Our Creative Space: Mixed Media Textile Arts

I don't often fill shapes solid with stitching. But when I do the Stem Stitch is my all time favorite. I really like the texture I end up with whe...

     The Stem Stitch is one of my favorite go to stitches of all time. I use it in lots of different ways including creating stitch patterns, outl...

Vintage textile art from the Meiji Period in Japan, 1890.

Blue Chinese Peonies and Butterflies, 12"w x 8"h     One of my favorite pastimes when I was younger was exploring antique shops in search of vinta...

   As I work on new ideas and techniques, I often use a method I call “Sampling”. It is a way to work out issues I don’t have a clear understandin...

Maidenhair Fern, 18" x 24"    In my previous posts about my artist residency program on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state during the summe...

   During the summer of 2023, I attended a 3-week residency program in Washington State on the Olympic Peninsula.    

 Stephanie Fujii's work is filled with rhythm and movement.  The use of color here is very subtle but lovely. That rose shade is wonderful. Th...

   This residency program was created by Dr. Elspeth Pope, the founder and director of Hypatia in the Woods, a non-profit resource center and resid...

There are lots of opportunities out there for artists like grants, scholarships, and artist's residencies. Here is an example of one I encountered.

Find out about my cyanotype experience as I created a collection of prints to use in my textile art and what I learned along the way.

  Creating a Great Foundation   Once again my stubbornness towards giving up has paid off, but this time it came as a complete surprise to me.    ...