I haven't blogged for a few weeks. I took my mom on a mini staycation. We went to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and visited my son in...

I have given myself 6 weeks to focusing on perfecting silk painting for wearables. Because I have some upcoming exhibitions to prepare...

I am almost finished with my latest project. Painted on silk charmeuse. I still can't decide what to do for the background-so putting it...

The fiber arts club I belong to, Peninsula Fiber Artists has a challenge. We put one or a few of our Unfinished Objects (UFO) into a...

I have been wanting to sew for many months. This is a picture of 1 ½ yards of 22 mome silk twill 55". It is a challenge for me because of...

Search for NorthwindArt.org Click on: Courses Click on: Fiber Arts I am teaching at Northwind Art School. Located at the historical Fort...

I am mailing out the majority of SewExpo Class 4001 scarves today and tomorrow. There were a few students that did not turn in their...

Look at Susan H's scarf that I finished steaming. She took a beginners resist class at Northwind Art School. This is the second scarf...

I had my mother pull the winning person from all the entries from class 2001. She is 91 years old and was so thrilled to pull out the...

For our initial silk painting project, I provide 6 patterns. You learn how to paint on silk within resist lines. Using dyes and creating...

Thank you to all my Expo helpers. We finally made it home-safe and sound. Now for a good nights sleep. Tomorrow, I start steaming my...

I had a great time teaching at the Sewing & Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, WA. Todays class was a lecture/demo. It was my first time wearing...

For those of you who want to know how I steam in a pressure canner, this is how.... I use a 3 1/2" tall steaming rack at the bottom of...

Grover Gallery in Port Townsend is having an exhibition of their teaching artists until 3/26. They sent me a picture. Wow, it looks so...

Look at one my students work. She took a 4 hour ckass, and we had time to paint 2. I can't wait to steam it and get it back to her!!!

I am thankful to the Brittany from the Sewing & Stitchery Expo for creating this picture for Social Media. I usually don't take pictures...

I had a great time teaching silk painting for the first time last Tuesday. Everyone painted what inspired them. What a talented group....

The flyer from the Sewing & Stitchery expo came in the mail yesterday. Look who is the first instructor on the flyer. Me! I guess...

The Fiber Arts group that I am in, made the front page of my local Newspaper! Yay. The theme for our window is: "Working in a Series". It...