Garden | Paul’s Vision
Paul, our wood carving brother, brought thought and ideas to our discussion of the prompt “garden.” “When I think about garden and my carving, I go right to a Grinling […]
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Garden | Norma’s Words
Garden Gift My parents gave me a garden. The plot by the door of daily passage Became my floral cutting bed. My parents bought me books, Containers, Floral frogs and […]
Garden | Beth’s Essay
When I was a little girl, we had a huge garden just west of the front yard. It felt, to me, as big as a football field. Probably it was […]
Sunrise | Norma’s New Day
Approaching the topic of “sunrise,” Norma planned to do something calm and beautiful. “And that’s not what it came out to be at all,” she said. To create the piece at […]
Sunrise | Paul’s Sketch and Thoughts
When we met to discuss “sunrise,” Paul brought the sketch below. It’s his recollection of a design he saw on a feed sack — something we once had in abundance. […]
Sunrise | Essay by Beth
Sunset Over My Country Road I got my own car when I was just 15, a few weeks before I even had my license. Mom needed for me to […]
Overalls | Vision for a Carving Project
Paul’s interpretation of “overalls” began with a reflection on why he, himself, wears overalls so much of the time. “In a way, it’s an homage to Dad,” he says. He […]
Overalls | The Writer Goes Visual
As Norma and Paul and I approached our discussion of “overalls,” my appreciation grew for the smelly, dingy, ragged overalls our father used to wear as farmer’s garb. As a […]
Ease Essay | Part 2 of 2
I think I was 17 when I made a Pendleton wool suit for 4-H judging. The fabric was expensive and heavy, and it had a checked pattern that required matching […]
Ease Essay | Part 1 of 2
I began sewing at a very young age. At five or six, I was hand stitching with needle and thread. Now and then, Mom would let me press the foot […]
Ease | Words from the Carver, Sketches from the Textile Artist
The second word we drew out of the hat in the Sibling Discovery Project was “ease.” I threw this word in the mix, because it reminds me of Mom and […]
Kitchen Sink | Textile Approach
The image below shows my sister Norma’s response to the prompt “kitchen sink.” With these miniature quilts (each is about 10″ x 11″), she records her memory of our family’s […]
Kitchen Sink Essay | Part 3 of 3
And now, a confession: When we first agreed to take on the Sibling Discovery project, I was confident I could tackle a prompt each week. Paul asked for more time. […]
Kitchen Sink Essay | Part 2 of 3
I see Mom standing at the kitchen sink, up nearly to her elbows in soapy water so hot her hands emerged pink red from their chore. Washing and rinsing dishes. […]
Kitchen Sink Essay | Part 1 of 3
This was my crazy idea. A Sibling Discovery project, where my brother and sister and I would work independently to create art from the same prompt, then come together to […]
Beth Nyland 