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There was a period in my art exploration where I was intrigued by JUST the line: how it is the first thing that one is taught in school (or one of the first): “Get in line”. The concept of the…

Speaking of meaning, while I was sewing, I recalled a conversation from years ago: I was at the time in an intensive language training program just outside Brattleboro, VT. (If you have been to Vermont, you know that it is…

Sometimes I write something and then afterwards think of how the opposite is just as true. After deriding the flatness or one dimensionality of the prairie, I thought of how I could not LIVE there, but how the beauty of…

In terms of process, I’m still midst composing the overall piece. And, while I’m doing so, I seem to find reason to take many of my long vertical strips that were hung top-to-bottom way and now need to reverse them…

In reference to yesterday’s mention of sailing from the Caribbean, to follow up: the seasickness did pass. And then I was/we were on the open ocean. Open ocean with 3 adults on board and 3 small children. That meant 4…

view Yesterday view Today How much difference does that horizon line make? I grew up sailing. I spent summer days on the water – looking at water, living on water. I was sailing in a bay, not out on the…

I’m creating this piece of art that references nature. And therefore, the idea is that the viewer sees this as full of “natural color”. In line with this concept of natural color, I was recalling a conversation I overheard in…

So here is my iron, looking overly large for some reason. I’m using it to flatten the kajillion squares of color that are needed for this project. I had Rhonda helping me yesterday for 3 hours and all we did…

I unashamedly love vibrant color. As you can see in the bottom photo, I would go for the most saturated color I could get. This piece is the beginning of an animal alphabet that goes through the letters as it…

Okay, so the many many dyes could use some organizing. But YAY! Day 3 is color! As you can see, I use Tinfix dyes that are French, made my Sennelier in Paris. Of course, there are the stories about how…