Ms. January

I'm published!! Island Heritage accepted one of my quilts for their 2010 Quilts of Hawaii Calendar. This really isn't my sort of thing, since most of what I do is non-representational work, but still it's a thrill to be included here!

The quilt that got in was one I did years ago after meeting Ms. Mel at Art Quilt Tahoe. I walked into the room where she had been teaching, because all week long there was a type of electric buzz about her class and I was curious to see for myself what the hoopla was all about. Wouldn't you know, she too is nuts about color and the work on the walls dazzled me instantly! Barely able to contain my enthusiasm, I inched up the the table where she was sitting and waited my turn to look at the beautiful fabric she brought with her and was offering for sale to her students. Trying to keep it cool and not sound completely desperate, I politely asked if I could purchase one of her silk pieces because somehow she had taught them to yell "Buy Me" when I looked at them. Of course she was ever so gracious and not only sold me a piece, but instructed me on how to use it even though I was not enrolled in her class. Thrilled, this was the first thing I worked on when I got home, a spiral, which sadly looks much better in person than it does here. N0w this quilt hangs on the wall in my studio and when people come to visit they almost always comment on it. It is a pretty piece, but hey, I started with nice fabric! Thanks Ms. Mel! Your magic lives on!!