August 5, an exhibit of fiber art opens in the community building at South Bend’s Howard Park. This is the first show in a new Arts Series and I am honored to be included. The works I will be showing are two Anxiety Shield quilts and five of my Women’s PPE breastplates. Howard Park is a beautifully redesigned city park near where I live in downtown South Bend. An amazing playground, skate ribbon and beautiful walkway, lined with native plants along the St. Joseph Riverfront, are just a few of the features that draw people from all over the city to this wonderful space.
“During this past year, a lot of my friends were sewing masks, I was making armor.”
Next month I will be writing about the Wisdom Cloak that is in Quilt National 21. I will be part of a four-artist QN online talk on Friday, August 20 at 11:00AM, EDT. To see earlier Friday talks go to the Dairy Barn Video Page. To register for the last four Friday talks go here. You can see a “talking head” video I made, telling about my QN quilt here (it‘s short!) And lastly, a video about another Wisdom Cloak in the SAQA Primal Forces: Earth Global Exhibit is available now online here. That is a lot of video…and I am not a natural!
I am a natural reader! Here is what I have recently read:
The Dictionary of Lost Words, by Pip Williams; The Betrayals, by Bridget Collins; The Less Dead, by Denise Mina; Hour of the Witch, by Chris Bohjalian; Hot Stew, by Fiona Mozley; Songs in Ursa Major, by Emma Brodie, and The Trespasser, by Tana French.
Enjoy the last weeks of summer! My garden is glorious, the tomatoes have started and the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds are flying all over.