Art and beauty are in the eye of the beholder it is said. What do you behold when you seek out beauty? When you want to express your passion for life, what kind of "art" do you do or enjoy? 

There are as many ways of expression as there are people with the delightful, sometimes challenging, diversity we have in thought, beliefs, cultures, experiences.

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Bringing beauty into peoples' lives now by selling my art, as I have with landscaping, I am happy to show you what I've been doing. I have long had a relationship with fabric. Being of the generation I am, it started with my mother making doll clothes, my clothes, teaching me how to sew. Then taking Home Economics classes which weren't about how to write checks, balance check books, knowing how and what to invest in. No, it was making our own clothes and recipes of food. This would help the economies of our homes!! This was in the era of finally getting to wear pants to school in the 9th grade! And I suppose being of the baby boomers generation which came from the adults who witnessed World War II, and frugally helped by raising hems on dresses, planting victory gardens and recycling so as not to use too much metal, etc  needed for the war.

 

Quilts have a long history in most cultures of using scraps from less worn parts of clothes to make warm blankets, from the wealthiest to the poorest. Today, the traditions carry on, both in the traditional patterns as well as variations of this, and the modern styles. Most artistic expressions have gone this way, We are a very creative species!! 

 

I still love fabric! The feel, the texture of the various patterns, or even a somewhat 3 dimensional texture. Putting the colors together, creating a palette, then a painting with the piecing together of the materials. I love to put together different mediums such as watercolors, photos, beads, string, yarn, weavings all into quilts.

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Since I live in a tiny house (check out that page too!), I have been making children's and adult lap quilts, as well as smaller wall hangings. I have made quilts for a number of my 11 windows and 2 doors to keep as much warmth in as I can, as well as to create practical beauty when I don't have much wall space.

 

Please check out the variety of Quilted Journey Arts on this website in the arts and quilts page, in the shop attached.

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I have long been a lover of Nature. My many years as an organic landscaper taught me ways to protect our environment, pollinators, pets, people, air, water and me! I plan to make many more quilts that depict our environment and how we can take care of it. Some of the children's quilts have themes I have written about and added links to organizations that might help people to be inspired to take care of our planet even more than they already do.

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Social and environmental justice is essential to me, and in the world, I believe. Sharing this planet with so much life can be challenging, and so beautiful. If we can all have respect and compassion for all the needs we share with all of life, and be sure that all of it can live by this sharing, perhaps there will be harmony.

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A collection of my journeys with creating art, building, gardening, and health are in these pages as well as my blog.Thank you for visiting here. May you find inspiration in your own journeys of your life.