Nostalgia & Testimonials
Posted: November 21, 2011
I've been making art quilts a long time now. It seems like 5 minutes. It's been a journey of discovery and surprises.
I often tell people who amble through my studio at Summit Artspace that it takes more then skill to make these quilts. It takes faith and courage. Things you need when the committee in your head says the fruit of your hands is a heap of ruins.
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Join me at the Rocky River Quilt Show this weekend
Posted: November 11, 2011
It Ain't Easy Being Insecure
Posted: June 14, 2011
Today my insecure little whippet walked apace at a nice even clip around a huge city block and past two strange dogs.
She was on the outside.
The feat was monumental. Read More...
10 Days with the Divine Miss Pearl
Posted: June 7, 2011
A whippet in my house? Not in a million years. I of the 50-plus pound hairy beasties. Skinny leggy greyhound miniatures, who thinks of them? Whippets have completely eluded my many dog loving years. Now that I am possessed by one, I assure you her most impressive powers are not her speed (35 mph) nor her vision (300 yards, three football fields). Read More...
A Message to the First Night 2012 Committee
Posted: June 6, 2011
I quickly assembled a photo album portfolio of my work for the First Night Akron 2012 committee to peruse in their hunt for the next button artist. Lisa Knapp of the Downtown Akron Partnership caught me during a spate of plate spinning or I would have suited up in my old Garfield High School majorette uniform and started swinging my baton. Read More...