March 2025

Mar 2, 2025 A word about prostate health and my treatment journey Mar 2, 2025

January 2025

Jan 15, 2025 See my artwork at McLean Project for the Arts Jan 15, 2025

December 2024

Dec 9, 2024 Looking back at 2024 Dec 9, 2024

July 2024

Jul 31, 2024 A video tour of my studio Jul 31, 2024

June 2024

Jun 8, 2024 Interaction #3 @ Artist as Quiltmaker XX Jun 8, 2024

April 2024

Apr 16, 2024 Spinning off in new directions Apr 16, 2024

March 2024

Mar 16, 2024 Making the most of naïveté Mar 16, 2024
Mar 3, 2024 Dye doesn’t die, but it does get tired Mar 3, 2024

February 2024

Feb 5, 2024 Thoughts about the Mindful Scribbling series Feb 5, 2024

January 2024

Jan 7, 2024 Anticipating good stuff in 2024 Jan 7, 2024
Jan 1, 2024 Thoughts about the Outward Movement series Jan 1, 2024

October 2022

Oct 3, 2022 The bubbles that didn't burst Oct 3, 2022

November 2021

Nov 23, 2021 Restocking after a big weekend Nov 23, 2021
Nov 17, 2021 50% off sale Nov 17, 2021

June 2021

Jun 26, 2021 The making of Reformation #1 - #9 Jun 26, 2021
Jun 25, 2021 Reformation: A new artwork series Jun 25, 2021

May 2021

May 7, 2021 Art Quilt Elements 2020 virtual opening reception and artist talk May 7, 2021

June 2020

Jun 16, 2020 And now for something a little different… Jun 16, 2020

May 2020

May 28, 2020 My video interview as "Guest Creative" for Jane Dunnewold's Creative Strength Training seminar May 28, 2020

December 2019

Dec 4, 2019 Visit my booth this weekend at the Greenbelt Festival of Lights Art & Craft Fair Dec 4, 2019

July 2019

Jul 16, 2019 Check out the Aug/Sept 2019 issue of Quilting Arts! Jul 16, 2019

November 2018

Nov 9, 2018 I’m donating to HIAS and I want you to help Nov 9, 2018

October 2018

Oct 27, 2018 Sharpening the Saw, or Barn Time Oct 27, 2018
Oct 12, 2018 A major milestone: QUILT NATIONAL 2019! Oct 12, 2018

April 2018

Apr 2, 2018 From paper to fabric: Surface design methods that embrace the intersection of manual and digital design Apr 2, 2018

March 2018

Mar 31, 2018 Wrestling with surface design guilt Mar 31, 2018
Mar 8, 2018 See me this weekend at the Southern Comforters Quilt show Mar 8, 2018
Mar 1, 2018 Vending at Southern Comforters quilt show March 10-11 Mar 1, 2018

February 2018

Feb 15, 2018 I made the cover! Feb 15, 2018

November 2017

Nov 21, 2017 Visit my booth at the Greenbelt Festival of Lights, Dec 2-3 Nov 21, 2017
Nov 19, 2017 New artwork at Peg Leg Vintage in College Park Nov 19, 2017
Nov 18, 2017 New items in my online store Nov 18, 2017

October 2017

Oct 8, 2017 New items in the portfolio section Oct 8, 2017

August 2017

Aug 25, 2017 Wonderful art cloth exhibit in Miami Aug 25, 2017

May 2017

May 7, 2017 Recent sales! May 7, 2017

December 2016

Dec 22, 2016 Yearend perspective Dec 22, 2016
Dec 6, 2016 Art Cloth Network's "Anything Goes" opens at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles Dec 6, 2016
Dec 6, 2016 Greenbelt festival was a big success Dec 6, 2016

November 2016

Nov 29, 2016 Visit my booth at the Greenbelt Festival of Lights Art+Craft Fair this weekend Nov 29, 2016

October 2016

Oct 4, 2016 Recent work added to my portfolio Oct 4, 2016

August 2016

Aug 8, 2016 "Material View" on exhibit in Illinois Aug 8, 2016

May 2016

May 28, 2016 Human Marks : Day 5 (final thoughts) May 28, 2016
May 26, 2016 Human Marks : Day 4 May 26, 2016
May 25, 2016 Human Marks : Day 2 + 3 May 25, 2016
May 23, 2016 Human Marks : Day 1 May 23, 2016

April 2016

Apr 30, 2016 Just posted a new "how to" on hanging art cloth Apr 30, 2016

January 2016

Jan 26, 2016 Beginning the new adventure Jan 26, 2016

December 2015

Dec 4, 2015 Craft fair this Sat & Sun Dec 4, 2015

November 2015

Nov 28, 2015 New show booth in the making Nov 28, 2015
Nov 27, 2015 Check out the new items in my online store Nov 27, 2015
Nov 27, 2015 Visit my booth at the Greenbelt Festival of Lights craft show Dec 5-6 Nov 27, 2015

October 2015

Oct 29, 2015 An acceptance in the middle of a sea of rejections Oct 29, 2015
Oct 15, 2015 The joy of silk charmeuse Oct 15, 2015
Oct 11, 2015 Adventures in itajime shibori Oct 11, 2015
Oct 6, 2015 Tuesday morning clothesline Oct 6, 2015
Oct 4, 2015 Let the season of making begin Oct 4, 2015

June 2015

Jun 12, 2015 Elements of Design: Day 10 (the end) Jun 12, 2015
Jun 11, 2015 Elements of Design: Day 9 Jun 11, 2015
Jun 10, 2015 Elements of Design: Day 8 Jun 10, 2015
Jun 9, 2015 Elements of Design: Day 7 Jun 9, 2015
Jun 8, 2015 Elements of Design: Day 6 Jun 8, 2015
Jun 6, 2015 Elements of Design: Day 5 Jun 6, 2015
Jun 4, 2015 Elements of Design: Day 4 Jun 4, 2015
Jun 3, 2015 Elements of Design: Day 3 Jun 3, 2015
Jun 2, 2015 Elements of Design: Day 2 Jun 2, 2015
Jun 1, 2015 At the Barn for "Elements of Design & Composition" with David Hornung Jun 1, 2015

May 2015

May 11, 2015 Lessons from my 365: A simple graphic palette promotes clarity May 11, 2015

April 2015

Apr 22, 2015 Lessons from my 365: Complementary colors add definition Apr 22, 2015
Apr 21, 2015 Lessons from my 365: Transparency is a powerful tool. I just wish it was easier with dye. Apr 21, 2015
Apr 20, 2015 Lessons from my 365: 3 values of the same hue Apr 20, 2015
Apr 17, 2015 Lessons from my 365: Sometimes less is more Apr 17, 2015
Apr 16, 2015 Lessons from my 365: Not every design is a winner Apr 16, 2015
Apr 2, 2015 My 365 project is nearing completion Apr 2, 2015

December 2014

Dec 8, 2014 Fantastic 2014 Festival of Lights Dec 8, 2014

November 2014

Nov 30, 2014 Yet another website redesign Nov 30, 2014
Nov 19, 2014 Greenbelt Festival of Lights just 2 weeks away Nov 19, 2014

June 2014

Jun 25, 2014 Progress: drying out + rebuilding Jun 25, 2014
Jun 14, 2014 Acqua Alta: The Destruction of my Studio Jun 14, 2014
Jun 4, 2014 David Hornung's "Collage" workshop Jun 4, 2014
Jun 2, 2014 Carol Soderlund's "Neutral Territory"--way more than 50 shades of grey Jun 2, 2014

April 2014

Apr 16, 2014 I'm launching a new online series Apr 16, 2014
Apr 8, 2014 "Illuminations" online gallery posted Apr 8, 2014

March 2014

Mar 29, 2014 Fallow time Mar 29, 2014

January 2014

Jan 26, 2014 Art Cloth Network accepting membership applications Jan 26, 2014
Jan 26, 2014 See ACN Interpretations online Jan 26, 2014

December 2013

Dec 14, 2013 Festival was a big success Dec 14, 2013
Dec 4, 2013 Art+Craft Fair this weekend (Dec 7-8) Dec 4, 2013
Dec 1, 2013 Successful "Small Business Saturday" Dec 1, 2013

November 2013

Nov 20, 2013 New art cloth added to my portfolio Nov 20, 2013
Nov 19, 2013 Buy my wearable art at the Festival of Lights Nov 19, 2013
Nov 19, 2013 "Counting" accepted into ACN "Illumination" show Nov 19, 2013

October 2013

Oct 21, 2013 "Interpretations" traveling to San Jose Oct 21, 2013
Oct 10, 2013 I made the Washington Post Going Out Guide! Oct 10, 2013
Oct 5, 2013 Gallery reception this Sunday (10/6) Oct 5, 2013

August 2013

Aug 30, 2013 Moving in Circles opened today Aug 30, 2013
Aug 28, 2013 Poster for "Moving in Circles" Aug 28, 2013
Aug 23, 2013 New items added to the portfolio Aug 23, 2013

June 2013

Jun 3, 2013 First review of work for "Moving in Circles" Jun 3, 2013

May 2013

May 29, 2013 Open studio sale Sun, June 2 May 29, 2013

April 2013

Apr 27, 2013 New work added to my portfolio Apr 27, 2013
Apr 27, 2013 Restructured Circles #11 Apr 27, 2013
Apr 22, 2013 Big studio changes coming Apr 22, 2013

March 2013

Mar 15, 2013 New "How to" content added Mar 15, 2013

January 2013

Jan 24, 2013 Art Cloth Network calling for new members Jan 24, 2013
Jan 23, 2013 Opening reception for 24x80 at Palos Verdes Jan 23, 2013
Jan 15, 2013 Great fiber art at the Palos Verdes Art Center Jan 15, 2013

December 2012

Dec 20, 2012 Sentinel covers Nov Artful Afternoon Dec 20, 2012
Dec 16, 2012 Studio sale TODAY (Sun, 12/16) 1-4 PM Dec 16, 2012
Dec 14, 2012 Mini buying trip to NYC Dec 14, 2012
Dec 10, 2012 Open Studio Sale: Sun, Dec 16, 1-4 pm Dec 10, 2012
Dec 10, 2012 Cautious optimism? Dec 10, 2012
Dec 2, 2012 Festival of Lights craft show was a big success Dec 2, 2012

August 2012

Aug 18, 2012 A week of color Aug 18, 2012

April 2012

Apr 1, 2012 Wonderful show Apr 1, 2012

March 2012

Mar 18, 2012 A fresh look Mar 18, 2012
Mar 8, 2012 Continuing workshop efforts Mar 8, 2012
Mar 6, 2012 Work in progress: new circles Mar 6, 2012
Mar 3, 2012 Getting intimate with MX colors Mar 3, 2012

February 2012

Feb 29, 2012 Untitled work in progress Feb 29, 2012
Feb 28, 2012 Getting ready for Kerr Feb 28, 2012
Feb 27, 2012 Restructured Circles #3 Feb 27, 2012

December 2011

Dec 2, 2011 All set for the Greenbelt Art+Craft fair Dec 2, 2011

November 2011

Nov 24, 2011 My new Etsy store is live Nov 24, 2011

October 2011

Oct 10, 2011 Getting ready Oct 10, 2011
Oct 4, 2011 On Point added to the "What Remains" show Oct 4, 2011

September 2011

Sep 26, 2011 Finally finished: Part 4 Sep 26, 2011
Sep 23, 2011 Finally finished: Part 3 Sep 23, 2011
Sep 21, 2011 Finally finished: Part 2 Sep 21, 2011
Sep 18, 2011 Finally finished: Part 1 Sep 18, 2011
Sep 5, 2011 Home By Another Way Sep 5, 2011

July 2011

Jul 3, 2011 Dyeing to Discharge: Workshop samples Jul 3, 2011
Jul 2, 2011 Dyeing to Discharge: Day 5 Jul 2, 2011
Jul 1, 2011 Dyeing to Discharge: Day 4 Jul 1, 2011

June 2011

Jun 29, 2011 Dyeing to Discharge: Day 3 Jun 29, 2011
Jun 28, 2011 Dyeing to Discharge: Day 2 Jun 28, 2011
Jun 27, 2011 Dyeing to Discharge: Day 1 Jun 27, 2011
Jun 26, 2011 A week in Fall River Jun 26, 2011

April 2011

Apr 7, 2011 "Unexpected Patterns" opens today Apr 7, 2011

March 2011

Mar 17, 2011 Saving the hopeless quilt: Part 4 Mar 17, 2011
Mar 6, 2011 Saving the hopeless quilt: Part 3 Mar 6, 2011

February 2011

Feb 19, 2011 Saving the hopeless quilt: Part 2 Feb 19, 2011
Feb 19, 2011 Saving the hopeless quilt: Part 1 Feb 19, 2011

December 2010

Dec 31, 2010 Recently finished Dec 31, 2010
Dec 19, 2010 The business of the holidays Dec 19, 2010
Dec 2, 2010 Getting ready for a weekend of open studio Dec 2, 2010

November 2010

Nov 30, 2010 Open studio all weekend starting Friday night. Nov 30, 2010

October 2010

Oct 16, 2010 Layers upon Layers: Day 5 and beyond Oct 16, 2010
Oct 7, 2010 Layers Upon Layers: Day 4 Oct 7, 2010
Oct 7, 2010 Layers Upon Layers: Days 1-3 Oct 7, 2010
Oct 3, 2010 Back to the Barn Oct 3, 2010
Oct 2, 2010 It was the best of strip piecing; it was the worst of strip piecing Oct 2, 2010

September 2010

Sep 30, 2010 Best of Strip Piecing: Days 3 & 4 Sep 30, 2010
Sep 28, 2010 Best of Strip Piecing: Day 2 Sep 28, 2010
Sep 27, 2010 Best of Strip Piecing I and II with Nancy Crow Sep 27, 2010
Sep 11, 2010 Still working Sep 11, 2010

August 2010

Aug 21, 2010 Lab notes Aug 21, 2010
Aug 14, 2010 Stripes Aug 14, 2010
Aug 11, 2010 The printing continues Aug 11, 2010

July 2010

Jul 27, 2010 Happy rebirth day to me Jul 27, 2010
Jul 26, 2010 65+ yards and counting Jul 26, 2010

June 2010

Jun 5, 2010 Dyeing myself crazy Jun 5, 2010

May 2010

May 1, 2010 New website May 1, 2010
May 1, 2010 The one that got away (sort of) May 1, 2010

April 2010

Apr 29, 2010 Some pretty cool PR Apr 29, 2010
Apr 24, 2010 Website outage Apr 24, 2010
Apr 21, 2010 Want to hear some great news? Apr 21, 2010
Apr 18, 2010 Not so recent work Apr 18, 2010
Apr 11, 2010 Digital simplicity: is it possible? Apr 11, 2010
Apr 10, 2010 Well Cr@p! Apr 10, 2010

January 2010

Jan 17, 2010 Distraction Jan 17, 2010
Jan 17, 2010 No more anonymous posts and hopefully less spam Jan 17, 2010
Jan 2, 2010 A new year Jan 2, 2010

August 2009

Aug 30, 2009 Venturing out for the sake of art Aug 30, 2009
Aug 27, 2009 What I did on my summer vacation Aug 27, 2009

June 2009

Jun 7, 2009 Dry spell for the blog Jun 7, 2009

May 2009

May 1, 2009 Open studio this weekend (Sun, 5/3, 1-4PM) May 1, 2009

April 2009

Apr 26, 2009 Home again Apr 26, 2009
Apr 24, 2009 Color: Days 4-5 Apr 24, 2009
Apr 22, 2009 Color: Day 3 Apr 22, 2009
Apr 21, 2009 Rain and paper collage Apr 21, 2009
Apr 20, 2009 Greetings from Ohio Apr 20, 2009
Apr 2, 2009 Open Studio this Sunday (4/5), 1-4 PM Apr 2, 2009

March 2009

Mar 29, 2009 Flour paste resist - after pictures Mar 29, 2009
Mar 26, 2009 Must post Mar 26, 2009
Mar 2, 2009 "Controlled" chaos Mar 2, 2009

February 2009

Feb 28, 2009 Big week Feb 28, 2009
Feb 21, 2009 Something old, something new Feb 21, 2009
Feb 17, 2009 What think you I take my pen in hand to record? Feb 17, 2009
Feb 9, 2009 What's new? Feb 9, 2009

January 2009

Jan 25, 2009 Is this art? Jan 25, 2009
Jan 7, 2009 Out of the fog Jan 7, 2009
Jan 1, 2009 Open studio this Sunday, 11 - 2 PM Jan 1, 2009

December 2008

Dec 25, 2008 I tried to simplify but it didn't work Dec 25, 2008
Dec 13, 2008 Finished commission work Dec 13, 2008
Dec 10, 2008 A stay of execution Dec 10, 2008
Dec 6, 2008 Open studio this Sunday, 1-4 PM Dec 6, 2008
Dec 5, 2008 Colorful thoughts Dec 5, 2008
Dec 4, 2008 Gentle guilt Dec 4, 2008

November 2008

Nov 18, 2008 Catching up and getting ready Nov 18, 2008
Nov 5, 2008 Let the congregation say... Nov 5, 2008

October 2008

Oct 28, 2008 Open studio this weekend Oct 28, 2008
Oct 24, 2008 Busy in the studio Oct 24, 2008
Oct 8, 2008 My first Open Studio Oct 8, 2008

September 2008

Sep 24, 2008 SAQA show + recent work Sep 24, 2008
Sep 16, 2008 Recent Internet appearances Sep 16, 2008
Sep 7, 2008 High-fiber turned out to be a good description Sep 7, 2008
Sep 4, 2008 It promises to be a high-fiber weekend Sep 4, 2008

August 2008

Aug 29, 2008 No apologies Aug 29, 2008
Aug 15, 2008 Studio pictures as promised Aug 15, 2008
Aug 15, 2008 Moving day Aug 15, 2008
Aug 10, 2008 Getting organized Aug 10, 2008

July 2008

Jul 27, 2008 Not sure what to make of Pittsburgh Jul 27, 2008
Jul 18, 2008 Things continue to improve Jul 18, 2008
Jul 9, 2008 A belated happy B-day to my blog Jul 9, 2008
Jul 9, 2008 I have a story to tell Jul 9, 2008

June 2008

Jun 26, 2008 Whatever happened to "Summer Vacation"? Jun 26, 2008
Jun 8, 2008 Busy, busy (with pictures) Jun 8, 2008

May 2008

May 29, 2008 After 4 years and more than 600 hours... May 29, 2008
May 23, 2008 Pattern & Content: Day 5 May 23, 2008
May 22, 2008 Pattern & Content: Day 4 May 22, 2008
May 21, 2008 Pattern & Content: Day 3 May 21, 2008
May 20, 2008 Pattern & Content: Day 2 May 20, 2008
May 19, 2008 Pattern & Content: Day 1 May 19, 2008
May 18, 2008 Greetings from Ohio May 18, 2008
May 17, 2008 My very first show! May 17, 2008
May 11, 2008 Homework for Kerr, part 2 May 11, 2008
May 10, 2008 Homework for Kerr's workshop May 10, 2008
May 5, 2008 Good new that I forgot to share May 5, 2008
May 1, 2008 Vacation pics May 1, 2008
May 1, 2008 Back in the saddle May 1, 2008

April 2008

Apr 15, 2008 I survived Apr 15, 2008
Apr 11, 2008 This is not my idea of fun Apr 11, 2008
Apr 4, 2008 Work in progress from last weekend Apr 4, 2008

March 2008

Mar 26, 2008 Newsy update Mar 26, 2008
Mar 17, 2008 Color Mixing: Day 5 Mar 17, 2008
Mar 15, 2008 Color Mixing: Day 4 Mar 15, 2008
Mar 15, 2008 Color Mixing: Day 3 Mar 15, 2008
Mar 13, 2008 Color Mixing: Day 2 Mar 13, 2008
Mar 12, 2008 Color mixing: Day 1 Mar 12, 2008
Mar 11, 2008 Installed at Hampton Inn, Fall River Mar 11, 2008
Mar 8, 2008 Rayna sighting Mar 8, 2008
Mar 1, 2008 Shameless self-promotion Mar 1, 2008

February 2008

Feb 28, 2008 Super, over-the-top, great news Feb 28, 2008
Feb 16, 2008 Silly self-analysis Feb 16, 2008
Feb 16, 2008 Yes, I am married, no matter what you say. Feb 16, 2008
Feb 2, 2008 A couple new pieces Feb 2, 2008
Feb 1, 2008 Thoughts on Bultmann Feb 1, 2008

January 2008

Jan 29, 2008 Doubts, so very many doubts, and yet... Jan 29, 2008
Jan 20, 2008 Day of rest? I think not. Jan 20, 2008
Jan 12, 2008 Early Saturday, the last day of my 44th year Jan 12, 2008
Jan 10, 2008 A busy start to the new year Jan 10, 2008

December 2007

Dec 29, 2007 It's good to be home for a little while Dec 29, 2007
Dec 25, 2007 Merry Christmas Dec 25, 2007
Dec 21, 2007 ...and now it's my turn Dec 21, 2007
Dec 17, 2007 Cool new toy, now I just need time to play Dec 17, 2007
Dec 7, 2007 Have I discovered a blogging "don't"? Dec 7, 2007
Dec 7, 2007 I didn't know you could do that Dec 7, 2007
Dec 6, 2007 Pre-holiday madness Dec 6, 2007

November 2007

Nov 18, 2007 Therapeutic cleaning or a manic fit? Nov 18, 2007
Nov 11, 2007 Philadelphia Craft Show weekend Nov 11, 2007
Nov 9, 2007 A dry spell Nov 9, 2007

October 2007

Oct 8, 2007 Progress on all fronts Oct 8, 2007
Oct 7, 2007 Preparing to resurface (I hope) Oct 7, 2007

September 2007

Sep 18, 2007 Well, it's different. Sep 18, 2007
Sep 13, 2007 Dye mixing experiment Sep 13, 2007
Sep 10, 2007 New work, none of it finished, some of it scary Sep 10, 2007
Sep 9, 2007 On the passing of an artist Sep 9, 2007
Sep 3, 2007 Labor Day weekend in Rehoboth Sep 3, 2007

August 2007

Aug 30, 2007 Tonight, fewer words and more pictures Aug 30, 2007
Aug 27, 2007 After a busy weekend, at the start of a busy week Aug 27, 2007
Aug 15, 2007 Disconcerting discernment Aug 15, 2007
Aug 14, 2007 Thoughts about critique Aug 14, 2007
Aug 10, 2007 Rainy Friday Aug 10, 2007
Aug 8, 2007 Steam heat Aug 8, 2007
Aug 5, 2007 Live from Harwich Aug 5, 2007

July 2007

Jul 31, 2007 Picking away Jul 31, 2007
Jul 22, 2007 The end of a busy weekend Jul 22, 2007
Jul 21, 2007 Christmas came early Jul 21, 2007
Jul 18, 2007 Is this finished? Jul 18, 2007
Jul 18, 2007 Changing tastes Jul 18, 2007
Jul 16, 2007 La vie continue Jul 16, 2007
Jul 15, 2007 Letting go Jul 15, 2007
Jul 14, 2007 Making time Jul 14, 2007
Jul 12, 2007 Whoa! How can it be Thursday already? Jul 12, 2007
Jul 9, 2007 It's Monday again Jul 9, 2007
Jul 8, 2007 Sunday evening stuff Jul 8, 2007
Jul 8, 2007 Sunday morning stuff Jul 8, 2007
Jul 7, 2007 Later that day--more about deconstructed screen printing Jul 7, 2007
Jul 7, 2007 Why am I awake at 630? Jul 7, 2007
Jul 6, 2007 A beginning Jul 6, 2007

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