My Journal Quilts were created in answer to a challenge by Karey Bresenham of Quilts, Inc., to make an on-going, small, vertically oriented "page" from the book of life for each month. At the end of September, each year, these little quilts were sent to Houston to be exhibited in the International Quilt Association show, along with those of approximately 400 other artists. I made them in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Four of these pages were chosen to be included in the Journal Quilt book published by Quilting Arts Magazine in 2006. They exhibit a wide range of techniques and states of mind. The piece at the right,"If I Could Step Out of My Body, I'd Burst Into Blossoms" tells of the day I was named Teacher of the Year for 2003.
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There is vitality, a life-force, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through another medium. It will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is…It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. - Martha Graham
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"We can do no great things, only small things with great love." - Mother Theresa
"When the eye, the hand, and the heart come together, that's when you get the greatest art." - David Hockney |