TOUCH is the prompt this go around   When Lisa Walton challenged us to think about touch, I immediately thought about the extreme experiences of touch.   Hot and Cold.     Fire & Ice.     I knew exactly where I want to go with the prompt.  

Around the same time Lisa gave us “Touch” as our next assignment I got a new laptop. This fancy device not only has a touch screen and a touch pad, but also a small pad that recognizes my fingerprint. I unlock the computer by touching it, so that got me

I happened to have bought a Victorian crazy quilt at just the same time as Lisa’s prompt was issued. Crazy quilts became a fad following the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. One of the most popular exhibits was the Japanese pavilion with its fascinating crazed ceramics and asymmetrical art. Well-off women

When this group was formed, it was my hope to work alongside brilliant fiber artists from many places around the globe, and that we would share our brilliance and grow from the relationship.  I’m delighted that this is what’s already happening!   We’ve chosen unusual inspirations for our bimonthly prompts. 

  Isn’t it crazy that I work with textile because I love it’s tactile nature but don’t let other people touch my work? Hang my work on a wall and stick a ‘do not touch’ notice next to it.   Sometimes quilt angels in white cotton gloves will lift a

Here we go again for our second challenge.    There are many ways to be touched – physically, mentally or emotionally.  Some of us will take this literally and others will delve into their deepest thoughts.    In our art we often work on pieces which are not designed to