On The Edge
Flexibility can mean many things and in a world where traditional architecture was full of straight lines and rectangles, Antoni Gaudi broke all the rules with his curvaceous organic designs giving his buildings a life of movement and flexibility. This quilt is a section of a mosaic platform at Parc
Flexibility and Bionic
In search of a nice theme for today’s blog post, I walked through my garden and found quite a bit of flexibility. Nature offers us wonderful examples. Let’s take a garden hose for example. It must be made of a completely flexible material so that we can place it in
Hold an Exhibition in a Flexible way
Due to the corona epidemic, people have experience difficult times when couldn’t go out or talk. At time like this, I sometimes heard the word flexible “フレッキシブル”on a daily basis. For example, use the internet to work flexibly in my free time and free place Thankfully, the SAQA Japan exhibition
Folsom Prison Blues
When we received the prompt, “cell” back in May, I knew immediately what I was going to do–something with prison or jail cells. Since the prompt came from our German member, Dörte-Ina Liebing, I knew it would fit. The German word for cell, Zelle, can mean prison cell, too The
Playa de las Catedrales
I would like to share my holiday experiences with you. All in the context of the new prompt “flexible”. In May we made a tour with the camper. Spain and Portugal was our final goal. On the north coast of Spain you have “Les Cathedrales”. A rock formation directly on
I speak spreadsheet
My ‘cells’ reveal is a look back at my 40-year career in applied statistics. From Lotus 1-2-3 at the US Census Bureau to Excel in my current role as director of an NIH funded longitudinal study, I do indeed speak spreadsheet. Cells are awesome! I Speak SpreadsheetSusan LaphamDimensions: 40″ x
On the road
Last week I was on vacation with my daughter, something that we do every year for a couple of days. This year we rented a campervan and went to France. Although we are campers for several years now, something new comes around every time. Even though you have a plan,
Flexibility
Somethings are meant to be straight so when you see them curved unnatturally it is often a concern or just clever and make you smile Many things in nature may seem straight but rarely are. I’m looking at ways to take something straight and give it flexibility. Fortunately as I
Looking to nature
In researching our new prompt “flexible”, I read about flexibility in nature. The structures in nature seem to be less rigid and more bendable than the manmade structures we build with concrete and stiff materials. Plants have to be flexible to adapt their growth to the situation they find themselves
Deep, deeper, deepest
The challenge of “cells” was a difficult path for me. I saw the limitation in animal, human and plant cells. Which one do I continue with. What am I going to portray. Finally, I chose the general theme of cells. I wanted to put my feeling about cells in the quilt. With