September 2019

A delicious Labor Day BBQ with family.

Chef Leon at the barbie.

And, a huge highlight of September:
Bruce Monro: Field of Lights at Sensorio, Paso Robles, CA

August 2019

A beautiful garden in Los Osos

to celebrate a baby shower

for my daughter.

Expecting her second daughter.

The quilt I made for Baby Sage.

July 2019

A wonderful gathering at a friend's house

for July 4th.

June 2019

After a wonderful family trip to Hawaii,

Gemma continues to carefully

practice her make-up skills.

April 2019

Sunday "My Grown-up and Me" Program

Gemma in a world of color and learning.

May 2019

Guggenheim - Bilbao

The highlight of the Portugal/Spain adventure.

More photos to follow...

Hard to describe the magnificence of the museum.....and city.

March 2019

End of March in Morro Bay



Paddleboarding with Daddy

Morro Bay Estuaries

And then there's the Power of Love....

February 2019

 Wish I could say I was busy as a bee in my studio, but, just puttering.

Took a spring break, drove down to LA, for some spring cultural enrichment.

Chinatown and a LA Chorale Lab concert.

Brunch at Eataly in Century City with #1 Son.

And a night in Los Feliz.

Drove back to SLO, and happy to see the sun!

January 2019

A New Year

It's a new year and time to take pause, be pensive
and think about what I want to experience and create.
And Gemma is taking a few notes on the subject....

Batik Hills

"Batik Hills" is a commissioned art quilt that depicts the

Palos Verdes Peninsula, south of Los Angeles, as seen from Redondo Beach.

It is 72" wide by 36" tall.

The client wanted a piece that reflected their environs,

having formerly lived in Palos Verdes and were now residing in Redondo Beach.

As the client showed me the colors and patterns she was

drawn to, she revealed that she grew up in Indonesia,

as her parents worked abroad.

Stunning hand carved wooden panels handed down from her mother,

lined the walls of her dining room. As I was about to leave our initial meeting,

she brought me a piece of batik from Indonesia. I asked if I could

use it in the commission and when she said yes, I knew I

had my inspiration piece.

Behind the pelican you can see layers of the Indonesian batik fabric.

Flocks of pelicans can be seen flying over the ocean and diving down

for their catch all along the coastline.

The iconic LA lifeguard stations line the local beaches.

Sailboats from the Redondo Beach Marina fill the horizon.

The beads seen above the boats represent what is

known as the "Queen's Necklace." At night, as you

view the shoreline, twinkling lights seem to create

a sparkling necklace.