A journal doesn’t have to be made up of illustrations. This photos shows  some of my old ones.I used the Australian Womens Diary for about 4 years….!!!! I do admit to having moved on a little.They list the day to day things that occurred and of course when the bambinos were at home, their activities…

Creating is seeing.  If you see you can create, but how much do you choose to see?

I had to use fabric from my stash and I only had black and white spot. The orange is delicious and as you can see I used two greens for impact and a light brown to show up on the black.The black and white spot was cut to 6 1/2" square… originally I was going…

The placemats in my dining room are blue toile with bright yellow lemons and even brighter oranges..The toile looks super with those colors…Its a busy print and I observe that the business of that print sets the boundaries for the simplicity of the picture.So a quick, rough sketch at breakfast this morning.Simple, to the point…

So hopefully you have a journal. My favorite journal is a brand called Moleskine, it’s a small black leather covered book made in Italy, the paper is fine grain and it has an envelope in the back for notes… it fits into my bag and I have a smaller one for my purse. They can…

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig.

I’ve been tagged by fellow tutor Pat Sloan. I love her blog… specially her banner. Now these are the rules…1. When tagged, place the name of the person and URL on your blog.2. Post the rules on your blog.3. Write 7 things about yourself. (yes.. these ARE the rules.. good we are all flexible and…

"When a feather falls at your feet, it means you are to travel on wings of curiosity. Don’t be afraid of strange lands or a language you don’t understand. The feather means freedom. Why else do you think the bird gave it to you."             from  Pueblo Reflections           …