Our Creative Space: Mixed Media Textile Arts

   Recently I was looking at the current exhibitions running at the De Young Museum in San Francisco, and I came across this intriguing painting ...

    I always avoided hand embroidering any kind of lettering because I thought it would look awful. But it doesn’t, and there are lots of amazing ...

In spite of all the trials and tribulations involved in holding an in-person conference in these times, Craft Napa turned out to be a really wonde...

   Below I have listed the 5 Benefits and Guidelines for Developing a Creative Routine. 1. Committing to a project keeps you from losing interest ...

    I have lots of beautiful vintage linen stashed away in my studio. The thought of having a snow white pristine linen tablecloth was not very ap...

I am always trying to come up with ideas for really great gifts  that are functional  and personalized, but they also don't take eons to finish o...

My son and his beautiful wife were married a few months ago during the height of the pandemic. None of us were able to attend due to travel restri...

   I started experimenting with stitching different papers on to fabric a couple of years ago.  The papers I used here are hand made papers from Ne...

     Last weekend I made a collection of six small collages using prints of my bird illustrations. It is so fun and exciting to work in new medium...

   While exploring different mediums, I've become intrigued by torn paper collage. I had only done a handful of random projects with my hand paint...

       Even though I try to finish one thing at a time, it seldom works out that way.      I am usually working on several projects in different s...

There are so many different things you can add hand stitching to: clothing, art pieces, home decor, bags, and all sorts of other things.