The Yin and Yang of Life

Last night I finished the heart book. The cover is a block I created in the early 1990s so this book has cleared two UFOs from my list! And while the book is far from perfect, I love the feel of it.  Also I do hope that the friends who contributed to it are pleased. It feels good to finally fully honor the gifts.

On the flip-side, last night I also heard that my crone mask was not one of the 38 pieces selected for the Metaphors on Aging SAQA exhibit. I am sad. I will get over it. I would love for this mask to make it out into the world and hopefully one day it will. I am 50-50 for entering SAQA's shows. I have no idea what other people have experienced so I don't know how typical I am. I can't imagine my life without the quilt world but I've never been entirely comfortable in it.


I always admire those who are always so confident and those who are "at the top." I have come to realize that I will never be one of those at the top. I like what I do. I love trying new things and exploring. I love a challenge. I love teaching. I love sharing. So I'll be disappointed for a while but it won't stop me. Onward.

You are Where You are Suppose to Be

Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment. - Eckart Tolle

There was whining at the pottery studio on Saturday. Lots of people comparing their work to others with more experience. "I'm never going to be any good," seemed to be the mantra of the day until Ronda said, "But you're where your suppose to be and that is what you should embrace." It stopped people dead in their tracks. What a wise young woman.

So speaking of where I am suppose to be, I decided to get out my heart blocks made from friends when I lived in Houston in honor of Valentine's Day. These were made in 1999. I never could figure out how to make them work as a wall hanging. Today when I put them up on my design wall the idea of turning them into a book popped into my head. Problem solved. I know this is something that never would have occurred to me in 1999. Rejoice! Now to have some fun putting them together.