Posted in artwork, expat life, textile art, tagged quilt, words for step relationships on April 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In my ongoing efforts to expand my skills, I’ve been taking a machine quilting class from Ramona Conconi in Melide (Lugano), Switzerland. And I also did a Saturday workshop in serigraphy (silkscreen printing) with her. This quilt is a result of both lessons.
The print is from a photo of my stepdaughter which I took on [...]
Posted in expat life, tagged looking for beauty, Milan on April 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Here are some more images of happened-upon beauty in Milan:
You will have noticed by now that there are no shots of the Duomo or the Galleria or other famous sites in my collection. That’s because the point of this exercise is not to visit beauty but to see beauty here, wherever I am. So I [...]
Posted in thangka, tibetan art, tagged accent marks in search, appliqué, squidoo on April 14, 2008 | No Comments »
I spent the last ten days writing an article about the history and cultural context of the thangkas I make. I’ve posted it on my new Squidoo page and hope that you’ll visit and read it. A warning: it’s quite long and you’re in no way obligated to finish it! But I’d love to hear [...]
Posted in Tibetan applique, buddhist, documentary, thangka, tibet, tibetan art, tagged Creating Buddhas, Isadora Leidenfrost, Soulful Media, trailer on April 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Click on the picture below to play the trailer of the documentary Isadora Leidenfrost and I have been working on.
