Improv Quilting
The Rhythm of Freedom: Improv Quilting and Antiracism
Antiracist ideas and actions are actually fundamental to improvisational process. To be an antiracist is to be a person who acts to liberate others and self. Improv encourages us to truly see, hear, and value others, which strengthens relationships and communities and encourages risk taking, innovation and change.
june mandala / making do begins
Making do with what's at hand is an accomplishment, a state of gratitude, a rhythm of attention, that feeds the spirit and restores the soul.
How do you fold your quilts?
The act of opening and closing a quilt whispers some sacred truth about the revelation of life's moments and the hiding away of memory.
Talking Quilts with Eli Leon ~ Rosie Lee Tompkins
Eli considers this amazing quilt by Rosie Lee Tomkins as one of her best ten AND it has never been published! Don't miss this exclusive!
I Ching Modern Quilt
The pattern of this all linen quilt was created by chance through a random process of throwing coins as prescribed by the I Ching.
A Visit With Eli Leon And His Quilts ~ Part 2
Eli Leon has collected over 1000 African-American quilts in the improvisational style and has exhibited them widely but have you seen the seven quilts he's made?
My Blue Bike Ride
Riding along the bay in East Oakland on a sunny Sunday afternoon in winter restores my rhythm of attention.
shooting corners
I'm going to survey regulars who live and work here: What creative thing could be done to change patterns of neglect and violence on our corner?
signed, sealed, submitted & feeling smart
A quilt is both a 3-dimensional and a 2-dimensional space. It unifies the visual waves of painting with the embodied elements of sculpture.
Repetition ~ act of saying over again
Repetition is the foundation for all pattern making. I was inspired by these wine barrels on Treasure Island today.
Color Channeling
My creative space becomes animated when work is flowing. So many subtle influences are at play.
I Ching Modern Quilt-along: Week 7 ~ Translating
Get out your graph paper and use your I Ching castings to decide on the form that your quilt will take. What does randomness look like?