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Here Comes Some Sun
2025 November – I’m not happy about the sun going down at 5 pm.
Trick or Treat
2025 October – My October piece of art isn’t scary, but it does have some treats.
The Cat’s Meow
2025 September – “Perhaps one reason we are fascinated by cats is because such a small animal can contain so much independence, dignity, and freedom of spirit.” Lloyd Alexander
All the King’s Horses…
2025 August – There is a blessing/curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.”
My Little Town
2025 July – Summer is a time for remembering the people from my little town of Independence, MO.
June Bugs
2025 June – Those May flowers have brought June bugs!
May Flowers
2025 May – April showers bring May flowers.
Nature’s Performance Art
2025 April – Where is your happy place?
Art will Save the World
2025-March When the world is a disaster, art is one of the most important things we have.
Better Done
2025-February A favorite quilters’ quote is “Better done than perfect.”
Layers of Life
2025-January – I recently took a week-long art quilt workshop from Sue Benner (a wonderful improv quilter). She had us make a 20” x 30” “ugly background”.
Light for the Dark Days
2024-December – This is December and I don’t really make holiday art. But we are coming up on the longest night of the year, so, I decided to use a piece I made called “Midnight Garden.”
Ugly Fabric
2024-October – What do you do with perfectly good stuff that you just don’t like? You give it to your friends!
Think Small
2024-September – Making art in difficult times can sometimes be challenging.
Unique Designs
2024-August – Amazingly different results from the same pattern.
Heat Wave
2024 July – Focus on beauty and stay cool.
To Be, To Quilt
June 2024 – Even when it’s hot outside, a quilt can still be good to have around.
The Other Senses
2024 May – As the weather gets warmer, take advantage of the magic of dusk.
Time to Dance
April 2024 – The goal of the process painting class was to focus on the process, not the end result.
Pi in the Sky
2024 March – March 14 is Pi Day. Don’t miss it.
Fun & Sunshine
2024 February – Here’s a little sunshine, just in case it’s not available where you are.
The Old & the New
2024 January – The first challenge of my art quilters group was to take something old and make it new.
Surviving the Storm
2023 December – A tree in the wind was my quilt depicting emotion.
Lots of Small Pieces
2023 November – This yellow rose is made up of many many little pieces of fabric…
Take a Break
2023 October – Sometimes its OK to let something or someone else do the work.
Back to School
2023 September – I wish I had taken Chemistry.
Holding onto Beauty
2023 August – Perhaps it’s a good time to meditate or make art (or both!)
United We Stand
2023 July – When you look at this piece, the two sides come together to make a whole tree.
Going in Circles
2023 June – Once in a while, I wander out of my comfort zone.
May Flowers
2023 May – One day I realized that hubcaps are really fun!
Inspired by Nature
2023 April – Bargello is a type of quilt made from strips of fabric…
Past Mistakes Make Fun Art
2023 March – Before I made art quilts, I did batik. The background of this piece is one of those batiks.
Warm Thoughts for Cold Days
2023 February – When it’s snowing in Minneapolis, it is warm in Maui.
A New Year of Art from Joy
2023 January – First post – I’m getting art out from under my bed!
Joy's Fiber Art 