Wednesday Quote

A few musings from my studio to keep you posted on what’s going on.
“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.” Virginia Woolf This one is from the same bookstore in Kinsale. Too bad it was closed and I couldn’t go in … How’s your day…
Did I ever have a lot of fun making this one! It’s on silk Dupioni, using an 18″ square of batting from a sample pack I had from Hobbs. I used the Tuscany Cotton Wool piece for this one. By the time I had finished quilting it, I trimmed it to about 14″ x 14″…
Good morning, I’ve been away for a while. First in Nova Scotia teaching at Pictou Lodge and then in Ohio, at the Crow Timber Frame Barn for Claire Benn’s Text-Ile: Text in Art Textiles 5-day workshop. Another amazing workshop by Claire with 19 other very talented ladies. Lisa and I got together in St. Mary’s,…
What is going on in my studio: from stitching to completing some work and creating new pieces.
The key feature in the Helsinki Bus Station Theory is that it urges you to not simply do more work, but to do more re-work.