MY AUNT MADDIE'S DRESS

This is a picture of my Aunt Maddie who passed away in 2011 at the age of 99.  She was an amazing woman who had many talents.  She loved playing the piano and she had a wonderful personality.  I wish I knew where this dress is.  I think it is amazing don't you?  Can you imagine if we wore dresses like this?  But then I think.....where would I wear it?  No one dresses up to go anywhere anymore.  Not even to church.  I wonder where she might have been going?  I remember that grandma used to get dressed every time she went out to dinner.  Of course, they didn't go very often but I would love the way she smelled and looked.  Whenever I design anything I try to implement some part of a vintage flair.  It is my way of paying homage to my grandmothers and my aunts.

MY DOG GIBBS

This is a little video af my dog Gibbs.  He stays with me in the studio and plays with scraps of my material.  In this video however, he is in the living room.  

CAN YOU NAME MY FISH

Well, OK, it isn't exactly a photo of a rainbow trout but it is colorful don't you think.  I just don't know what to name him.  He is part of an art quilt challenge that was given to us during our last art quilt meeting.  Boy, did I Zen (I mean) zone out on this one.

The first part of the challenge started when we were asked to bring an assortment of material without knowing exactly what we were going to do.  This was to be our pallet. We then were given a picture of a fish which we traced and then transferred to muslin.  When we left we had a rough version of our fish to be completed at home.  I am not quite finished with the embellishments but once I am I will then include him in an art quilt to be taken to show and tell.  It will be so much fun to see the other quilt members interpretations.  

I would love to come to the meeting with a jazzy name for my fish.  Sooooo....if anyone out there has any ideas please let me know.  There is a prize waiting!!!!