I Love ... My Students!

A new session of my on-line course

The Artists' Toolbox

opens on February 17th.

I'd love to spotlight some of the work done by my fabulous students.

 Mariet's color wheel

 Teresita's shape exercise

 Terry's texture/shape sketch

Sheila's balance excercise 

Tricia's rhythm exercise 

I LOVE my students! The work hard and play hard and LEARN!

Sign up now and join us for four lessons. You'll have a full six weeks of access to the forum where I'll be happy to guide and cajole and tease and play right along with you.

www.quiltuniversity.com

I Love ... My Little Ones!

My Little Ones!

They are funny and bright and creative.

They came home from school last week all excited about a jump rope event - a fundraiser for the American Heart Association

JUMPROPE FOR HEART

raising funds to help other kids with heart disease.

Instead of just sending an email to friends and family I thought of Virginia Spiegel’s wildly successful efforts for the American Cancer Society and had an idea. I’m constantly flooded with the art the kids produce. If I kept it all we’d be buried to our necks in it. (I take a picture of them holding it then quietly put it in the recycling while they are at school. If they miss it we can pull it out of the bag.)

So, dear friends. My kidlets have are willing to work for a cause. If you donate $5 they will draw a valentine picture just for you. 

(You’ll need to send me a quick note at lyric (at) pobox.com with your address so we can mail it off.)

I asked them to draw something with a heart on it. 

Kidlet #4 drew several.

That’s her operating a robot.

Kidlet #5 works a little more intently and drew this.

That’s him going over a jump on a motorcycle

So - want to encourage my little artists in their altruistic endeavor?

Would you like to help my kids help kids have healthy hearts?
Leave a comment here - it will come to my email and I'll send you an email from their donation page.

(and thanks - from the bottom of my heart!)

I Love ... My Husband

On February 1st my littlest started dancing around and shouting "I LOVE February!? I agree. It's a great month. And I think I'll share with you some of the things I love.

I Love ...

MY HUSBAND

He’s truly almost perfect. 

He’s thoughtful and sweet. Intelligent. Hard working. He makes funny faces as soon as a camera comes out.

In the 25 years I’ve known him he’s never said a negative thing about my appearance. Yet he puts up with our teasing and gamely let my brother-in-law take him on a make-over shopping trip.

Yet, every once in a great while he gives a little sigh and says, “I miss your long hair.” (it’s been gone for 18 years.)

So. With the little one’s in school I have a little more time and as a gift to him I’m growing my hair out. One year to grow it out, one year to let him enjoy it. 

Because I love him.

But I'll tell you here...


When he's not around I go a little crazy. It's in my eyes and tickles my face at night.


I get out the clippers to give my son a buzz and think longingly of just running it up the back of my head. I find myself with scissors in hand too often - tempted.

Then I make an appointment and go back to my hair guy and say - just make it not look stupid while it’s growing out. He does a good job.