Genealogy – Fun Exploring Female Lines of the Family

Genealogy – Fun Exploring Female Lines of the Family

While taking a break from recording my personal story – I was documenting a difficult time in my life – I decided to tackle one of my long-time genealogy brick walls once again. Elizabeth Gilmour, my 4th great grandmother’s parents had been found but beyond that I knew nothing about her or her family line. I stumbled upon some fun stuff! I find some anomalies in the following document, it is still a work in progress. I am...

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Attack on My Someday Pile!

Attack on My Someday Pile!

  I disappeared for a few days… to my sewing machine!  Every September, after a summer of this’s and that’s, I have a mind that dances all over and has trouble settling on art priorities and letting me get down to business. I’ve discovered a bit of a pattern developing. I turn to my Someday pile.     In 2013 I spent the summer making quilts – I think it was seven quilts to be exact that I completed...

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A New Series Begun

A New Series Begun

Last night I finished #5 in a new series that has been percolating for some time. For details on individual pieces go to my fibre art and Quilts Portfolio.     During 2014 I focused on entering mainly ‘juried’ shows and casually pursued some publication opportunities. I was successful in gaining acceptance to all shows entered and had two ‘published’ opportunities – one to be revealed when the book is...

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Emerging from Overwhelmed!

Emerging from Overwhelmed!

Last night I sat and stitched! I love hand stitching! Stitching is reflection time. Mind journaling time. Sorting out time. Recognition time. This summer I crossed another milestone, the unanticipated loss of a cherished sibling. I live at a distance, plans unfolded quickly and I missed the celebration of his life. Then the revelation that yet another sibling suffers from heart ailments. It’s time to take stock and to examine priorities....

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Current Work – By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Current Work – By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Work in progress!   This is just a sneak peek at ‘By the Light of the Silvery Moon’, my work in progress.  Although it is in response to a Guild challenge, I also have an exhibition opportunity in mind for it so won’t be showing the whole piece for a while!  The background fabric, a whole cloth, is a sunprint by Thelma Newbury, a friend from British Columbia. As usual, lots of texture added, use of metallic threads and...

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Starting a New Project – Water Challenge

Starting a New Project – Water Challenge

After a wonderful few days of catching late ‘autumn weather it snowed today and it seemed that it would be a great day to get started on a new project for this year’s challenge in one of my art groups.  The theme this year is water and I’ve decided to work in a similar style to the Forest Surprise piece that I did last year.  This time I am painting the background and adding machine and hand stitching to create the texture and...

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Ta-Da! Aspen Moment – A Fibre Art Installation Piece Almost Finished!

Ta-Da! Aspen Moment – A Fibre Art Installation Piece Almost Finished!

I’m slowly recovering from the mammoth task of completing ‘Aspen Moment’ to a point where it could be photographed and a show submission completed!  I’ve discovered that working in a confined space does not make large pieces like this an easy task! I’m in love with the lowly aspens of the western provinces!  The groves with their rigid trunks and the autumn gold of their leaves are the closest thing I can find in...

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Fighting Procrastination and an Earlier Than Expected Deadline!

Fighting Procrastination and an Earlier Than Expected Deadline!

This is what faced me this morning but I kept finding many other chores that needed doing!  Why is a ‘second’ of something so much less appealing and difficult to tackle?  Procrastination – I don’t have time for you today! I am currently working on my first installation piece, tentatively named ‘An Aspen Moment’.  It is designed to be viewed from two sides and will incorporate three layers of sheer fabrics...

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