There have been so many amazing things. By no means are these the only things, but here are a few of the moments. Thanks for coming along with me on this journey. I am honored.
Here are some images from 2012, in the order they occurred.
Holidays at our house always involve a lot of cooking...
my 2nd orange car....
a surface design article & video for the first Quilting Arts surface design e-mag!
Independent study at Art Cloth Studios: a great way to jumpstart a year of art-making!
corn dextrin resist experimentation
constructing scraps
a yoga mat carrier for a blog tutorial!
free-motion quilting
collage work
...and painting
the garden
another intense masters series session with Hollis Chatelain
The TX Federation of Fiber Artists' conference
and a fabulous workshop with Mary Ruth Smith
2 group quilt projects, and they both got juried into
World of Beauty!
critters in the garden
planning a quilt...
..and then quilting the construction
painting a room
a blog hop
exploring land newly-acquired by friends
Spring Breakers!
TX barbeque for New Yorkers!!
A retreat with the SA Modern Quilt Guild
driving to New York City with one of my daughters to surprise my youngest with her car
for graduation.
big surprise!
My daughter's senior show
a visit to Philly for my oldest daughter's birthday.
and a trip to her community garden space...
CJ graduates!
meeting Melly in Dallas for a weekend
#70 for my in-laws!
Sketchbook Challenge book is released!
Art Box CSA is launched!
more projects...this one for Simplicity
baby quilt planning
California Road Trip!
we walked amongst the giants
repeating a road trip first taken in 1987
with Karen. Twenty Fifth anniversary of the trip! Woot!
walking the beach in Cambria CA at sunset
arriving in LA to co-host a baby shower for Karen's daughter's first baby.
Alissa is a member of the LA Mod Quilt Guild and the
namer of QuiltCon, people.
Yeah, baby!
Hanging "Rituals", which debuted at the Long Beach Quilt Festival
fun with crazy friends!
or is it crazy fun with friends? Or both?!
Both!
the mad-women of d@8!
My girls at the wedding of their cousin (in Iowa)
and home to finish the baby quilt before the CA baby is born..
back to Los Angeles for the birth
of the lovely Clementine.
I love her.
Home to finish work for a show..
"Little Black Dress: She Wears It Well"
Quilt made for Quilters Take Manhattan, the Quilt Alliance
Fundraising event!
a wonderful play seen with friends
shopping
and walking the High Line.
Perfect!
Okay, my hair is nuts, but what else is new?!
Articles in Quilting Arts mag for Rituals-Yay!
and a d@8 curator-interview-Yay!
demolition...
and construction!
more artbox pieces (all 8x8 inches)
studio reorganization/rehab
checking into the Hilton in Houston for Quilt Market/Festival!
blog radio interview with the lovely Pat Sloan
meeting David Butler
...and Tula Pink!
and a win! First Place, digital category.
Still thrilled.....!
crazy friends: Judy Coates Perez, Frances Holliday Alford, and
and teaching at Open Studios!
Jamie and I with our favorite waiter @ Spencer's, Norman
Thanksgiving in Iowa with the family!
My beautiful girls
creating crazy stilettos for the
fundraiser for Women's Heart Research!
a mixed media article for Quilting Arts
and finding out that my quilt,
"Fifty Shades of Groovy", has been selected to
be in the first-ever QuiltCon in 2013!
My wish for you is to have a happy,
healthy, love and art-filled year in 2013.
Leslie
