Category Archives: People

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Clare Galloway and making a dream come true.

Last year the platform I used for my blog unexpectedly bit the dust and I lost all of my archives.  Pity as a lot of interesting information is now sadly floating in cyberspace. For example, that of Clare Galloway. Clare … Continue reading

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Martine Bos, goddesses and felt

Martine Bos is a delightful Dutch artist who does wonderful textile projects.  I asked her if she’d write a piece for my blog and here it is: «Textiles and color are the two things that give me most joy. Working … Continue reading

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Pat Nelson-Jimenez and Mexican Folk Art

  One of the many wonderful things my hometown, San Antonio, has to offer is that of a multi-cultural atmosphere. Mexico, above all,  has certainly influenced San Antonio gifting its citizens with the aesthetics of color, animated music and spicy … Continue reading

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Linda Schailon and plastic straws

This past September I participated in the London Design Festival thanks to Linda Schailon of Ecopink. Ecopink organizes exhibition events with the intent to promote female creativity via art and design related to ethics and environment. Recently Linda won “Una … Continue reading

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Something to hug: Teddy Bear

Fred Lessing’s teddy bear Teddy bears: Crafter Uses Belly Lint To Make Teddy Bears + Teddy bear tutorial + Make a unique hat from a stuffed animal + scroll down for bear, Grace Payne, City of London Resident + 1914 … Continue reading

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