quilt shows

I went with my Dad to help with his booth at a local quilt show. He is trying to attract customers in order to provided fine art photography services. Most folks don't understand how that could fit in with their quilt or fiber art so we spend most of our time educating. We did bring a few samples of fabric blocks that we had printed with copies a few of Mom's paintings, and we sold a few. It was a nice day weather wise and that made it very pleasant.


Here is my Dad wearing my coat as it was a bit chilly in the morning.....and on the outside of the booth I hung some of my pieces which got a lot of positive comments although it was clear that "fiber art" was not what most folks came to see.....the comment most often heard was " OH isn't that clever! "

vacationing...at home

I am at home this week....yeah!!!...I have had such fun wallowing in my creativity...I am playing with my own stuff and making some examples of "what you can do with these"





My Dad is printing my Mom's paintings on fabric and I am using them in various ways so we can show folks the posibilities at a quilt show in Coburg Oregon on Saturday....

I will go to support the Dad...he has more ideas than time....I will take the sewing machine...if you are in the area come by and see us.............

gallery visits

I enjoyed this........

My Boy

It was so good to see Conrad !!! Here he is with his godson's sister, Emma, she is beautiful and smart and I enjoyed meeting her and her parents and her new brother, Sam.








the sun roof view of san diego


and the driver



at the beach waiting for the fireworks to start

travels

During the week of the 4th of July we traveled ( In the behemoth ) down to camp pendleton to see the boy....the Marine......it is not very relaxing for me ...going down the road in something so big makes me nervous....but it is nice to have your own potty and bed while traveling....David did most of the driving thank goodness.....






there are such an amazing array of sights going down I-5 and then you hit the great LA traffic


anyway we made it and had a nice week I got to go to the visions quilt gallery and that was great!!! I really enjoyed seeing those quilts many of which I have seen on line and it is such a difference to see them in person. And the gallery is so nicely done as well.


And we king of stumbled on the exihibit of the dead sea scrolls at the natural history museum...the more I think of that the more amazing it seems that we actually saw them!!!

weekend delights

My Niece, Brenna, started this the weekend we went to long beach washington. She finished writing out the verse that inspired her last week and I finished it this weekend. I am looking forward to the weekend she spends with us so that she can have her own time with the sewing machine. Isn't this a wonderful piece! I wish the photo was better but we will have to wait till grandpa does his magic! Then the real beauty will shine....
the I was working on a new piece...grated my focus was to be on finishing pieces already ...mostly......done...but what happens????A few pieces of material sit together just where my eyes can see!!!! and there we are...this is called "space walking" and is pieced-fused but not sewn yet....

ella my ella

On fridays I hang out with my "great niece" Ella
she is so bright
it is one of the best days of my week
here she is at 5 months
we went to Powells book store
she found a book that is just up her alley

adlefritterpiddlepatted...I met Sonji and Gerrie!!!

So....I drove down to Eugene on Friday and met Gerrie and Sonji...Gerrie actually lives fairly close to me and I was so glad to meet her in person.....but Sonji came from Wisconsin to attend the opening of her show at the MAUDE KERNS gallery ...I do not know how she was selected to show here but the wierd thing is that Maude Kerns and Sonji have a relationship.....in art anyway....the colors and shapes of Maude's art are reflected in Sonji's.....

there she was....painting on the wall of the gallery as I walked in......I enjoyed watching her paint as she talked to folks who wanted to meet her and needed her wisdom....her show is awesome...it is interesting to see her work on white...as I am used to seeing it on black backgrounds on her blog.....I enjoyed seeing all the pieces in context with one another......(my Mom and I have been talking about cohesiveness lately)..I am still not sure how I describe "cohesive" but Sonji can as evidenced by this show.....


anyway....my camera was with me...batteries fresh and I didn't take any pictures......hum,

a backwards journey

northwest coastline across columbia river
inside the lewis and clark interpretive center
the original lens from the lighthouse.......
beauty

cape disappointment lighthouse

the pub ...and family

we had lunch at a "pub" quite the labrynth.....through the front of an ice-cream shop/hard-ware/second-hand store...

our fav SIL met us at the behemoth for the trip and we caught up with my brother and out neice ...he got stuck in the sand driving around on the beach waiting for us to get there...just can't leave him alone without an adult.....

did I mention how proud we are to have Karen .....she keeps the family under control.....We don't know how she does it....and mostly long-distance too!!! what a wonder she is...

travels in the behemoth

we went to long beach washington last week-end
in the rolling home
we drove over the bridge from oregon to washington
over the mouth of the columbia
very impressive

preview of a bit of fluff

the behemoth has these rather ugly upholstered window frames....but they do make great audition/design spaces....this is another in a series cale "whose a pretty?...."

guest in the behemoth

our daughter spent a few nights with us last weekend while she tried to figure out what kind of little beastie was taking bites of her ....she lives on a different circadian rhythm than we do......

strange ...to me any way

this is the church where my brother and his family have found a spiritual home....I find their signage...odd....but my brother finds it comforting...he has not gotten too far past the old testament...and his God is " a vengeful God".....anyway they are happy there and the church does a good job of outreach and I admire that...Palm sunday we attended services with them and it was not the palm sunday I know....no joy...no hosanas....no flowers...no children singing......I missed that...and...they gave my niece...who celebrated her first communion.......wait....wait...a chocolate cross......a white chocolate CROSS.......as well as WHITE WINE for communion ...I told my Mom that we celebrated "Body and Plasma"......what a day....