Piecing a Quilt of Life:
“Piecing a Quilt of Life” is a project that honors the wisdom of women quilt artists over the age of fifty. Nationwide, these women’s stories are being documented on audio tapes and slides. In this lecture I share insights from these women and the story of the project.

The Food is in the Refrigerator:
We each have access to a smorgasbord of creative thoughts that are uniquely our own. When we choose to open the door to this feast of original expression, we produce work that speaks our personal language. Learning to trust our intuition is the path to this source. In this lecture I share my personal experience with the food in the refrigerator.

Balancing The Opposites: Chaos and Creativity:
We wear many hats! How can we honor Our creative lives while daily facing the complicated challenge of work and family? How can we balance these opposites? In this lecture I share the rewards of moving through the chaos into the joy of creativity.

Piecing a Quilt of Life:
Explore the joy of creativity in a relaxed, atmosphere through design exercises, journal writing, discussion, and much more. We will look at “why” we quilt, then design small quilts to express our uniqueness. This is a FUN class. Come without expectations.

Two to Five Day Workshops

The Language of Landscapes:
Each of us has memories of special places. We may not have words to describe our feelings, but we know that there is a mystery to unveil. The focus of this workshop will be on designing a quilt that interprets and celebrates our connection to earth and sky.

The Creative Source: Honoring the Imagination:
What colors, shapes, and/or images are you repeatedly stitching into your quilts? What meaning do they hold for you? How many ways can they be expressed? This workshop explores these allurements as symbols, and the process of exploring these symbols as a path to develop a personal style that celebrates our uniqueness. Each person is asked to bring up to five sources of inspiration such as pictures from magazines, favorite objects, photographs, and/or gifts from nature (leaf, rock, etc). Allow your intuition to guide you. Using these symbols, students will be guided through exercises that evolve, one step at a time, into a completed project. The steps are simple and each student will receive personal guidance from the instructor.

Innovative Stitching:
Spend a day exploring free form machine stitching. This class is designed for both the beginner and the advanced student who want to learn and practice new stitching possibilities. The class will be filled with demonstrations, discussions, and one-on-one guidance.

Intuitive Designs:
Intuition is a skill that strengthens with practice. In this one day workshop you will exercise your intuitive skills through a series of exercises designed to increase your confidence in expressing your personal style. It will be a fun day. The exercises are easy. There will be lots of discussion and one-on-one guidance.

One Day Workshops

Paper and Fabric Quilts for Non-Quilters:
Spend a day with fellow artists making symbolic quilts. The intent of the class is to provide you with an opportunity to work outside the box of your chosen medium, discuss creative process with colleagues, and share ideas. Using the quilt as a symbol, you will be led though some intuitive warm-up exercises, then given time to create a small project that reflects the day’s experience.

Trees:
Spend a day exploring ways to add trees to your quilt art. This class will include discussions on the symbolism of trees and a series of exercises designed to help you develop your personal style for stitching trees. You will also create a small quilt using your new skills.