Travel

Willamette Falls Riverwalk Experience

December 16, 2018

Last Friday I had the distinct pleasure of touring the site of the future Willamette Falls Riverwalk in Oregon City, just 12 miles south of Portland. Read more >

Mexico: Up Close in 24 Hours of Silence

May 1, 2018

For the past 12 years, my two favorite yoga teachers have led yoga retreats in Mexico. This year was my year to attend again. Read more >

Memphis and Points South

March 30, 2017

My husband’s mother’s family is from Memphis, and for the first time since my son was born 12 years ago, we paid them a long overdue visit. Read more >

Hands down, the City Museum in St Louis is the most innovative space I have ever been in. It is a 600,000 square foot, multi-story work of art housed in the former International Shoe Company building. Read more >

What’s in a Wall?

August 18, 2015

Last week I was finally able to sit down and go through all of the photos I took this summer while traveling in Britain and Switzerland. In and amongst all of the scenery and “I was there” shots, I discovered my own tendency to shoot wall details. Read more >

Jason’s Diamonds

When I create a custom quilt pattern for a client based on the things they share about their loved one, my ideas for the design can sometimes percolate slowly, or they can present themselves in an instant.
2022 Graduation Quilts

My Graduation Quilt Project hit its pinnacle this year with the largest number of graduates in a single year, one of which included my son, Lee.
Ted’s Atrium

Perhaps because there are several architects in my own family, or perhaps because I find architecture’s intersection between art and design so compelling, I experienced a sense of excited nervousness at the outset of this memorial quilt project.
Roy’s Light
Deanne’s Song

Lori’s Notebook