Look at where you are today, in your personal life, in your career, in your spiritual well-being. Did you ever imagine that you would make it that far? How close are you to realizing your dreams? There is nothing wrong with dreaming big. However, if we just dream and not take action, then we feel read more
Monday’s Mantra: Authenticity is the daily practice
It takes courage to live with authenticity, especially in the beginning. It takes a lot of courage to tear down a façade that we kept up for a long time. Buying fancy clothes, driving a big car, living in an upscale neighborhood, although we go in debt for all of this. Acting tough although an read more
Monday’s Mantra: The greatest weapon against stress
It is easy to get overwhelmed when the to-do-list is a mile long and we only have 24 hours in a day… when we have doubts in our own abilities but need to perform with a smile on our face… when we feel tired and sick but are expected to function anyway… Take a read more
Monday’s Mantra: We don’t see things as they are
A simple sentence, yet so profound. Most of the time we see things, people, and events not the way they appear on an intellectual level, but from the heart. Our point of view is shaped by our emotions, rooted in past experiences, molded by family, friends, and strangers. We see and interpret our surroundings based read more
Monday’s Mantra: Try to be a rainbow
Last Friday mid-morning, as I was driving South-bound along the freeway, I passed by a car sitting about 30 feet away slightly down a hill in the ditch between bushes and trees. The car was only visible after you had almost driven by. There was a long track in the grass, emergency lights on, read more
Monday’s Mantra: The question isn’t who is going to let me
At times we are unsure how to move forward. We have ideas and yet we procrastinate. Why? Out of doubts, out of fear? Doubts and fear of what? Not being good enough, fear of failure, or fear of success? It seems that in those times we are hoping for someone else to validate our ideas read more
Monday’s Mantra: The deepest principle of human nature
We all enjoy being appreciated. We celebrate Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Secretary’s Day and so on, yet we long for more than just being noticed once or twice a year because the calendar says so. At the same time research shows that we feel happier when we make others happy. Let’s approach read more
Monday’s Mantra: If you are always trying to be normal
What do you consider ‘normal’? Meeting expectations, staying in your lane, putting your head down? While these approaches might be useful for everyday life, you might not be able to reach your goals or realize your dreams this way. Determine your passions. Align your thoughts, your feelings and your actions with your values, and you read more
Monday’s Mantra
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” This quote by Henry Ford exemplifies how our thoughts influence our attitude and hence, the outcome of our endeavors. It makes a difference if you see the glass half-full or half-empty. Quotes can challenge our point of view or offer a new read more
The Energy of Your Tribe
On Sunday night I got back from the conference of the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). Every year, SAQA hosts a conference in a different city, bringing together members with experience in art quilting ranging from emerging artists to internationally known big names. This year the conference was in San Antonio, Texas, and it was read more
Lavender Fields #8
36″ high x 48″ wide (91 cm high x 122 cm wide) batik fabrics, cotton fabrics, cotton batting, tulle, yarn, free-form cut, machine pieced, machine-quilted, machine-couched $2160 fullview detailview
Re-cap of “Contemplation and Compassion”
Today another exhibition is coming to an end. “Contemplation and Compassion” was installed on September 27 at the Gallery and Giftshop of the Hillsborough Arts Council. My selection of art quilts was shown together with fiber/wood artwork by Meredith Bridges. The artists’ reception was during the Final Friday Art Walk and we had 308 people read more
The beauty of vulnerability
A good week ago I went to Herndon, Virginia, to see the exhibition “Sacred Threads” and meet with some other artists who displayed their art quilts there. A few years back I had had the pleasure to see a Sacred Threads exhibition. I was impressed by the high quality of the exhibition as well as read more
Come Prepared
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a talk by a juror for an annual fine art show in a local gallery. The juror was Jennifer Sudul Edwards, who works as the curator of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. In Charlotte, NC. Mrs Edwards had chosen 76 pieces of art read more
