Summer is HERE

YAY!, and I've been to my first in person exhibition since 2019.  Whew. it's been a very long time and I for one am glad to start coming out of hibernation/quarantine mode. I'm fully vaccinated and ready to start sharing more art in person. Fingers crossed it continues to feel safe to do so and annual events are ON for the rest of this year and next year too! Below are some of the original embroidered pieces I made during my lock down. They were informed by current events and are a microcosm of what I was feeling (and hoping to feel more of .) Hope for growth and peace and justice played a huge role in helping me get through the last year, along with a few curses.

Here's a very short list of what I learned about myself over the course of the covid experience:

• I kind of like staying home and working on my art a lot, a lot, a lot
• My anxiety is easily triggered by world events and manifests itself in severe insomnia
• When I can't sleep I can still make art
• I care much more deeply about politics than I ever thought possible
• Giving to others is the shortest/easiest way for me to feel good
• I actually do like to cook and am pretty good at it :)
• There is a lot of love in my life and that is the most important thing