on being a studio artist

I have been working away in the midst of the never-ending winter here in Michigan. I feel the clock ticking down to spring and a garden but am really making the most of my indoor time. And I am appreciating it. A few catch ups for you: 1. I am currently in Lisa Call‘s […] Read More...

I spent some time over the past few weeks planning my year out. Last year in Lisa Call’s Setting Goals class, I made very specific goals which I did again this year. I am not going to bore you with all the specific details but have decided to group them together under broad categories to […] Read More...

Well, it went from manic holiday making which I found more fun than I ever imagined to manic holiday fun cooking, shopping , wrapping and family celebrating. My husband and son left the day after Christmas for a soccer tournament at Disney so I hung out with my girls and purged my house and studio. […] Read More...

I vowed it would not happen this time. I promised myself I would not come home to workshop withdrawal. I have been to six intensive workshops at the Barn and each time I have returned home, I fall flat. It takes way too much time to regain my momentum in the studio. The first few […] Read More...

I really love to put binding on. From cleaning up the edges, to sitting and hand-stitching it down and the signaling of the end of a project, I love it. I love my new 60mm Olfa rotary cutter. I don’t know why I thought I was using the largest size when it was the 45mm […] Read More...

I looked at my last post date (after a prompt from a friend) and couldn’t believe I hadn’t posted in over a week. So, I return and will give you a quick update. Vacation: We returned home last Saturday to a houseful of furniture which needed to be moved back into place as […] Read More...

This may not be very exciting to you. But I am sooo excited as today an electrician came to install some new track lights for me in my studio. There is a huge long boring story behind this as the box of lights has been sitting in the studio for way too long […] Read More...

I just finished a few more black and white pieces. I just wanted to push myself to use these small pieces to critically take a look at what I did and didn’t like about a quick improvisational design. (And to get ready for a certain class which you inevitably start with a black […] Read More...

I am giving myself all kind of explanations on why I just want to sew like this again. Take a look. Red Pepper Quilts Maybe because I really need some spring and am tired of all the dreariness. Be”Mused Maybe because I just miss commercial fabrics. Film In The Fridge Maybe because it’s […] Read More...

Unpacking-notice no clothes just fabric […] Read More...