Improv Quilting
Sunny Edwards Memorial Quilt ~ Improvisational Patchwork
The improvisational patchwork process mirrors the re-orientation of bereavement.
For Whom The Bell Tolls ~ Remembering Kathreen Ricketson
Through her daily living she translated the importance of slowing down, and rejoicing in the simple pleasures of craft and relationships.
Sunny Edwards Memorial Quilt ~ The Gift of Clothing
Sunny's western shirts, Wrangler chambray and a few Pendleton wools are his gift to his grandson, and the score for our quilt improvisation.
Extravagant Generosity
This one quilt "Manna" brought in $16,000. I wonder about the power, the extravagant generosity of art to move people and rain bread from heaven.
On Being Judged
Finding and trusting one’s own authority is essential to developing authenticity in improvisational process.
New Workshops for 2014
I've added two new improvisational patchwork classes and posted my teaching philosophy to my workshop page.
A Visit With Eli Leon And His Quilts ~ Part 2
Eli Leon has collected over 1000 African-American quilts in the improvisational style and has exhibited them widely but have you seen the seven quilts he's made?
A Visit With Eli Leon And His Quilts ~ Part 1
Eli Leon has over 1000 African-American quilts in the improvisational style and he invited me to his home to see his collection!
Death Valley Resilience
The Pinyon smelled so good when I crushed it. I imagined that this is the smell of the heart --of love being released.
Death Valley Bound... Again!
There will be no distinction between inside and out when I return to Death Valley. There will be no past or future, only the space of the present.
a lucky BLUE bottle face day
I spied a graffiti Easter egg hanging in a tree. A down and out bottle face waiting there for me.
QUILTCON ~ Day 3: Improv Round Robin
For the Improv Round Robin, we followed the cardinal rule of improv theater, no matter what fellow performers say or do always affirm and build on their actions to keep the skit going.
QuiltCon ~ Day 2: Get Your Curve On
Today I taught an improv curve piecing workshop to another awesome group of quilt makers.
QuiltCon ~ Day 1: Modern Block Improv
The most valuable thing I learn from students, is how they meet and overcome the internal challenges arising from the improvisational process.
Arriving at QuiltCon
I've been meeting people right and left and everyone is so happy and excited to be here. Including me!
QuiltCon Bound
This is the first time I've ever attended a national quilt expo --in the 20 years I've been making quilts.
My Blue Bike Ride
Riding along the bay in East Oakland on a sunny Sunday afternoon in winter restores my rhythm of attention.
valentine 2013 ~ just because...
Like some psychic homeopathic remedy, heart break put me on the path of kindness and compassion, and made me reconsider the evidence of love.