Zen Cat Art

Holly's Storytelling Stool...

My girlfriend Holly has a graduate degree in storytelling.  I love it!  She asked me to paint a stool for her that she could use as a prop when she speaks.  So here it is!

It needs a few finishing touches but you get the idea.
Here is one of  my favorite Holly stories: The Memory of Being Vertical.  It's a parable about helping others, a story about friendship.  I made the photoquilts in the story for her.

Photo Quilt & a Grace Note...

This is a small photo quilt.  It's a sample for a class that I am teaching in July.  Photo quilts are lots of fun - in class you get to see bits and pieces of everyone's life.  When I do a commission (I just finished a large one - story and photos are coming soon) I feel as if I really know the person by the time that I have finished the quilt.  I have made them for weddings, birthdays, graduations, births & deaths - they are joy to make and a joy to receive - I love it!  
And speaking of knowing people, you might just find yourself in this quilt.  If you're not here you could be ont he cutting table ready for the next sample!  Of course, I did have some help...

Here's another Grace Notes for you.  At the end of my street there is a farm (yes, I really live in the woods) and I when I was starting out for the post office and my morning walk this little head popped up.

We looked at each other for a bit, sizing each other up, and just for the fun of it...I mooed.  I have no idea what I said but she took off like a shot, legs going in all directions. 
 
Nothing like Mom when a stranger moos at you!  No doubt what Mom was thinking...leave my kid alone.  That little face, just made my day. 

Tell me what makes you smile...