Although I have known for some time this week I received confirmation that my Tall Girl Series: A Body of Work will have a special exhibit at the 2013 Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara, CA. October 17-20. This will be the second time my exhibit has been featured in one of the Mancuso shows, the first being in 2011 in Denver. It received much press and praise there so I expect that will continue.
Whenever the ‘tallgirl’ as I have come to refer to the project emerges it brings a sense of time warp with it. Â Since I finished the project and moved on, and have dealt with much of the debilitation by having both knees replaced and had the dreaded two MRIs my ‘tallgirl’ experience has greatly expanded. Had I not done the work I would not have been emotionally and spiritually equipped to handle the challenges that followed. And yet every time I am brought back into that time my heart heals just a wee bit more. Â So the exposure is a good thing.
Also I am published again!  This week I received the beautiful new Fabric Surface Design book by Cheryl Rezendes.  My work is featured on page 305 as one of a series of artist profiles: those who use paint, wax, resist, image transfer, prints etc to create color on cloth.  I started to read it last night and I am already so inspired!  The beautiful illustrations and detailed technique explanations make me  anxious to get back to making beautiful cloth again. It is always an honor to have my work featured in the books of others.
Right now I am torn between starting my big Earth Stories project, doing an altered book as homage to my parents or doing another landscape piece. So many choices!
The black is now black, purple and old gold with a khaki colored lace which was one of two pairs of laces that came with the leather hi tops. Love it!
 The tongues are as important as the shoe itself as they do show through.
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t noticed that my piece Currents #18 just sold also. Yippee!
ight annual invitational exhibit. The theme was ‘Rituals’ and I chose the ritual of table setting for my piece. The 
the place where I most am likely to relax?!
and black rayon for this …
When the book was published I was thrilled to see my work in living color on page 90. 
I bought four extra copies of the book and gave them to friends. That’s when the fun began. One friend said that other F word commonly came to mind as she attempted Furoshiki! She noted it is important that the cloth be large enough before proceeding. I had also learned that when I tried unsuccessfully to double fold two paperback books.
The cloth was a vintage damask tablecloth which I had dyed, discharged and painted 3 years ago for an 
and the other the ‘wrong’ side. 
Voila…furoshiki!
Since I finished the massive documentation project I decided it was time to re-immerse in some art making. And so these are two new pieces
whose work all identifies as their own.
time to go into the studio and just start. My wise friend Miriam Nathan-Roberts says when the muse is dormant just start! She is wise because it works.