Tangled Stitch

I guess I don't have to tell you that my art and my writing has been sort of a slog lately.  For the last two years to be exact, I've been kind of lost in a world of loneliness and then overcompensating not to be alone.  Grateful to have met many good friends on the path of not wanting to be alone.  But it has interfered with my work, an artist really needs to be alone and ok with the isolation and loneliness that being an artist sometimes can bring.  I'm really trying to get used to that feeling.  Thanks in advance for reading this post hopefully it will be the first of many in my new life. Yesterday I went to the opening for the Fences Select Show in the Art Center of the Capital Region where I have recently rented an art studio and where Primal Scream was selected as one of 50 out of 300 entries.  It was very exciting and very humbling.  When it comes to meeting new people and carousing I am the life of the party.  When it comes to to...

The Long and Winding Road is being shown at The Shirt Factory Gallery in Glens Falls, NY during the Art of Accretion show.  The show runs from May 2 to May 31, 2014 with an opening reception this evening from 5 to 8 pm. The definition for Accretion is the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.  Nothing describes my work, my life or this piece better.  Some day I will share the story about how this piece came to pass but for today I am excited and looking forward to an excellent opening. A beautiful show with the works of Robin Blakney-Carlson and Jeanne Noordsy two wonderful felt artists and Barbara Melville who does the most extraordinary hand embroidery. I have also rented an art studio in Troy NY making a commitment to myself and my work and looking forward to many new opportunities.  I am working on a new piece and will share updates to that and my upcoming future work and projects here on the b...

Strings of sunshine floating through the atmosphere, Suspended in the air causing the flowers to open, the trees to bud, A giant ball in the sky shining deeply in rays twisting and turning, Opening up for you and me and putting an end to the darkness in our souls and the ice in our veins, Somewhere a child is smiling, laughing, joyful, The umbrellas and snowshoes have been put away it is another day. The ice is melting, the rivers are flowing, And we smile and dance in the sunshine. Come with me now, dance with me, The big ball in the sky speaks to us, Come with me, dance with me.

This is a snippet of a piece I am working on now.   It is called Changing Directions, it is piece comprised of chain stitches and French knots.   I’ll share when it’s finished.   It’s been a really long time hasn’t it been?   Maybe you’ve noticed, maybe you haven’t?   Either way it’s time I try to make my dreams come true.   I gave up clear and simple.   I gave up.   I thought I wasn’t a good enough writer and I couldn’t find the words to write anymore.   Very clear and very simple.   Yesterday I went to see Kathy at the Katbird Shop and realized just how much work I produced when I believed I could be an artist, before the divorce, before starting to worry about the future all the time.   It was so much easier to embroider all the time when I wanted to escape, now that I’m free not so easy.   One thing about security besides sometimes feeling like you are in a prison it makes it easy to escape into wh...

Merry Christmas to you and yours!  Take time to give your family and friends a great big hug and let them know you care no matter what has been going on between you.  Life is much too short to not show appreciation for all that you have especially if that includes a great big diverse family.  Blessings! 

Hi All!  It's holiday season and I have been working on ornaments and other things for a while so this piece has been sitting waiting for me.  Every once in a while I would look at it and it would beckon me.  Put whatever you are doing on the backburner and come back to me.  It seems to be a metaphor for my life and myself at the moment.  Put whatever you are doing on a backburner and figure out what direction you are going in. This piece brings me peace and joy when I work at it. It silences my mind and makes me believe I'm on a path, on the road.  The rest of my life fills me with questions?  What is my worth?    Will I always be alone?  Will I figure out a way to make money?  Will I finally figure out the road I am supposed to be traveling and where that road is?  I still don't have any answers so therefore anxiety.  The one thing I do know is that I want to fill my life with beauty, peace and love.  How I am...

It's that time of year when all good crafters minds go to Christmas ornaments and everything Christmas.  The Albany Shaker show is up and running until December 14, they are open Monday thru Saturday from 10 in the morning till 4 in the afternoon, closed on Sunday.  Once again there is a room full of wonderful crafts, Christmas decorations and gifts.  Come and give it a look. I am busy making ornaments for my other outlets and busy making scarves and bags for a new venue.  I'll let you know more when I am firmly ensconced. I'm also at the Barn in Burnt Hills this Saturday.  It's a lovely venue and if you would like directions let me know. I have reopened my Etsy shop and will be selling ornaments at the moment.  I have a couple of art shows coming up early next year.  I am so excited about them and have been busy trying to finish the Long And Winding Road in between everything else.  It is really coming along and almost finished.  More ...