Fabric Choices for 2013

Fabric selections ready for 2013

Can you see a theme here?

Midwest snowfall

Woke up at 6:00 am 

to see the Dogwood tree

draped in Christmas lights

and our first lovely snow in two years.

Awesome!

Hand made Christmas Gifts

                                              Christmas Gifts for the Family

                    Now that these gifts have been given I can 

                    share them with you.  The reclining Mermaid, 

                     made from a pattern by Barbara Schoenoff,

                    Was created for my sister and brother in law.  

                   She will recline on the bar in their family room.                                

        The tall doll is an item my daughter request several years ago.  

              She is created from Chili Pepper fabric and has found a 

             new home hanging in the wall in my daughter's kitchen.

ANNUAL COOKIE PARTY creating with food

A special Afternoon creating 
Gingerbread Houses 
       at the Annual Cookie Party 
               and the children loved this

               

The Joy of Small Groups

We are a small art group called SNO...

               Sculptors Night Out

We formed a year ago to experience work in three dimensions mainly using fibers.  Here are some photos from our Holiday event.  We shared a meal and a wonderful time creating a "junk sculpture" mobile to occupy the studio space of one of our members.

Kalan and Her Mermaid

My niece Kalan and her early Christmas Gift.

Her mermaid and newest CREW MEMBER

Of the College of William and Mary Rowing Team

Complete with Paddles in her school colors

The Five Room House

There is an Indian Proverb that says that everyone  is a house with four rooms:

a physical, a mental, an emotional, and a spiritual.

Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time but unless we go into

every room every day, even if only to keep it aired,

we are not a complete person.

                                    

The art quilt pictured here was inspired by this proverb

with the addition of a fifth room.

As an artist, my home must have a creative room.

Since I spend so much time in my creative room

I am reminded by the words of this proverb

to keep in touch with the rest of "my house"

and

The rest of the world

In order to be a complete person.

DETAILS OF THE QUILT