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From break to breakthrough

by | Jan 21, 2026 | Art Blog, Carlyn Yandle, Collage, Creative Process, Dyeing, Found Materials, Inspiration, Joyful Making In Perilous Times, Making Is Connecting, Material Exploration, Mobile Art Practice, Painting, Pattern, Photography, Playing, Travel Art

Making space for the creative process, at home or away​​The following is a public service announcement for all those cowering from the liquid gunmetal-grey skies on this bone-chilling coast: Crank up the Vitamin D. We need 800-1000 IUs per day so pop a supplement or a...

Taking it Outside

by | May 1, 2025 | Abstract, Abstract Embroidery, Art Blog, Artist, Creative Process, Dyeing, Embroidery, Exploration, Expression, Fashion Revolution, Fiber, Fibre Arts, Found Materials, Hand Stitching, Improvisation, Linen, Mend In Public Day, Mixed Media, Mobile Art Practice, Painting, Practice, Sampler, Stitching, Travel Art

Escaping the dark world of scrolling the socials“Take it outside” was a standard parenting directive back in the 1900s, shouted at the kids when pro-wrestling or trying to extricate a running shoe from the dog’s lock-jaw or whining for no reason. Taking it outside is...

Am I blue? Yes, and grey and silver too

by | Mar 29, 2017 | Art, Color, Craft, Creative Process, Design, Doilies, Dyeing, Experimentation, Fabric, Found Objects, Innovation, Quilt, Quilting, Sewing, Stitching, Work Wraps

“Your hair seems blue,” a friend noted over dinner.It really is. I’ve joined the blue-rinse gang — emphasis on the blue. Denim blue is an unnatural hair hue that seems only natural now that I’m surrounded by heaps of old jeans and altering all those tones of...