Last year I was presented with an opportunity to submit work to an international exhibit. Ségolène Diamant-Berger had recently returned home to France after living in Louisiana and was curating an exhibit on the theme of freedom. She had personally invited several members of African-American quilt guilds, one of whom sent me the prospectus. At first I […]
France
on a roll…
Once I got past the terror of the MRI I seem to be on a roll. I am actually looking forward to surgery mid-October, getting it past me and on to the next trip, art quilt, surgery, GF cinnamon roll, commission or whatever life holds for me. I just put Upheaval #10 up on my […]
back on the hamster wheel…
Years ago a favorite yoga teacher said it takes as long as an event to recover from said event. At the time it applied to my physical recovery from being primary caregiver to a dying friend for 20 months. Of course months passed and eventually I felt like myself again. And then I forgot about […]
france…the final chapter
Now that I have been home from France as long as I was there I am ready to close the chapter on the blog posts about it! So today I share the final chapter… On nature…potted plants outside a shop on the streets of Conflans. The following were all taken in Giverny at Monet’s garden. It was […]
france…part quatre
Patterns, shapes and textures are primarily what inspires my art. I see composition everywhere I look and have spent many a trip shooting just that. My late boss used to ask…who was on this trip? when I showed up with dozens & dozens of prints of texture and pattern. While most people want to wait in […]
part trois…architecture
Considering every reasonably sized city in America looks identical with miles of strip malls, big box stores (many vacant) and subdivisions, European architecture still rocks my world. At least there is character and imagination. The Eiffel Tower of course is stunning from any angle, any time of day. I took probably 50 images in the […]
part deux…the food!
Honestly I could not imagine a trip to France without their fabulous pastry so I was a tad nervous about my wheat gluten and dairy intolerances. Knowing that butter, cheese and flour are staples of the French diet I loaded my luggage with bags of raw almonds, cans of pop-top tuna, pitted dates, dried apples, and LARABARS. […]
reflections on trip to France…
We have just returned from a fabulous vacation in France … in celebration of our recent 40th anniversary. We chose France because the flight was shorter than Oz…which remains on the bucket list. We spent 4 days exploring Paris. We did not see nor do everything everyone said we should, but rather enjoyed our time at […]
