I just love it when you send me photos. Really, it makes my day! I’m always thrilled to see what you are doing with Paintstiks, whether it’s something blissfully simple or a complex piece of art. Last week, this photo arrived from Thea McCurry. I found it totally charming and was grateful that she allowed […]
Archives for June 2013
Confessions of a Color Nut
I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to the Minnesota Quilt Show and Conference with my friends from the DIVAS. The quilts were marvelous, the class I took was delightful, and I had the chance to catch up with tons of people I know. And I did some shopping, of course! Although I have honed my ability […]
The Pleasure Of Slow Stitching
When I first started off on my Shape Shifter adventure, I decided that my fabric needed stitching to enhance the painted motifs. I have to say that hand stitching is a HUGE departure from the way I normally work. I’ve always been a “put it on the machine and git ‘er done” kind of girl. […]
Time To Hit The Pause Button
Do you ever have days where things in your life seem to smack you upside the head, give you a good hard shake and shout PAY ATTENTION RIGHT NOW? That’s a pretty good description of things that have happened to me over the past few weeks. It’s not fun, but it’s not going away, so […]