Month: October 2014

Identifying your art

Identifying your art

When you think of Alexander Calder your mind turns to those interesting mobiles and balanced sculptures he introduced.  Picasso is branded as always having that unique abstract style.  The list goes on, and on.  Artists find a medium that speaks to them most profoundly, and 

Textile Art Alliance Fall Boutique – Recap

Textile Art Alliance Fall Boutique – Recap

Sunday, October 19th was a delightful and treasured day for me.  The Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art gathers together a wonderful selection of fiber artists for an amazing collective boutique spanning three ball rooms of the Landerhaven facility.  And fashion takes center 

Soaps of Autumn – Cinnamon Sage

Soaps of Autumn – Cinnamon Sage

Each season is an opportunity to enter into the sights and scents of that season…. and Autumn is the most favorite time in the Images in Bloom Studios.  We anticipate the changing colors of the trees, the cooler temperatures, and the crisp days with low 

Third Friday at 78th Street Studios

Third Friday at 78th Street Studios

78th Street Studios is home to a few dozen artists, with studio space and gallery space.  Once the home of the American Greetings Creative Studios, the hand off to independent artists occurred years ago… and about 4 years ago they began to do an art 

Textile Art Alliance Boutique

Textile Art Alliance Boutique

is Sunday – hope you can stop out and visit… such amazing artists, talented tailors, handsome hat makers, sublime silversmiths, fashionable felt artists, adorable alpaca… and stunning shibori silk scarves by me!

Planning is good

Planning is good

  Balance is quite the discussion for so many people.  Our lives become so busy, filled with great things, but often all of the busyness of our lives can take on a life of their own, and quickly we sense we are out of kilter. 

Our Week Ahead

Our Week Ahead

The week is filled with preparation for my biggest textile show of the season, The Textile Art Alliance Boutique and Fashion Show, which is Sunday at Landerhaven.  I have far less pieces of silk this year, but i have done some burnout (cut devore) pieces