The messy-scary stage happens, but it doesn’t last. The worst of it occurs in the first couple days of a class, when projects haven’t had time to “flesh out” yet. … Read More
Three weeks ago was a first—when my first two-week class began. Not just two weeks of teaching, but teaching the same students for two weeks. I’ve been looking forward to … Read More
Last week, we introduced this new blog format—the Dispatch—with a visit to Bar Harbor, Maine, where I was teaching a two-week Fabric Collage Intensive with MISA—Madeline Island School of the … Read More
As the Dog Days of Summer continue, we’re going to chill out with some cool critters such as LeahGrace Kayler’s tranquil zebras, above. See more peaceable beings—a languid roseate spoonbill, … Read More
It’s the Dog (and Goat and Pig) Days of Summer! We’ll begin this first post of August 2025, with Shadow (above)—a wild and perky small dog with a big personality—a … Read More
Here’s a recap of last week’s Part 1: Woodland Ridge Retreat class in Downsville, WI. First of all, there’s my class of fun, lovely, and very fun women, pictured outside … Read More
It finally happened, I became one with the fabric I use in my collage art. The paparazzi were present when I got to breakfast one of our class mornings—dressed in … Read More
I started last week’s Part 1 post covering my recent trip and class in Santa Fe with the word “Color”—and presenting color in this week’s Part 2 post certainly won’t … Read More
Color—there’s a lot of that in Santa Fe. After my first trip here in April 2022, when I think of Santa Fe, I think of turquoise. This year, both outside … Read More
We may be Marching into Spring, but you wouldn’t have know that earlier this week when a spring snow blanketed the ground, again. It didn’t hang around very long. The … Read More