Archive for August, 2007

I May Have Something

August 28, 2007

The Apron project is moving slowly. I’ve been so busy pulling grass out of the gardens that I haven’t looked at it for a couple of days. I think I like it.

Pam Rubert , a quilt artist, outlines all her characters and objects in black.
Andrea Pratt, a painter, outlines much of her work in [...]

August

August 17, 2007

The heat has been a killer. We’ve had no rain since July, the grass is hip high in the garden, and the tomatoes are little knobs. So – the only thing left to do is work in the studio. This is the only time of year I’m glad it’s in the basement. It’s cool. I [...]

Mistakes

August 12, 2007

 
Somewhere, in this conglomeration, I know there’s an art quilt. I repeated a quote to a couple of friends the other day:
 
“Creativity is about making mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. “
 
Those of you who were at the retreat will recognize my luminosity [...]

No More Loafing

August 6, 2007

 
I did make a small art quilt of the passion flower and it’s awful. I’m not going to share it; I was in a hurry and did a poor job. Rather, I’m going to cut it up and keep on working with it. The photographs of the flower are too beautiful to ignore. I’ve decided [...]