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
Wow! What a high-energy year. Creat/release, create/release, create/release... way to keep your creativity FLOWING!
ReplyDeleteI like your observation of "creating/releasing". That is really what it is like, isn't it? My best to you in 2013!
DeleteWhat a year, I'm so glad we had several opportunities to get crazy together! love you!
ReplyDeleteLove you, too, Judy. Looking forward to the next "happening".
DeleteLOVE YOU MOM
ReplyDeleteI love you, too, baby. You inspire me every day.
DeleteSuch lush gorgeous images! Thanks for sharing. Hope to take another class with you someday. (I was in your Chicago "Create" workshop with the group canvases, a piece of which has covered my visual journal this year and continues to inspire me. Oh, and thoughts of the conga line in and out of other classes!)
ReplyDeleteCheryl! I hope to see you again someday! We were CRAZY in that class. That conga line was awesome. Let's do it again!!
DeleteLooks like a great year!
ReplyDeleteHere's to a wonderful 2013!
I miss you, Sherri. I need to get up to Austin soon!!
DeleteWOW! I'm exhausted just reading about it all. You are an inspiration. Thanks for sharing all you do and best wishes for a fabulous 2013!
ReplyDeleteHere is to hoping our paths cross again in 2013! xoxo
DeleteIt WAS a great year for you! I love the photo's of all your highlights. Nice to have those visual memories so our memories can be enjoyed all over again. happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteAgreed. This was the first time I've done a blog "recap" of the year. It might become a habit. Happy New Year!!
DeleteWhat a cool way to review the year! It was great to see you in Houston
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ruth, and I was thrilled to see you, too! Congratulations, again, on your huge (well-deserved) win in Houston!
DeleteI really enjoyed reading your year in review, and remembered back to those times with great joy. We do know how to have fun. Onward and upward for 2013!
ReplyDeleteHere, here, my friend! I can't wait to get started! Woo Hoo!
DeleteYour year in review is enjoyable and interesting.
ReplyDeleteI live in Rockport TX and my husband grew up and then returned to SA for graduate school at Trinity. I often do smallish works before I take on doing the the same subject in on a larger and more complex scale. Thanks for sharing your year.
Congratulations to all on the beautiful baby girl!
I certainly wish I had learned this lesson sooner!
DeleteBaby Clementine is awesome. It was an honor to be present for her birth.
Wow. Am I the only person exhausted just from looking? I'm marking my calendar to make sure I see your post for 2013.
ReplyDeleteHa Ha! Now I'm going to put it on my calendar, too. I hope it won't be too dull!
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