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Fierce – Protector of the Forest
This small piece of textile art was created for the SAQA Spotlight Auction. It takes place April 12-20 and you can preview and bid from this page. I started this piece on the day Alexei Navalny’s death was announced. I finished this on the day of his funeral. I dedicate this piece to his memory – his courage and sacrifice for the people of Russia who long for Truth and Freedom. I spent 2 weeks in Russia 10 years ago and I have artist friends in Moscow, and artist friends who have fled the country, and then had to flee Ukraine. This war is deeply saddening. I can only hope…
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Rocky Mountain High
I have had a desire to travel the world since I was 12, and fortunately that dream came true. I have visited over 50 countries since I was a summer exchange student to Germany in 1974, and my passion for travel has not diminished. On many of those trips I took a group of quilters, artists and friends along. I was always interested in photography since I was a kid, and documenting the art, design, landscapes, wildlife, culture and people of each new place has also become a passion. In addition to traveling to photograph quilt festivals and special exhibits at museums, I have also enjoyed traveling to Alaska and…
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I Have a Thing For Bears….
I have a thing for bears. I am not exactly sure how it started. Maybe when I was at Rocky Ridge Music Camp at the foot of Longs Peak in 1970, and I met a juvenile Black Bear in the dark one night as I was sneaking from my cabin to another friend’s cabin. As I passed the garbage dumpster, the bear and I got a good look at each other…..seemed to last forever….then he crashed into the underbrush and I ran in the opposite direction. My first up close bear encounter. Maybe it really started when my oldest son transferred to Bear Creek Elementary in 1996, and I offered…