Postcards Exchange #30- 10-2007

The past month of September has been a tough with melanoma and radiation therapy, heavy duty chemo, blood clots in the bladder- (loss my hair) but I am on the mend. My quilting has been my saving grace. Last weekend I went to a quilt retreat at the Interlacken Inn in Ct from Friday night thru Sunday afternoon. There are 50 ladies who come with their machines, fabric and projects (two times year). They have known me for years and they are all wonderful and very supportive. I was only 10 days from leaving the hospital. The owner of the Country Quilter in Somers Claire and her daughter Jane Davila- made the whole weekend so special for me. My husband bought me , unloaded the van with my stuff and then he pick up me again on Sunday. Richie has made a real hit the girls in this group.

I have 2 post cards swaps that were due 9-30-07 The first batch is part of the Art2Mail Exch #30. It is called "Coral Gold"; it is done in series. The inspiration comes from a a book of detail photography of coral fish. This is my artistic representation. These are the last 12 due and will be mailed out today. The second swap is called Art 2007. It also has another 12 due and my plan is recreate a type of mosiac with layers of marine fabrics, with metalic threads green, gold, maybe tulle- just layers - I saw a similar design on another post card that look like the scales of a snake. As an aside- The "molten" quilt shown below was accepted to be pushlished in Katie Pasquini Masupust's book Creating Abastract Art. So The girls all agree- I truly have the soul of quilt artist.

I am on the mend. Stronger every day. My husband is giving me a gift of a sewing studio. It is under construction and should be near completion by the late fall. I have 2 or three projects coming off a mind blowing dreams (in color) about an artist colony- with painters, scuplture, glass, pottery, textile art. The spirit gives a a wonderful gift.