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placemaker’s news: october 2025 – the frog resistance
October’s News, covering the Frog Resistance in Portland, several new blog posts, welcoming Georgianne Holland of Nestle and Soar, and other news.
October 16, 2025 -
Creative Arts Safaris – Benin and Togo
Fiona Wright of Creative Arts Safaris shares highlights from a tour to Benin and Togo! Ceremonies, workshops and experiencing life on the river.
October 13, 2025 -
Replicating a Tiffany Peacock in Textiles
Heather Daveno of August Phoenix Mercantile created a garment inspired by the peacock doors she saw at the Palmer House in Chicago. The doors were designed by Louis Tiffany and cast in bronze for C.D. Peacock Jeweler. This was a challenging piece with lots of embroidery!
October 8, 2025 -
A Tale of Two Museums by Eileen Doughty
Eileen Doughty of Doughty Designs shares her experiences as a docent and a volunteer at two museums. She lives in the Washington DC area and gives testimony to how it has been with military presence on the streets. (September 2025)
September 5, 2025 -
Fiona Highlights: Kyrgyzstan – A Felt Experience
Fiona Highlights is a series of posts where Fiona shares some of her favorite experiences in the tours she has enjoyed through her travel business, Creative Safaris. This highlight has a tour coming up in April 2026: Kyrgyzstan—a-felt-experience.
August 23, 2025 -
Immigration: The Home Within. Reflections on England, New Zealand and Australia by Debra Dorgan
Debra Dorgan, owner of AllThingsPretty, is a member of our sister site, Artizan Made. Her main focus has been to create garments, accessories, jewelry and home décor items out of upcycled textiles. …
August 7, 2025 -
Immigration: Sanctuary in Tasmania – Rita Summers Art Quilt
Immigration series: Rita Summers shares the journey of how her family ended up in Tasmania, Australia. There is the Dutch Resistance, isolation in Canada and finally, happiness in Tasmania! Rita created an art quilt celebrating the migratory steps.
August 6, 2025 -
Immigration: Icelandic Settlements in Minnesota
Featured image at the top: Donna Biel (nee Gislason) hiking with her Icelandic sweater. My Aunt Olive has spent decades documenting our family tree. She has researched churches, cemeteries, libraries and…
July 30, 2025 -
the creative arts safaris story – uniting cultures through travel
Fiona Wright shares her story of how she started Creative Arts Safaris, a wonderful travel company that focuses on building relationships and experiences around culture, art, food and architecture. www.creative-arts-safaris.com
July 18, 2025 -
Quilts on the Wall: Fantastic Fibers and Quilt City USA Murals
Quilts on the Wall: Fantastic Fibers and Quilt City USA Murals in Paducah, Kentucky and how they tie into the larger creative industry.
May 8, 2025 -
“not what I taught you” by aynex mercado, art quilter
Aynex Mercado explores our political climate through three art quilts from her “Not What I Taught You” series.
March 30, 2025
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