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🧵 Stitching a New Chapter: Threads of Sustainability Is Back After a long pause, I’m excited to share that Threads of Sustainability, my podcast exploring conscious creativity in textiles, is returning — and it’s coming back with new energy, sharper focus, and even more inspiring voices. Over the past year, I’ve been quietly building, learning,…
Quilters have been known to be frugal with their fabrics, often reusing materials from clothing or food sacks, using all the smallest bits in their quilts, mostly using cotton, and making beautiful works that become heirlooms (we hope). We are harmless crafters who are just looking for joy in being creative, so what’s the fuss?…
Looking for Sustainable Options I love that there are so many choices around fabrics available now and the industry has grown to be so creative and to showcase textiles in this way. But I also have a problem with it. The lack of local, sustainable options is becoming apparent to me. I’ve been working in the…
New YouTube Channel – Sew With Me Sunday YouTube – After many requests, I have started catching sewing projects on video. I now have a YouTube Channel that you can subscribe to and follow along every week. I’m doing demos; capturing thread painting, felting, machine maintenance, natural dyeing, really anything that’s going on in the studio and…
[hr] 5 Tips to Make the Most of it! I’ll share with you some of my workshop experiences, some do’s and don’ts about attending workshops and conferences and give you the top 5 tips for making the most of attending a workshop or conference. Maximize the benefit so you can improve your art practice and…
Early days of a Quilt Artist I came across this photo, it’s my very first landscape art quilt. I had taken a colour theory and design course with Joen Wolfrom at Olds College in Alberta in – I think 1993. My partner and I hopped in an old van with $40 in our pockets, a…
[divider] You have the Concept, What’s Next? Determining the overall concept of a series is one of the hardest parts of the job. Once you have a plan in place, you get to the fun of designing the work. I find having defined parameters helps me stay focused and clear on what can and cannot…
Living with Family Illness and Coping with Stress The Good the Bad and the Ugly A Year in the Life of a Fibre Artist? I’ve been drafting and re-writing this post for a few weeks now. I wasn’t sure how much I wanted to share or what you would want to read. Should I give…
Finally Released From Alzheimer’s A Tribute to Kathleen O’Flaherty March 12, 1942-Nov 30, 2017 This is not one of my normal posts and has little to do directly with my art. But it is the story of my mother, a tribute to show how her influence has been significant on who I am today. My…
