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Hmmmm ... what is this?

Hmmmm ... what could the material be?

Hmmmm ... where would I be most likely to see something like this?

Hmmmm ... very inspiring ... how could I use this in my quilting art?

Hmmmm ... I want to reach out touch this texture.

Hmmmm ... who knew there could be so ...

You can find the shape everywhere ... in art, in architecture, in nature, on the floor, on the wall, and used as a religious iconic motif.

Hexagons have been used as the shape of everything from the bath house to the shape of the pulpit. Tile artists create many different designs ...

An idea for a new study series has been percolating in my mind for several months now and I think I'm ready to make the commitment to bring it to fruition. Last Spring in response to a digital art challenge connected with the Alice film release I reread Alice ...

When I was 10 my most favorite possession was my library card. I loved our trips to the local library every two weeks. Such a tiny hole-in-the-wall kind of place with tightly packed shelves pressing in from all sides in a cozy kind of way. The air was filled with ...

There is a fine line in maintaining a balance in life whether we're talking personal, emotional, or career and our creative endeavors. Many times I find that I can get so caught up in the finished product I can easily loose sight of the process. How easy it is ...

Thoughts from my weekly photo walk. 

I am beginning to have several different visual journals organized around different concepts, techniques, and sometimes just STUFF. One of those visual journals is called BY THE NUMBERS. The idea is to find things in nature or life that happen naturally in a given ...

Time for an update on the progress we're making with the kitchen. It feels like home more and more each day. It's true what they say about the kitchen being the heart of the home. Not only was the house physically warmer when all the holes to the ...

Just a quick glimpse into my art/journal quilt planning journal. This is a copy of the page with notes and ideas ... first impressions ... how would I transform this concept into an art quilt. I find it really helps me to come closer to making the project REAL ... making it ...

We all have them ... those RULES OF LIFE that get us through the day-to-day routine. Our guiding principals to help us make the tough decisions. Some are basic values instrinsic in our nature grounded in family traditions and upbringing. They've been with us since birth. And then we discover ...

Time for updates on the kitchen ... remember the lady who bought a house with no kitchen? Yep, that's me ... 2 months now with no kitchen. But progress is being made. You can see my temporary sink which has been a life saver. Washing dishes in the bathroom sink was ...

This year I've made a commitment to myself to pursue my creative side with gusto and to that end I'm keeping a calendar journal. I'm using digital scrap booking to assemble thoughts, bits and pieces of ephemera, photos, clip art, memories ... all kinds of stuff. You'll ...

A Rough Landing ... is what happens when ... 95 pounds of dog bumps into you during that split-second you are airborn while running. We (our new dog and I) were out for a morning run the day after we got him. He left the house name Boris, and he came back ...

Time is running out for the completion of my journal quilt block for this month of April. Our word this month was "freedom" and the quote:

Happiness is Freedom; Freedom is Courage.

Our technique challenge: we're to visit our art supply cupboards and find materials that would work for ...

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• Don't you think it strange when ... the snow is falling on the daffodils that just came out in bloom?
• Don't you think it strange when ... you see the snow falling and hear the tree frogs singing their mating calls?

And speaking of frogs ... Don ...

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Does this describe your pattern library ... "One of the advantages of being disorganized is constantly making exciting discoveries." A quote from AA Milne, I can hear Winnie the Pooh's voice in my ear and his excitement over finding something new in his collection of STUFF ...

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I'm very guilty of bringing the concept of multitasking to a whole new level. That can be a good thing and it can also be a bad thing. In a communications class I took once the instructor reminded us that most of the time "our ...

Have you ever notice the difference in the color of Spring Sunshine vs. Winter or Autumn Sunshine? I'm sure there is a scientific explanation as to what causes these differences ... something do with the angle of the rays of light from the sun and the tilt of the earth ...

I never thought I would say this, but being without internet is worse than being without chocolate!

Finishing up with the work of the day for Friday, I logged off about 3:00 AM Saturday deciding to call it a night. I had spent the last few hours entering new ...

Everyone has been making note of what great quilting weather we've been having with all of our wintery blast. Much posting of finished projects and crossing items off the UFO list. But not me ... I've been creating UFO's. Now that's not to say I don't ...

Surviving the Winter Blast of December 2008!

Hungry birds found the filled feeders and frequent them non-stop between snow showers.

Cedar berries and icy branches and needles.

Natural Christmas Greens

Snowy forest in the pasture ... at least 6" of snow with deeper drifts in places.

burried holly berry

Remember those ...

NOVEMBER

Time to be still ...

Time to listen to the inner voice ...

Time to reflect ...

                   ... on the past ... on the future ... on life ... 

November is a month ... to be still ... and walking the trail each morning is a good way to start each day. Enjoy a Feast of Thanksgiving of ...

Ahhhh, sight of relief. I've finished uploading all the new patterns into the catalog! Time for a break and fun stuff.

Just Playing: I visited a blog Spoolsewing last night and saw the cutest stuffed bird mobile. Look for Laura's post on May 24th. I stitched my practice ...

How full of the creative genius is the air in which these are generated!
I should hardly admire more if real stars fell
And lodged on my coat."
--Henry David Thoreau, 1856

Hasn't this been the strangest winter for weather here in the Pacific Northwest? Snow, rain, and then ...

Who can resist the playful antics and the face of a puppy? Certainly not me. My husband says I'm pretty much banned from visiting any pet store for fear I'll weaken and bring home a puppy. But as much as I love dogs, my dear friend Pat loves ...

Here it is the end of the second week in January and I have loved my "slow-down" time. My friend Marje of Quilt Design Northwest asked me some time back,

"Kay, when IS your slow time?"

When you have to think about what the answer might be to that question ...

What a wonderful last two days .. had lots of fun and got a little bit of work done, too. Today I tell you about the fun ... and tomorrow I'll tell you about and post pictures about the work. Just a little hint ... you'll want to be sure and ...