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Quilt no. 020: there is an ocean in my soul where the waters do not curve

I haven’t touched salt waters of the ocean for a long time. I dream of it’s depths on occasion, the way light filters down until it is blotted out by the blackness. I dream of being swallowed whole by the powerful waters, my weightless body pulled down, watching the sky above grow dark through a watery lens.

Quilt no. 019: Of Discontent

I started this quilt in the days and weeks after the terrorist attacks on November 15, 2015. I thought back to the days after 9/11, the day of my 17th birthday and what I was doing then, how I soothed myself as a teenager.

Quilt no. 021: No Mercy

No Mercy is a quilt about many things. It is a quilt about quilts. It talks about how basic construction and traditional blocks can be re-purposed to create new compositions and a means for self-expression.

Quilt no. 017: Redux

To say it’s been a long haul for this one is an understatement. It’s my first finish for 2016, despite the fact that we are well into June.

The act of sewing is a process of emotional repair.

Lousie Bourgeois

From last week's snowy trip to Steamboat Springs, during a stop in Walden, CO. I may be indifferent to winter in the flatlands but in the mountains, I remembered the striking, harsh beauty and the comfort of pervasive, expansive silence. I fell in love again. Transparent Image
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This month's design wall. Finished morse code blocks for @twiggyandopal and #wip spring terrariums for @quiltachusetts. Slowly, I am making progress on #beeinspired2018 blocks. My goal is to have them all done by the end of 2018. These prompts have been fun, challenging and have been a great way for me to play without committing to a whole quilt. I am also making slow progress in my own work; I'm even hand quilting again. . . @kupitis @ccpquilt @artandstole @pappersaxsten @stuartmoorestextiles . . #mqg #modernquiltersofinstagram #coloradomodernquilters #dmmqg #focoartist Transparent Image
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Ah, New England. I miss your haphazard city planning and the slight coat of decay on every thing so much. I don't miss your traffic or your surly citizens. Transparent Image
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Fall #colorinspiration from my afternoon walk. Transparent Image
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I feel the most at home when I am in nature. Unsurprisingly, given my preoccupation with the details of life, my favorite parts of nature are not sweeping vistas but the smaller parts that make up surfaces and groundscape. . October's #beeinspired2018 prompt is Substrate, inspired by the color and forms of the lichen at Vedauwoo. Lichen struck me as a good concept to base a bee quilt around, given that it is “a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship. The combined lichen has properties different from those of its component organisms.” It comes in a variety of brilliant colors, in atypical combinations that has so much potential for challenge, exploration and play. . Bee mates, I want you to make either 2 16.5”x 16.5” OR 4 8.5”x8.5” lichen-inspired blocks. The background is be to a darkish-medium textured grey, like a linen, linen-like or cross weave fabric. See the second to last photo of the fabric I am going to be using for my background. Not all colors need to be used but I do ask that the salmon color, which is the color of the rock at Vedauwoo, be incorporated into the blocks. When piecing, think circular, concentric, blooming, overlapping, irregular, organic, layered, spattered. 40-60% of your blocks should be lichen growths. Photographs are for color and form inspiration. Suggested color pallet is included last image to make it a little easier to discern what I would like to see. Variation of those colors is welcome and you don't have to use all of them in every block. If possible, please use a medium grey thread for piecing. No raw edge applique, please. . About 6% of Earth's land surface is covered by lichens and there are about 20,000 known species. Some lichens are considered to be among the oldest living things, with their slow and regular growth rate used to date events, called lichenometry. Prolific, resilient, persistent, colorful, and the result of a combined effort. How can I not be fascinated and inspired by that? . @pappersaxten @twiggyandopal @ccpquilt @kupitis @artandstole @quiltachusetts @stuartmooretextiles . #modernquilting #quilt #quiltingbee #mqg Transparent Image
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Spent Sunday afternoon traipsing around #Vedauwoo in the Medicine Bow National Forest. It is an outcropping of 1.4 billion year old Sherman Granite, composed of large crystals of quartz, orthoclase, plagioclase and mica. It has a characteristic soft coral color and is dotted by brilliantly colored lichen of every shade you can imagine. Bee mates of #beeinspired2018, it is the inspiration for next month's blocks and I'm really excited to share it with you. Transparent Image
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Smoke from Ryan's fire in downtown #laramie yesterday. #Wyoming Transparent Image
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