Leaping towards a net.

I’m still here. Life is still upside down and slowly, SLOWLY righting itself on the west coast. Portland is pretty awesome in ways that New York was no longer. I was pretty unhappy with Life back in Washington Heights, in Manhattan, in New York. When you operate on a default setting of “anxious,” you need … Continue reading →

At a Crossroads: This project “just” now gets interesting.

So, today marks the 30th Quilted Crane for the A Thousand Quilted Crane Project, and I’m at a turning point. Already, you ask? After today’s, I still have 970 left to make; what milestone have I reached? If you’ve been reading about each Crane and have taken the time to investigate the “why” behind this … Continue reading →

So, why quilt cranes? And why quilt 1000 of them?

2012 was a relatively good year for me. As a freelance designer for theater, it’s not always a given that you will have work. Last year, I was lucky to have 12 full months of design and assistant work that followed each other in succession. I was proud of the work I did and the … Continue reading →

An introduction!

First of, I quilt. Or I did. For a while. When I graduated from college years ago, I was hired to work at a regional theater’s costume shop as their resident assistant. Many of the women who worked there quilted; it was only a matter of time before I joined in and got their advice … Continue reading →