So much of life as I knew it has shifted the past two months. I am learning new ways of living, am reading books that never were of interest to me before, hardly cooking yet still eating fairly healthy as that is what I do, reaching out to see friends as I need to, binge […]
grief
walking out of the darkness…
I have made two pieces of deep, dark work this spring, that are reflective of my caregiving journey. I finally got downstairs yesterday to photograph them. It was so helpful that my daughter was here to help me figure out the new tripod with all its fancy bells and whistles. While I have been […]
Mindscapes: Trapped
41″ x 34″ As I was drawn further into 24/7 caregiving, grief manifested in my knee, rendering me crippled and isolated in my pain. I felt trapped. screen-printed, machine applique, machine stitched
Mindscapes: Descent 2
29.5″ x 23.5″ Inspired by my husband’s descent into Parkinson’s. repurposed quilt, textile paint, machine applique, machine stitched
retraining the old bean…
I was born a sensitive soul. It was not a trait I fully embraced though until well into adulthood. It was hell to be a sensitive soul as a child, especially when it came to bullying, as even the slightest comment or shove could be devastating! And yet I endured it, arriving into adulthood with […]
the fine art of woo-woo…
When I was in high school, maybe junior high, my father took a self-improvement course that nearly cost his children their sanity…the Dale Carnegie Course of Self-Improvement. It was, at the time, all the rage for corporate success; i.e., how to make more money for the corporation. Dale Carnegie was the developer of courses in self-improvement, […]
what i learned on my late summer vacation…
Last week I drove 1281 miles to San Diego (from No. California) and back for a 3 day art conference. Hubs rode along as extra set of eyes, as he no longer drives. It might seem silly to some to drive 4 days to stay 3, but I counted on all 7 days being an […]
heavy decisions…
Coming out from under a month of making hard decisions, plus two new works about heavy-duty subjects; the clouds feel as if they are parting a bit. There is always a sense of OMG, what’s next when work is finished. It is not for lack of inspiration! I have several hand-work projects in utero. I […]
art making in the time of Parkinson’s…
I continue to be both amazed and amused that I am able to make art while living through one of the most difficult time periods of my adult life. As I bear witness to my husband’s steep decline into Parkinson’s; as he loses more and more of his independence and thus becomes more dependent on […]
musings about the muse…
The other night when I was awake more than asleep I gave considerable thought to shutting down my blog. My reasons were three-fold: I can’t seem to post on a regular basis anymore, do I really want to share so much of myself online and is it even read it anymore? We all have so […]
