"Forget past sorrows, This world is yours so bright and gay, Sing and dream about tomorrow, Treasures are waiting with every new day. " ~ alexanderart.com/treasures When my twin sister and I were teenagers and time hung heavy on our hands…
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt Above: Artist Tom Lockhart A few weekends ago I harvested joy. It was a gift of one…
Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside. ~ Dr. Melba Colgrove Before I even stepped inside, I was prattling! "I should have known I'd be met by a riot color outside," I said to Jackie as she came…
"Follow what you are geniunely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination." ~ Diane Sawyer Lately, I've been hungering for more stories whose essential ingredients is goodness. Have you heard about the woman from New Zealand on a …
"Where have you been? I haven't seen you around so much," someone said to me recently. "I've been busy. Really busy!" I replied. "I've got lots going on." Trying to keep to a walking schedule has been difficult. I must admit…
Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. ~ Edward De Bono If you looked inside the studio doors of David Taylor, "Sally at the Window" is just one of many quilts…
"Begin to weave and God will give you the thread." ~ German Proverb An associate in business, artist Cherish Flieder of Something to Cherish, recently posted the above quote on her Facebook page. I can't get it out of my head because…
If ever there was a reason to sew a puffy heart, Valentines Day was the perfect day to get started. Yesterday I put my foot to the electric pedal treadle, and the machine took off. Like a dog pursuing it's own…
A community can use all the skills of its people. - Maori proverb During Thanksgiving week, I and Rove Media set out to visit some artisans on a tiny island on the Chesapeake. I'd visited the studios of it's residents previously and had…
I am especially excited about today's blog about one of my book reviewers - award-winning fiber artist, Carol Ann Waugh. Here's what she had to say about Sew the Heart - "An engaging novel about how a young woman is lifted from her troubled childhood…