A New Year’s Story: Embracing Creativity
Reading Lisa Call’s blog entry on completion and finally finishing her studio space reminds me of my own studio metaphor. Studios are not about spending a lot of money- they…
Time for a Handkerchief…handmade, of course!
Being a regular dog-walker and outdoor person, there are many occasions when a good old fashioned handkerchief would be just the ticket. Launder once a week or sooner if you…
HEN: Needle Magazine & more
I could just be inspired to try my hand at contemporary embroidery (read: hand stitching) after finding this interesting website. HEN is the Hand Embroidery Network, founded in the UK…
Quilt World Tidbits…
item 1:Last summer during Iowa City's Iowa Arts Festival, the Old Capitol Quilt Guild held its biennial, two-day exhibit of quilts at the United Methodist Church. A non-traditional quilt show,…
Olson-Larsen Gallery Exhibit & Quilt Walk
Friends, I will be one of four contemporary fiber artists featured in an exhibit at Olson-Larsen Gallery in West Des Moines, Iowa. Probably Iowa's premier gallery for two dimensional works…
Book Review, 40 years late… and so new!
Oh Yay, old textile printing books! Taught a class entitled Paint it! Stamp it!, which gave me the chance to delve into several books bequeathed to me after the University…
What to do with leftover dye…
I like to mix thickened dyes and refrigerate them until ready for use. This eliminates some of the potential exposure to dry dye particles. Activator, which is used to make…
Karl Etoffe & Max Tessuti, a fine couture shop in lovely Freiburg
Karl Etoffe & Max Tessuti is a clothing design shop featuring the work of Gudrun von Kalckreuth. This charming shop recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and has two locations. Freiburg,…
Linda Gass: Seeing Green
My friend Linda Gass combines two passions in her career arc: fiber art and sustainability. Gass paints complex "birds' eye" view silk art quilts that explore themes of land use…
Painting & screenprinting at Home Ec Workshop
In May, I started introducing fiber reactive dyes to our local fabric enthusiasts here in Iowa City. The venue where I've been teaching is Home Ec Workshop, a charming fabric…