Over these last few years, we've lost some of the better craft shows, so I am very happy that the American Craft Council is still producing American Craft Made Baltimore. This was their 49th year! Amazing! The first time I went, in the mid 1990's, they'd been going...
This coming Friday, February 20th! It's the first day for the American Craft Council's Baltimore Craft Show. I'm finishing up a few last pieces, then packing them up and flying from Portland, across the country to Baltimore, Maryland. A few examples of the recently...
It happens every year, for weeks all my focus and energy goes towards preparing for the ACC's Baltimore craft show. I turn around and like magic, I'm there and it's happening. Then, in what seems like minutes, it's over and I'm back home. The trip, the set up, the...
In less than a week! The annual ACC Baltimore Craft show will be up and running this next Friday through Sunday. February 21-23. I'm adding, adding, adding new work to bring. Like this pieced jacket in pretty aquas and light greens, a nod to spring. It's relaxing,...
I fell in love with kimono silks because of their weight and drape, their subtle colors and textures. At first I stayed away from any that looked 'Japanese.' I wanted the focus to be on my construction, piecing, appliqué, anything but 'this fabric is from Japan.'...
It's coming up, the American Craft Council's 2025 Baltimore craft show and I am head down, scissors flashing, fabric scraps flying, and sewing machine buzzing, working on new pieces. Like these oversize jackets. I love these soft, drapey, roomy jackets. They work so...
Wow! The American Craft Folks continue to put on a fantastic show! Although we were still at the convention center, we were in a new room and I was worried that all the long time visitors wouldn't be able to find their way. Well, no problem with that. The doors opened...
When I first discovered kimono silk, I was in love with the fabric's drape, weight, texture and unusual colors. As I used more and more kimono silks, I found myself falling in love with the different kinds of prints, the traditional, the modern, the wild and crazy,...
I can feel it. It's not just that there is a bit more warmth in the air, or the sightings of sun in between the rain clouds, or the slightly longer days, it's also the new growth I'm seeing that proves that we are at the end of winter. A daffodil coming up in the...
