Today I finished a piece to enter an upcoming show that I'm very pleased with. I started it at a very difficult time in my life as I was dealing with the aftermath of a divorce, had gone through surgeries, cancer scares and I just was lost. It now relates to more than I anticipated, based on the added experiences I've had since the original idea came to me. I have added handwork to provide added texture and a wide machine stitched border and now the piece feels more like it should be. May we all find the strength to rise up from our sorrows and conitnue on our paths.
On a separate note, I'm very excited about the happenings with Fiber Artists of Hope. Our current show, The Unspoken Truth About Color: A Dialogue in Art Quilts about Racism, is in NJ and will be traveling. I hope to see it in Chicago in April. The pieces by my fellow artists is amazing and I'm so proud of them for addressing issues in their work that are so important.
The upcoming projects sound so exciting I can't wait to start working out the ideas for them! For now, I'm going to attempt to make a dress - mind you, I haven't made clothes since high school...yikes. We'll see how that goes!
Love and Light to you all,
juno
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