This weekend I took the most incredible workshop on Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint and its uses. A California stockist, Anne Skougard and the mini stockist, Kari Saupstad led the workshop and inspired us all. The creative possibilities of this paint are vast. It is simply an amazing paint. I arrived home filled with so many [...]
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Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, Clothing, Decorative, Fabric, Inspiration, Interior Design, Places on June 13, 2011 | 6 Comments »
“Meet Me At The Center Of The Earth”
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, Clothing, Decorative, fabric/collage/applique, Going Green, Inspiration, Museums, Places, Travel on May 30, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Friday, the 27th, was my birthday. As I was to spend the day alone, and not looking forward to this, I decided to travel to Seattle to see an exhibit that I had read about and knew was ending soon. So I made the drive on the 26th, spent the night and took in the [...]
Just pondering
Posted in Memories, Nature, Places, Ruminating, Seasons, Travel on May 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I have a thing about the flowering trees and shrubs here in Portland in the spring. I cannot seem to get enough of them. Every one that I see seems to be better than the last or more abundant with blooms or graceful or magical. I am simply looking for an excuse to photograph another [...]
Traveling Across the US
Posted in Family, Memories, Nature, personal journal, Places, Seasons, Travel on April 29, 2011 | 9 Comments »
My husband and I left yesterday afternoon on a road trip across the country…..destination? Washington DC. As I was driving my husband took a photo of this happy camper as we were passing. Shortly after we left Boise, Idaho where we had spent the night, we pulled off the road so I could take a [...]
Gardening Chores
Posted in Nature, Places, Seasons, Travel on April 18, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Yesterday we left Portland and drove to Mendocino, arriving 13 hours later. We had not been down here since Thanksgiving due to some surgery my husband had as well as other demands. I had been knitting as my husband drove and then decided to listen to an audio book on my ipod. Now I was [...]
Weathering Hearts
Posted in animals, Antique/Vintage Textiles, Cats, compassion, Decorative, fabric/collage/applique, Memories, Nature, Places, Seasons, Slow Living, Travel on April 5, 2011 | 10 Comments »
I finally decided to name this piece “Weathering Hearts”. I have been watching and listening to Jude with her mini-series “Whispering Hearts”. Recently, I listened to two audio books on my walks, Wuthering Heights by Jane Austen and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. So in keeping with a literary theme, and for one I feel [...]
Heading Home
Posted in animals, Antique/Vintage Textiles, Cats, fabric/collage/applique, Family, Memories, Places, Seasons, Travel on March 30, 2011 | 22 Comments »
I have been gone for a week visiting grandchildren and, now, missing them so much. I have other loves waiting for me, though, and that is the plus side of walking into the house. Cats do not greet you like dogs, but the subtlety is something to treasure especially when you crawl into bed at [...]
Ebenezer (Ebby)
Posted in animals, Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, Cats, compassion, Decorative, Dyeing, fabric/collage/applique, Memories, Places, Ruminating, Slow Living on March 18, 2011 | 9 Comments »
I have been spending all my free time working on Ebenezer, also known as “Ebby”, a gorgeous, smoky gray cat that went missing a few months back. He is still not found. The poster said he was “very friendly”, something that was concerning it seemed. Gray cats have various tones of color, so in this [...]
To Meet the Snow
Posted in Nature, Places, Seasons, Slow Living, Travel on March 7, 2011 | 5 Comments »
This winter has been one of record snow for many, but for Portland, Oregon, snow has been minimal, scattered or dusted. The day we finally had huge snowflakes was also the day we headed to Arizona for two nights. So this morning, at my urgency, we drove up to Mt Hood to meet the snow. [...]
Informed by the Desert
Posted in Art, Clothing, Dyeing, Inspiration, Memories, Nature, Places, Travel on February 27, 2011 | 18 Comments »
For some reason, I have never been a huge fan of the desert. Maybe it is the heat and the lack of shade or lush foliage that leaves me feeling parched, both physically and spiritually. However, having spent two nights there on Thursday and Friday, I have come away with new awareness and appreciation. My [...]
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