Something About Nothing

House Bill 60 in Utah allows adults 62 and over to audit any public university/college courses for just $25 a semester. The law was passed in 1977, and as a youngster of 22 working at the University of Utah, I remember hearing about the benefit for seniors and felt very excited to get older. Here we are, 40 years later and I've finally reached the ripe ol' age of 62. I signed up for my first class in Relief Printmaking.  I am enjoying this class immensely. The professor,  Justin Diggle , is a talented printmaker, and all of the students in class are wonderful artists. I'm humbled by their enthusiasm and skills. I didn't realize what I was missing out on by being at home working on my art. The class is teaching me new skills, and challenging me to grow as well. I look forward to more classes in the future.  Some of the mark making work from the class My mark making/printing on top. Fish - experiments in mark making and printing So far we have worked on mark making, and c...

 Murder in the Garden won an Award of Excellence at the Form, Not Function: Biennial Quilt Show. This is the first time I have won an award at a quilt show and I'm thrilled. If you are in the New Albany, Indiana/Louisville, Kentucky area before April 12th, then stop in to the Floyd County Carnegie Libary Cultural Arts Center to have a look at all the beautiful fiber art on display! Quilt judge, Michelle Amos , standing in front of Murder in the Garden, at the Cultural Arts Center. Opening Night at the Form, Not Function show. Quilt Judge, Kevin Womack , discussing the show on opening night. I don't have a photo of the third judge, Terry Jarrard-Diamond . I wish I had been able to attend the show's opening but family stuff kept me home. The photos of all of the quilts are online at this link , and as always, I'm certain they are even more amazing in person.

  Murder in the Garden was accepted in to the Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial . The show is January 16 - April 12, 2025 at The Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center in New Albany, Indiana. One hundred and sixty-two artists submitted 350+ works and only 20 were selected.  I am honored to be one of the selected artists. Mindy Brown Alexandria, VA Fluid Dynamics #2 Betty Busby http://bbusbyarts.com/    @bettybusby Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM Signs of Life Lisa Chin Salt Lake City, UT Murder in the Garden Shin-hee Chin www.shinheechin.com @shinheechin McPherson, KS Wintering Sandy Curran Newport News, VA Age is Relative Kim Eichler-Messmer http://kimemquilts.com @kimemquilts  Kansas City, KS Reverberate Valerie Goodwin www.valeriegoodwinart.com @valeriegoodwinart  Tallahassee, FL Meanderings of an Imaginary River Marla Hattabaugh @mchquilts Scottsdale, AZ Village Life lI Linda Witte Henke www.lindahenke.com Westfield, IN Kristallnacht L...