Category Archives: Personal Heritage

Sunny Edwards Memorial Quilt ~ Improvisational Patchwork

The improvisational patchwork process mirrors the re-orientation of bereavement. Continue reading

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Extravagant Generosity

This one quilt “Manna” brought in $16,000. I wonder about the power, the extravagant generosity of art to move people and rain bread from heaven. Continue reading

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A Visit With Eli Leon And His Quilts ~ Part 1

Eli Leon has over 1000 African-American quilts in the improvisational style and he invited me to his home to see his collection! Continue reading

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Death Valley Resilience

The Pinyon smelled so good when I crushed it. I imagined that this is the smell of the heart –of love being released. Continue reading

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Death Valley Bound… Again!

There will be no distinction between inside and out when I return to Death Valley. There will be no past or future, only the space of the present.
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valentine 2013 ~ just because…

Like some psychic homeopathic remedy, heart break put me on the path of kindness and compassion, and made me reconsider the evidence of love. Continue reading

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goodbye 2012 hello 2013

kissing myself with gladness, reveling in my imagination. staying up late, dancing with contentment, welcoming 2013 with an o o o o open heart! Continue reading

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