Today I made some sample cards of the sequence of colors I want to use for some of the borders in this project. I started with the cotton and then added the silks and last the velvets. I guess I need guides because I work intuitively and would never remember the format unless I put [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Time for Piecework
Posted in fabric/collage/applique on May 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Time Talking
Posted in Ruminating on May 14, 2009 | 9 Comments »
“The clock talked loud. I threw it away, it scared me what it talked.” Tillie Olsen, Tell Me a Riddle My father collected clocks of all kinds. It was the only thing he really collected that I can recall. Every few days he would walk through the house and wind all the clocks. I loved [...]
The Phoenix
Posted in fabric/collage/applique on May 13, 2009 | 12 Comments »
I have always liked the symbolism of the Phoenix, the immortal bird, the one that gives birth to itself. It is the best known of all the mythological birds. It lives on dew and the smoke from rare incense. At the end of its life it builds a nest of fragrant herbs and spices and [...]
The Little Prince
Posted in Ruminating on May 12, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I imagine most everyone knows the story of The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery . He wrote it in the United States during a 2 year self-imposed exile from occupied France. In 1944, a year after its publication, he disappeared over the Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission for the French. I found this [...]
A Son’s Gift
Posted in Inspiration on May 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I am sharing a painting that my son gave to his nephew on his first birthday, the first grandchild in the family, nearly ten years ago. This seemed an appropriate piece to share on Mother’s Day. It carries the theme of my grandmother’s baby quilt, Noah’s Ark, that I featured on an earlier post. Since [...]
Silk Quilts
Posted in fabric/collage/applique on May 9, 2009 | 12 Comments »
I collect antique quilts. I am not obsessive about it, but when I find something unusual and the price is fair, I will purchase it. This crazy quilt is my latest find. My guess is that the silks are all from men’s ties. The embroidery is beautiful, very well done. For me it is a [...]
Delightful Doodle
Posted in Inspiration on May 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I want to revert to childhood again and do doodles like the ones above. I think it was Picasso who returned to child-like drawings in order to bring fresh, unencumbered insight to his paintings. This was in the garden at Sunnyside Elementary School in Portland. I walk by there at least twice a week on [...]
Silk Piecing
Posted in fabric/collage/applique on May 8, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I am reverting back to what I loved about quiltmaking when I first began so many years ago. It was the hand piecing and hand applique that drew me in and is now bringing me back. I have to admit, I do not like using my sewing machine. When I sit down to sew at [...]
Capacity for Wings
Posted in fabric/collage/applique on May 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
My cocoon tightens, colors tease, I’m feeling for the air; A dim capacity for wings Demeans the dress I wear. ~~Emily Dickinson, Poem 1099 Chrysalis by Kim Todd My workspace is now organized into piles….piles of trims, select textiles, beads, odds and ends of pieces. This hanging above I acquired over twelve years ago, and [...]
Metamorphosis
Posted in fabric/collage/applique on May 6, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The word metamorphosis is pivotal to my new piece, Tribute. Have you looked it up? I love words. Sometimes when I know a word I will still look it up in the dictionary just to get another feel for it, some fresh insight. On my growing stack of books waiting to be read, I have [...]
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