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I Ching Modern Quilt Along
The I Ching reflects the universe in miniature. It is also a book of patterns. Join me in making a modern quilt based on it.
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Tag Archives: embodiment
Improv Monday ~ Pausing to See
Welcome to Improv Monday! View the archive and please join the conversation! After a bang of initial energy, the linen quilt on my wall has remained untouched for almost three weeks… but finally PROGRESS! Many hours of pausing to look … Continue reading
Posted in Color Palettes, Modern Improv, My Creative Process
Tagged embodiment, improvmonday, putnamhauser, rhythm of attention
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The Dying Salon and Embodied Art
Last week I was asked to present my work to Angela Hennessy’s class at the California College of the Arts, called The Dying Salon. This studio class for graduate and undergraduates explores themes of death, loss, and bereavement in contemporary … Continue reading
Walter F. Kenney, Jr., February 2011
Walter F. Kenney, Jr. 2011, 54″ x 48″, machine and hand-pieced, hand-quilted, from the clothing of Walter F. Kenney, Jr. Lauren Kenney asked me to make a memorial quilt out of her father’s clothes as a gift for her mother. … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 Quilts, Passage Quilting™
Tagged bereavement, clothing, embodiment, memorial, repurpose
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My Paris Coat ~ The Mender’s Sojourn
It’s been almost two months since I blogged from the perspective of the object being mended. In Surrender To The Mender I was the coat letting go and receiving “quality
Posted in Craft Therapy, Mending
Tagged blessing, clothing, discernment, embodiment, healing, mending, my paris coat
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Veteran’s Day Virtual Sewing Circle
Even though the war in Iraq is supposedly over, deadly emotional ramifications continue to persist. Join me for a virtual sewing circle in honor of Veteran’s Day. Help stitch the names of soldiers who have died in the Iraq war as a meditative act of petition, prayer and compassion. Continue reading
Posted in Art and Social Practice, Craft Therapy, Quilt Alongs, Stitching
Tagged bereavement, embodiment, embroidery, meditation, memorial
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My Paris Coat ~ Surrender To The Mender
Wrapping my head around the concept of surrender was proving impossible, until I committed myself to playing the role of the coat, rather than the mender. Continue reading
Knitting In The Sun
There are days in my studio when all I can do is knit. Especially on difficult emotional days when everything seems wrong, every cell in my body feels worn, and my mind can’t think through the fog. On those days … Continue reading
