Research and Stories
This is a place where I can share some of my research pertaining to early settlement and family histories intertwined with the story of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. I’ve been researching and writing for many years and want to make some of my work more widely available.
This blog was originally designed to share my artwork and creative activities during the years when I was exhibiting widely. My art has now taken second place to refining and publishing some of my research, but I have left the art posts available for perusal.
Whatever your interest might be, enjoy, and provide feedback if you can.
Diane
Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on July 23, 2013 in Featured Flag, Fibre Art & Quilts, Fibre Art & Quilts Portfolio | 0 comments
Finally finished! A quilt for a special little three year old! This is the second quilt I have finished in the last month, both single bed size. I’m temporarily quilted out and looking forward to a visit from my son later in the week so it’s clean-up time but I’m sure I’ll be back at it shortly! Once again I’m ‘stash busting’. This time I worked with a family of colours in the pinks, mauves and purples. The little girl who will receive this quilt likes pink but I don’t have a lot in my...
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Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on July 19, 2013 in Featured Flag, Fibre Art & Quilts, Fibre Art & Quilts Portfolio | 0 comments
Tonight I delivered my contribution to the Calgary Flood Quilt project – Holly Hobbie Goes Scrappy! Remember Holly Hobbie? Late 1970’s early 1980’s? There’s a story here. A couple of weeks ago I invited a quilting friend in for coffee and chat as she is one of the flood evacuees. Even now she is not back into her third floor condo. Although her unit was not damaged all the building support systems were destroyed and need to be replaced. All the storage lockers had to be cleared and the contents discarded and the...
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Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on July 12, 2013 in Featured Flag, Fibre Art & Quilts | 0 comments
Procrastination The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off or delaying, especially something requiring immediate attention! Back early in the spring I developed a back problem that was aggravated by time at the computer and so decided to take a short holiday. Big mistake! It’s been really hard getting back into the rhythm of making regular blog posts. Lately I’ve been making the most of my time and space (with hubby away) to complete some things on my ‘to do’ list. I’ve been seriously stash busting...
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Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on May 14, 2013 in Featured Flag, This And that! | 1 comment
On Sunday I drove from Welling (south of Lethbridge) Alberta to Calgary and I found myself in a particularly aware and contemplative state. Here are some of the thoughts that passed through my mind as I drove (yes I did stop periodically and make notes!). Alberta. Land of blue skies and sudden storms, majestic cloud formations and distant landscapes, golden fields, rolling hills and towering mountains, phenomenal fall sunsets and winter sunrises, chipped windshields and sloppy winter roads. Today I saw yet another Alberta. Brown clouds...
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Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on May 3, 2013 in Books & Art Journals, Featured Flag, This And that! | 0 comments
OK! I’m still here! I really meant to get back to my blog/web site sooner! Is it really two months since the last post? It’s been mostly good stuff and creative time. Thinking back, it was the re-occurrence of a back problem that forced me to take a break in the beginning. Long hours at the computer entering data for this web site and winter inactivity probably were factors. Then, I had some really intense creative time….. celebrated a couple of birthdays….hooked up with a couple of new groups here in...
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Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on March 4, 2013 in Featured Flag, Fibre Art & Quilts | 0 comments
Today I’m giving you a peek at something – fibre art – I’ve been working on in the background – in addition to researching exhibitions, populating the portfolios on the web site, journals and everyday living! Because it’s an exhibition piece – I’m not going to provide technique details at this time – that can come later. Check out the photo that I posted earlier. What do you think? And by the way, a friend of a friend suggests it’s a Foliose lichen – possibly one of the...
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