A busy week

Wow. I started writing this on Friday and it’s Saturday… Oh, well!
And it’s August! Sheesh! Where did the summer go? This weekend is the kick-off of Art Unraveled and Joanne is in town. I’m heading out to see her in a while. It seems like just a few weeks ago I was meeting Joanne in [...]

Coming out of the fog

Thanks to all of you for your kind wishes about health. The treatments are every 4 weeks and I’m thankful that they continue to keep my vertigo at bay and to keep the hearing in my “good ear” at a very high functioning level most of the month. It’s worth it to be “grounded” in [...]

Back from Kauai

Well, we’re back! We had a much-needed vacation. Lots of relaxing and enjoying island breezes and island food. Dave and I both came back relaxed and refreshed. We stayed at the Grand Hyatt Kauai, which is located on Shipwreck Beach. We spent much of our time relaxing - taking naps by the beach, taking photos, [...]

One more doll and an update

I completed one more doll I wanted to share with everyone. Here she is, in all her glory! My curly-haired doll. She has a lot of embroidery on her, including embroidered arms, hands and hair. The embroidery really is fun to do, though I did find that the hair took longer than I thought it [...]

Hello, Dolly!

Today was a lovely day. Angie came over right after she dropped the kids off at school. This was Max’s first full day of school and we were celebrating! Angie brought Starbucks and her sewing machine and we made dolls a la Katie Kendrick. The techniques we learned in Katie’s classes are absolutely priceless and [...]

Finally rejuvenated from Art Unraveled!

Most of this week has been spent recuperating from Art Unraveled. As Angie said to me on the phone the other day, I borrowed spoons from everywhere for this event! But I had a ball. It was great to connect with friends from last year, to re-connect with people who I only see at classes, [...]

Art Unraveled - Katie Kendrick Classes

Well, I have to say, if you EVER get a chance to take classes with Katie Kendrick, DO IT! Katie is so nurturing positive, supportive and loving in her teaching style that everyone came out of both classes with at least one piece they loved. Katie helps us to really allow the process to happen [...]