09.04.25

It’s almost fall and we have been busy with back-to-school and continued home projects. I have been working on some sewing recently and have listed some new items (book marks) tonight on Etsy. I hope you will check them out. Below is an image of one of my recent bookmark creations.

In the next few days I hope to have time to photograph and list 7 completed quilted Bible clutch bags. They are unique, special & beautiful. I’m really proud of them. I’ll show you a couple of images below of the quilted fabric I created that I then used to create the Bible clutch bags. Look at all of those tiny squares & all of those many seams (on the back) pressed open. Tediousness turning into gorgeousness. I’ll talk more about this around the time they are listed in my Etsy store. (adding this note 9/15: they are uploaded into etsy!)

07.14.25

It’s summertime & I have been busy with many household projects… repairs, renovations, cleaning out, throwing away, organization, etc. Considering, I’ll continue to be in an intentional pause from art making until the fall, including updates to this website that I had just published (and still quite in-progress) as summer was approaching .

There are items available in my Etsy shop, however, just click the orange ETSY circle in the webpage footers below.

Additionally, I was gifted an amazing hand-me-down sewing machine from my mother. At the time, she purchased this machine (1998), she considered adding sewing (specifically, embroidery of her own illustrations / designs to various sewn works) to her artistic offerings, but since that time has chosen to focus almost completely on fine art abstract painting. She is very good at painting, so I can understand this.

The sewing machine she passed along to me has been sitting for many years & I’m thrilled to get it back into action! It is basically in like-new condition. It is way beyond the more basic sewing machine I’ve been using. I need to invest some time learning all the many amazing options and features of this gifted machine as soon as I have some time. The options available with this machine are a bit overwhelming, but I’m excited about the possibilities it offers for executing endless creative ideas.