Liluye is the Miwokan word for a hawk singing while soaring, signifying a connection with the natural world and highlighting Read more...
Tag / Art Quilt
-
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 -
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 -
placemaker’s news: august 2025 – immigration
Our newsletter has moved over to our blog! This first one talks about different themes we will be writing about and invites participation from all of you. Immigration is featured with two stories from Australia and one about my great grandfather who immigrated from Iceland to Minnesota (USA).
August 11, 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 -
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
Loading posts...
subscribe to our blog by email
get our news!
member directory
meet a creative!
Thomas Spaulding is inspired by farms and associations that serve as dynamic places for social, cultural, ecological, and economic renewal Read more...
After painting a few dozen murals with my husband around Enid, Oklahoma, and beyond, I’ve started designing neato metal art Read more...
Currently residing in Kentucky to be close to family and nature. I’ve sold paintings in PAPA Gallery in Paducah on Read more...
<<Art is when you here a knocking from your soul – and you aswer.>> (T. Guillemet) As a 21st Century Read more...
Jessica Lee Findleton is an expressionist artist based in the idyllic Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon. Known for her mixed Read more...
I spent childhood years in a village near Niagara Falls. I joined the Peace Corps and went to India in Read more...
Tribal Textiles works to create sustainable impact in South Luangwa, Zambia through creativity and craftsmanship by going beyond fair wages, Read more...











