Creative Life Sampler

  I see you, Judith Salomon- approx. 69x69 inches Back in 2019, I had the opportunity to visit the Cleveland Museum of Art where I came across this striking ceramic piece by Judith Salomon:   It just called to me. To be sure the rich color is quite appealing, but I wasn't really certain why this piece resonated with me so much. Then it hit me: "Hey, wait a minute! . . . That's the Log Cabin pattern!" I suddenly felt a deeper connection with this artist through her work. It made me smile.  Now, I've been to my fair share of art museums and admired many pieces of art in various mediums. But this experience was on a different level. I imagine that a museum curator's highest hope is that their patrons will have that kind of reaction to the work they present to the world. Museums should, - no, they do, - inspire, inform, and enrich. And, after viewing many exhibits in many galleries on all those previous museum trips, on this particular visit I saw the promise of t...

Black & white print of laundry symbols made a cute laundry bag (top left) If there's any question on what the rest of the year holds, you have only to look to retailers for a hint. The schedule is all laid out in fabric and craft stores. Symbols and colors of Halloween stand side-by-side with the rich autumn palette and motifs of leaves and harvest. And on the next shelf? The familiar red and green combination of Christmas keeps company with the blue tones of Hanukkah and snow themes of winter. We are approaching the whirl wind that is the last quarter of the year. The crafters among us are planning their gift giving projects, . . . in fact, they've probably already started them!  If you're looking for a quick, simple project/gift idea, how about travel bags? A small laundry bag and some shoe bags are a colorful, useful addition to any happy wanderer's travel gear.   Then again, now that people are heading back to the office and the commuting routine, maybe you know...

I had a lot of fabric left over from my last project in black and white, so I decided to try again with this concept.  The design was rotated 90 degrees and the shapes were elongated for a wall hanging over the bed. The quilting, which can be seen more clearly from the back, was done by hand and accentuates the movement of the shapes. (See  https://creativelifesampler.blogspot.com/2022/08/new-wall-hanging.html  for the first version of this design, and let me know which you prefer in the comments.)