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Mandala CXXVI, CXXVII, and CXXVIII
(Above: Detail of Mandala CXXVI. Click on any image to enlarge.)In anticipation for last weekend's workshop, I completely stitched Mandala CXXVI. I brought it still attached to its stretcher bar ......
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Lost and Found III
(Above:Â Lost and Found III. Custom picture framed: 18 1/2" x 18 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a decorative, slotted serving spoon; a red,...
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Mandala CXXIX
(Above:Â Mandala CXXIX. Custom framed: 37 1/4" x 37 1/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:Â A stainless steel trivet; a coffee pot strainer; a coffee...
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Lost and Found IV
 (Above: Lost & Found IV. Custom framed. 20" x 20". Found objects hand stitched to a section of a vintage applique quilt. Found objects include: A hand mirror; watch faces; dominoes; red...
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Mandala CXXX
(Above:Â Mandala CXXX. Custom framed: 28" x 28". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: an embossed metal circle; part of an poached egg pan; assorted,...
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Lost & Found V
(Above:Â Lost & Found V. Custom framed: 22" x 22". Found Objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage, applique quilt. Found objects include: a hand mirror; pale grayish-blue, wooden Carrom...
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Six New Lancet Windows
(Above:Â Me holding Lancet Window CCXXXIV. Click on any image to enlarge.)As promised, the six Lancet Windows that I constructed and stitched last week were finished today when our weekly delivery of...
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Two New, Large In Boxes
(Above: Me with In Box CDXIX. Click on any image to enlarge.)The last few days have been CRAZY! Why? Well, I've been in a rush to finish up several new artworks that will be headed to the Grovewood...
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A Week Stitching Cording
(Above: The garage studio at the Rensing Center showing my stash of yarn ... except that I forgot to open the lid to the wicker chest. It was also packed solid with yarn! Click on any image to...
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Mandala CXXXI
(Above:Â Me with Mandala CXXXI. Click on any image to enlarge.)Since returning from a week-long art retreat outside Pickens, I've managed to catch up with the custom picture framing that piled up...
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Diptych Commission
(Above: Me with the finished diptych commission. Click on any image to enlarge.)Recently I was honored to accept a commission for a diptych. These two pieces will flank one of my Large In Box pieces,...
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New York City
(Above: Steve and me walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. Click on any image to enlarge.)Last week, Steve and I spent six days in New York City. It was truly an amazing and very inspirational time....
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Mandala CXXXII, The IT Mandala
(Above: Me with Mandala CXXXII, the IT Mandala. Click on any image to enlarge.)Before Steve and I took off for almost a full week in New York City, I had finished, framed, and photographed this large...
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Mandala CXXXIII
(Above:Â Mandala CXXXIII. Custom framed: 28 3/4" x 28 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:Â The wheel from an antique Saxony flax spinning wheel;...
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Mandala CXXXIV and CXXXV
(Above:Â Mandala CXXXV. Custom framed: 13 1/2" x 13 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: An old typewriter erasure; a round, white pin holder; a...
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First few days as Artist-in-Residence at Catoctin Mountain National Park
(Above: Stitching in public. My first of three demonstrations. The other two are this coming Friday and Saturday from 2- 4 at the Thurmont Regional Library, Thurmont, MD. Photo courtesy of Ranger...
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More from my first week at Catoctin Mountain National Park
(Above: Me ... earlier this morning at the Blue Ridge Summit Vista in Catoctin Mountain National Park, Maryland. Click on any image to enlarge.)So far, so good with my daily plan for this amazing art...
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An Antique Crazy Quilt for Catoctin Mountain National Park
 (Above: Detail of an antique crazy quilt which includes a campaign ribbon for President Harrison, dated 1892. Click on any image to enlarge.)It was the very week that I learned of my acceptance as...
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Winding Down My Art Residency at Catoctin Mountain National Park
(Above: Fiber vessels thus far at my art residency in Catoctin Mountain National Park. Click on any image to enlarge.)A lot of things have happened since I last wrote a blog post. All of them are...
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Mandala CXXXVI
(Above:Â Mandala CXXXVI. Custom framed: 34 1/2" x 34 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a tamborine; a round, white pin holder with pins; eight,...
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