A Place for Everything?
My grandmother tried to instill order in me, but it didn't always stick.
Water for Life
I am digressing from my Gaudi series this time for the prompt of Heritage. I visited a living museum a little while ago called Meroogal and was taken with the simplicity of a home which had been the home of a relatively wealthy family, the Thorburns. This is an image
I LIKE PIE
Karol Kusmaul I don’t specifically remember my grandmother or my mom teaching me how to bake pies, but I suppose I learned just by watching. Each of them probably made thousands of pies through the years. Whenever I make a pie, I’m transported back to their kitchens in my memory
Grandma’s Garden Grew Up Strong
My grandmother had a garden in the yard and a way with things that grow. Vegetables – everything on the recommended Victory Garden list, plus grape vines, fruit trees and flowers. Tomatoes were her favorite. Mortgage Lifter, beefsteak, green and plum. She had a small orchard in her front and
Irrational Fear
When looking at this prompt and how it relates to New Zealand my immediate response was all the swing bridges on all the walking tracks throughout the country. New Zealand is well known for tracks like the Heaphy, the Abel Tasman, St James Walkway and many many more. There are
JUST OUTSIDE THE WINDOW
Creativity…learning to take a piece of cloth and build on an idea. And once in a while the focus slips and the cloth takes over… all the while, the artist/maker waits, wonders a bit, or alternatively, knows exactly what the result could be. Then waits… I did. A simple pieced
Willow fluff
I saw the story of a woman on a TV documentary show. The first scene was small town in China where the willow fluff was falling like snow. She was refugee and settle down there after wondering in the Middle East. She had supported her family life as a dancer.
Flexible Arrangement
There’s a saying when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. What it really means is be flexible. When I proposed the prompt, “flexible,” I didn’t realize how flexible I would need to be. Life can be a literal pain in the neck sometimes. And when that pain radiates down to
Saltwater Taffy
Thank you, Deb for such a flexible prompt! Here’s Saltwater Taffy – a very flexible treat that reminds me of the cool ocean breeze, wide sandy beaches, and summer fun. I loved standing in front of the candy shop window watching the confectioner pull and stretch, fold, pull and stretch,
Flexible dance
This piece was completed inspired by sea grass or Kelp in the sea. They don’t resist the flow of seawater and move along with it. Its movement are very flexible, soft and beautiful. It looks like it’s dancing softly in the rhythm. Unlike trees that break in strong wind, they
Les Cathédrales
During our camper holiday in Spain, we visited the north coast. The most famous beaches are internationally known As Catedrais, the beach of the cathedrals. The name is due to the characteristic arched rock formations. Some are broken under the intense activity of the sea. A visit at high tide can be done
POTENTIAL
Karol Kusmaul The prompt was Flexible Structure. I decided I wanted to work with some of my hand dyed fabrics, so I pulled out several groupings. Here are some pieces I considered stitching together as a background on which to ‘build’ a flexible structure. I searched through several other ice-dyed