The Time Tunnel
I was scheduled to write a blog post for this group on December 25th. It didn’t happen. Why? Because I ran out of time. I am always running out of time. What is up with that? I rarely waste time. I can tell you what I
The Internal Clock
We constantly use a multitude of clocks to know exactly what time of the day it is. The face of a clock is the most common design to visualize time. We are used to measure time with the help of these clocks. But each of us has in
Time as Visual Reality
I have been pondering a recent article in the New York Times Magazine (Dec. 2, 2018) entitled The Insect Apocalypse is Here. For various reasons there have been very few scientific studies done over the years on the total biomass of insects. Their general decline (it appears to be worldwide,
On Time
Time is one of the most equitable thing in our life. But it is a bit different in usage depending on national character. “The National Character Joke of Time” At the meeting Japanese arrive at 1 hour before. British people arrive at 10 minutes before. Americans arrive at exactly time.
Swim trunks, vases, and bubbles
Regarding water themed quilts: I live in Florida, so I have done a quite a few quilts related to water. One of them started with a pair of interesting men’s swim trunks I found at a thrift store. . . I then selected fabrics that coordinated with
How much water?
I have been doing a lot of dyeing recently and that got me thinking about how much water I use to colour my cloth. Although I’m not on a water meter so don’t pay per litre I do try to ‘do my bit’ when I dye and print but
10,000 Lakes
I have to say when I think of the word water the first thing that pops into my head is Michigan lakes. To those of you from other countries, Michigan is in the Midwestern section of the US and has an upper and lower peninsula. The lower peninsula
The rain has started
I live in a suburb of Portland, Oregon in the US Pacific Northwest and when I tell people, who have never been here that, they usually say, “oh–doesn’t it rain there all the time?” We nod and shake our heads sadly and agree that, yes, it rains here all the
The most fundamental element
Water is one of the most fundamental elements in maintaining human life. It plays on important role, in maintaining life, food production, electricity production, climate control, etc. However, water is endangered due to the selfish industrial activities of humans. This also means that human are exposed to danger. Typical
Water Stories
I love water as prompt. I have made several quilts in the past that refence water. I don’t know what water I will actually make this quilt about, but I have been thinking about the McCarthy Creek. Our cabin in McCarthy, Alaska is just a short walk from McCarthy Creek.