Thank you to my sister Susan, for attending the opening of the "All Stitched Up" show in the Collins Library at the University of Puget Sound, on September 14th. Too far for me to travel in this moment, especially as were driving back from the Bay Area at that time! “To stitch is to join … [Read more...] about Exhibitionista: “All Stitched up” with everywhere to go…
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“All Stitched Up”
I am thrilled and honored to be showing my work "Prairie" in "All Stitched Up" An international juried book arts exhibition September 3rd – December 11th, 2019 September 14th – opening celebration Collins Memorial Library University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA "To stitch is to … [Read more...] about “All Stitched Up”
Fairy Tales…Make Your Own Books
It was a gift to be able to work with students every day for five weeks this past summer, and introduce them to the book arts as well as other media. As a teaching artist, we often only see students once a week, so to be able to watch them learn and grow on a daily basis was a … [Read more...] about Fairy Tales…Make Your Own Books
Inspired By Great Artists: Keeping the Faith
One of the Great Artists my students were inspired by this past summer was the amazing Faith Ringgold, inventor of the "Story Quilt". Inspired by Faith, students created a "quilt" through the combination of felt, textiles, fabric and painting on canvass, embellished with buttons, "pom poms", … [Read more...] about Inspired By Great Artists: Keeping the Faith
“Building A World” together
Working in cardboard, wood, re-purposed materials and both found and decorative objects, my 2nd and grade "Building a World" students this summer created places and spaces of fantasy, invention and wonder. Worlds indeed! Here the "high" and "low" of materiality and culture collide, mix, match, … [Read more...] about “Building A World” together
FORMATION at UCLA: Hang Out (4)
“FORMATION”: The Guild of Book Workers 2018-2019 Traveling Juried Exhibition just closed at UCLA. University of California, Los Angeles Charles E. Young Research Library Lobby Gallery Los Angeles, CA March 15–May 30, 2019 “Simply defined by Merriam Webster as “an act of giving form or shape to … [Read more...] about FORMATION at UCLA: Hang Out (4)