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
A Point in Time
When the theme ‘International’ was chosen I looked at my recent travels and thought about New York City. It is well known world wide for all sorts of reasons: Broadway; Times Square; Manhattan: Empire State Building and Central Park among many more. However my piece is sombre relating to that
The art was varied
I am basing my Cloth in Common challenges on my recent trip to Canada and the USA in May – June this year. My first challenge was a struggle but as soon as I changed tack and decided to use my trip as the base I have found
Internationalization
“The Olympics are Coming, The Olympics are Coming.” Japan is excited to welcome the Olympics to Tokyo. People are quickly studying English to welcome everyone to the Olympics. Japan wants to be an International nation, but the truth is that most people are poor English speakers.
A virtual, international community – finding my tribe!
In 1993 we moved to Portland, Oregon. I left behind my business, my friends, all my connections. In Portland it was dark, it was raining constantly and I got very sick–complications from a ruptured appendix. It was a very low point and aside from my immediate family, I was