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CreativeLive | March 10, 2014

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“So a material that had no value now has value for us both. And the person buying the hand-scripted word also feels good about the way the word was created.” Read the full article... Read more →

On several Sundays last fall, I was a vendor at The Clover Market.

We (my sweet husband & I) packed all my salvaged words, stitched prints, some original artwork, studio displays, a new puppy and warm coffee into a truck.

These were magical days for me.

I was introducing my new work and the response was so positive.

One of these Sundays, a woman named Kate came to my tent and emailed me the next day. She ... Read more →

Janet Purcell | The Times of Trenton

I chose Colleen Attara's "Enough" collage for third place, and that was because she carried through her original concept in the small piece.

A collaged paper bearing the words "Just knowing you are near is enough" is stitched to the surface of the work, along with trunks of trees that complete a wooded scene.

At the roots of a tree, Attara clipped and stitched a dictionary definition: "PEACE: Quiet. Tranquil." These images are sewn to a map showing minimall... Read more →

Here I am.  Leaning into a new year.  Catching my breath and doing those things we all do at the start of a new beginning.  Clean. Give things away. Reorganize. Strategize.

And this year, more than any other I can recall, there are lots of shifts and changes. All are very good.  But some are harder than others.

So this year especially, I want to remember the lesson I learn over and over again.   What I have to give is enough.  I am enough.  I have everything I need.

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