigbourhood bonds together
Its amazing how a neighbourhood can come together to create something special. Last year I had the pleasure of being invited to Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada along with other New Zealanders. We brought an amazing quilt exhibition and taught classes and best of all interacted all week with locals, ex-pat kiwis,
Neighbors at the Well
In my Grandmother’s Day Japanese houses were small, very close together and had no water supply. Each neighborhood shared a well. Women gathered at the Well to do laundry and prepare meals. They exchanged information, talked about family, discussed festivals and passed along rumors and gossip. Wells are gone now,
Other places, other neighborhoods
When I saw that our new prompt was “neighborhood” the first thing I thought of was the neighborhood where I grew up in Idaho, USA. It was truly the epitome of the 1950s television sitcom neighborhood, except that the houses were smaller, post-war bungalows that all looked the same. It
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 for sure, this would be the first and most obvious prompt, but there were no takers. And now, it is all mine. So our fourth prompt
Organic relationship
At this prompt “Ecosystem”, the bushfire of Australia that lasted over the last 5 months came to mind. Many media continue to report on the bushfire in Australia. It is so sad and unfortunate. I think this threatening ” Nature disaster” is probably a warning of “climate change” and is
Boreal Climates
Our current prompt is Eco-Systems. I knew immediately that I wanted my response to be about color in the natural landscape of Alaska, where I live. In the winter, if we are lucky, we are covered in snow. Our natural world is white. As we
Life Imitating Nature
Working with the theme of Ecosystems for our current prompt makes me think of how colonies of insects and animals work together for a common goal. This goal is just to survive but shows there is power in numbers. How clever are these termite ants to build this? For my
Walkabout
I have to say I am SO impressed and pleased with the work that is being created by Cloth in Common members. Such variety and thoughtful responses to each prompt! The last group of work – International community – was especially excellent. Be sure to visit our website https://www.clothincommon.com/ to
Cloth in Common Topic #4: Ecosystems
The overarching theme in our two-year project is Community. So far we’ve created quilts from the prompts Identity, Reflection and International. Regina Marzlin gave us the fourth prompt—Ecosystems. But then she goes on to explain: For our next challenge I would like you to think about biological communities,
The compost heap – black gold of the garden
Soils of the earth are the basis for the production of most foods. As an elementary prerequisite, they are also the basis of our civilization. Furthermore they are an example of the fact that we are often not recognizing the importance of ecosystems we depend on and accordingly do not
Ecosystems
For our next challenge I would like you to think about biological communities, that is: communities of animal and/or plant life. These are not really ecosystems as those consist also of the inorganic components of the environment. “Ecosystems” is just a catchier title for our challenge. A biological community
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 to Anchorage, Alaska. At the time I was sitting in the first row of First Class on Alaska Airlines. (Being a frequent flyer has its