The sun is out here in Portland, and Spring is in full swing. The designs for my next fabric collection are due into Andover Fabrics in the upcoming week, and I’m excited to see this group of ideas come to fruition. The concept for this line took root a year and a half ago when I traveled to rural North Carolina to visit an old friend on her farm. Read more >
Last week I exhibited my memorial quilts at the 2015 Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) Conference in San Antonio. It was a completely new experience for me to be sharing my work in this capacity. My audience consisted of a varied group of professionals working in the field of death, dying, and bereavement – an audience that was immediately receptive to the idea of memorial quilts. I asked them as many questions about their work as they did mine, filling the time with a lively exchange of information. Read more >
The drive from Pendleton, Oregon to Hood River, Oregon on Interstate 84 takes you from open farm land to the scenic Columbia Gorge. It’s also the major trucking route through that part of the state. I was a passenger for this entire stretch of road and became transfixed on the images I could capture out of my side window. The following are a smattering of what I took.
Traveling from Zion to Cortez, Colorado served up some crazy cool cliffs and canyons. In Zion, we took a hike up to Angel’s Landing, complete with chains to hang on to above 1000 foot drops.
There’s nothing like seeing the landscape of our beautiful country go by from the ground. I’m on the road with my husband and 10-year old son, traveling the Southwest by car.
