i'm BACK!!

gee i hope this is like riding a bike. been so long - not sure i remember how to do this!
hopefully there won't be such a HUGE gap anymore...

arrived back in town last tuesday night from a wonderful trip up to cleveland to tape a segment for qatv. not sure what was more fun. hanging out with old friends - rayna gillman and judy perez - -or meeting new friends - jane davila, who was there with hubby, carlos, and shelly stokes. and of course it was wonderful to see pokey again as well. then there was the SNOW! which for this southern girl, was a treat! tho frankly, i seem to have been the only one who was thrilled to see that! rayna couldn't believe i didn't know what the snow remover contraption in our rental car was.... hello!! not much call for that way down in south louisisana i'm sure that if i had to clear snow and ice off of car windshields on a daily basis i wouldn't think it was quite as fun....
but it and the snow were highly entertaining, as you can see:

everyone at the studio was just wonderful to work with! someone took my camera and shot these photos without me even knowing!

not sure when these segments will air, but i will post the information as soon as i do know.

and as you can see, since this took me a week to get from beginning to actually posting, perhaps this is not actually like riding a bike! had blogger snafus last week when i started this. guess this falls in the better late than never category!

the opening

was great! the few photos i took don't even begin to do it justice. the gallery space is wonderful. the work was great. but the best thing for me was visiting with the people there!

it's always great to talk to Sue Galliano, and Sidney Wilder, the driving forces behind the Grand Isle art exhibit; they've done a fantastic job putting together a first class exhibit and focusing attention on the plight of our disappearing coastline.

and i finally got to meet Cynthia Scott in person! we've been connected through the Surface Design Association for many years and have corresponded but had never actually met. once we did, it was easy to see the connection.. that's me with the striped shoes.

i was just sorry i hadn't put my black and white striped earrings on! i love the vessels she had on display. anyone from the gulf coast will recognize the raw material used to create this piece:

i hope to be able to get to the Carrol Gallery for the current exhibit to see more of her work.

here is a shot i took of the Very Large window that looks out onto the city. as crowded as it was i can't believe i didn't get any people in there. to get an idea of the scale, i had to stand on tippie toes to reach the top of the partition on the left.

and on the side you cannot see in this photo is my tryptich, the longest year.

all in all it's a really worthwile exhibit. if you're in the area between now and the end of november i urge you to stop in and see it in person.

coming up for air

i wasn't going to do this. post about my personal life. but i've had questions and concerns, which i actually appreciate...it's nice to know you miss me when i don't post.

the not so good news..
my almost 33 year old marriage is in the process of ending. it came out of the blue, and was a shock. looking back i can see there were signs. it's been a hard month of a wild roller coaster ride of emotions. i know ultimately it's a good thing, but it brings waves upon waves of change.
however, as the old saying goes: "change is good.." while i certainly don't always like the process, i can't deny that in the end. that's a pretty accurate statement...

so...life moves on...
differently..
not much art making has happened.
but things are brewing in my head again...

and 'i've realized with startling clarity just how autobiographical my hurricane pieces have been. many of those headlines well make their way into some more personal pieces...


and for the much better news...

I received a copy of British Patchwork and Quilting Magazine from my friend Marlene Cohen
last week. In it is a wonderful article she wrote about the Open Hear/Helping Hands exhibit that Laura Cater-Woods curated.




not only were three of my pieces photographed, but also the work of 2 new friends i met in Florida: Sharon Ahmed, and Rebecca Reasons-Edwards. It was so exciting to turn the page and see their work as well. what a small world we live in!















one of the pieces of mine that is in the article is I Read the News Today O Boy, which is also at Markings, the PAQA exhibit.