"The tapestries created by artist John Nava for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels are the largest collection hanging in a Catholic place of worship in the United States. Throughout the ages, large scale pictorial wall cycles have served as one of the most effective forms of literary expression, vividly telling the stories…
Category: Capture & Create
New video on woven watercolors.
A new video is up on the quilt show…. The fish quilt…. woven water colors….. http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/3757
Sensory overload
The morning began with a suggested trip to the "Original Pantry" for breakfast by the concierge. It was like being in a movie. The atmosphere was electric. The sound of patrons discussing the morning. The hot grill piled high with bowls of crisping potatoes, bacon and pancakes, the metal bar stools that have been polished…
In a rush
We're doing a little low flying…. so many things to share…. Off to Brahms Requiem, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil. Can it get any better than that….?
Bayeux Bracelet.
Bayeux Bracelet.
Dancing on the tarmac.
Oh, dear, the best laid plans … Storms over most of the country made it a bit rough traveling. I've been traveling all day and something I ate in Chicago gave me a severe allergic reaction. I could hardly see and was in a lot of pain…..headache, nausea and swelling….. Locked in the window seat…
cats alive!!!!
I'm supposed to be working but I'm drawing cats for a class exercise….!!!
Just a little bit of home
Still only half way through my tour… Los Angeles, New York, Mexico, home for a week or so and then South Africa. So it's time for this…. Turn up the volume.
In reflection – are you going on a quilt tour?
I've had a couple of days to reflect on the benefits of my trip to France. Alice Isabella survived the trip and despite the story of me losing the note book… it was just that….. a story. It's still safe in my bag. As you can see she was influenced by the trip too and…
Journal Quilt Joy.
There is something very satisfying about becoming the traveling companion of a person on a journey of creativity. My Journal Quilt class is one such jaunt. As we travel we gather memories. It may be a photo of an occasion tucked away in a box. It may be a picture in a brochure or book….