Something About Nothing

I had several repeat students in my classes and was delighted to get to know each one a little better. Really fun to hear about their lives outside of art. They each made me feel so grateful to be in this world. I was also grateful to be able to meet many of my online friends in real life.  I admire Lorie McCown's work and was grateful to be able to see it in person while chatting with Lorie. Inspiring work by Lorie McCown. I met Lesley Riley online many years ago, and then in person at Houston 6 years ago. She is a delightful person and I am grateful for her friendship! Judy Gula has been a great mentor and I am grateful for all the time we got to spend together during our trip to Virginia Beach. Michelle and Libby introduced us to this special new friend.  Before leaving Virginia Beach for the last time at Art and Soul we had to spend some time in the sand. The sand and ocean help to make good friends.

The view from our room in Virginia Beach I taught two stamp carving classes while at Art and Soul. My demo stamp. A wonderful quarter turn repeat stamp! Simple designs make fabulous patterns. They can even do unexpected things! I carved a chicken repeat for Glenny while watching my students carve.

". . . the Korea Bojagi Forum brings together scholars, artists and textile enthusiasts from around the world for an in-depth experience of Korean art and culture. The art of bojagi is one of Korea's greatest and most widely recognized craft traditions.  . . . In traditional Korea, bojagi served functional purposes as wrapping and covering cloths. For many generations, women with no formal classroom training creatively repurposed precious fabric remnants into new objects that fulfilled a specific practical need. While functional, bojagi often display unparalleled artistry, and at the time when they were made, bojagi also embodied deep-felt spiritual and philosophical concepts in their choice of color and patchwork format. . . . With their abstract, two dimensional designs, bojagi are immediately accessible to modern viewers. Eyes attuned to contemporary art can easily appreciate the beauty, rhythm, and energy of bojagi's myriad compositions. . . .While makers continue ...