“A plague is always a moral as well as biological crisis for a community. It allows no individuals; it makes all people a community and emphasizes human relationships.”
Read MoreMy upcycling motto is: “If it ain’t broke, use it until it is.”
Read MoreMy favorite lesson as an artist (and as a person, really) has been “shoot your shot.”
Read MoreToday I celebrate my creative hands.
Read MoreDecades later I became an artist and found the perfect groove had been waiting for me all along.
Read MoreI love a challenge!
Read MoreOnce again, I am counting the smallest of my blessings so that I can count many, many, many.
Read MoreSomething that keeps me going is continuing to encourage myself to “color outside the lines.”
Read More“ The ability to tell your own story, in words or images, is already a victory, already a revolt.” - Rebecca Solnit
Read More“Ability is of little account without opportunity.” — Lucille Ball
Read More“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” - F.D. Roosevelt
Read MoreWhenever possible, do what makes you happy.
Read MoreMy life as a quilter persists.
Read More'“Precision of the hands requires precision of the brain.” - H. Poirot
Read MoreYou are stronger from habit, from having once seen that you are strong.
Read MoreI didn’t and I’m glad because it’s gorgeous.
Read MoreComparison kills creativity.
Read More“When I stopped being prisoner to what I worried was others’ opinions of me, I became more confident and free.” - Lucille Ball
Read MoreIf I don’t want to be a success, everything I have to give up is too much: money, people, time.
But since I DO want to be a success, none of these is “too much:” exchanging a professional career for an art career, and thus financial independence for creative pursuits; ridding my personal life of judgmental acquaintances for trusted friends; taking the necessary time to make things truly excellent and elegant.
Read More“People think of education as something they can finish.” Isaac Asimov
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