Watermark Art Center’s Grand Opening in Bemidji, Minnesota
Rural Arts and Cultural Summit; Springboard for the Arts
(Morris, MN) — Rural Arts and Cultural Summit; Springboard for the Arts Hello! It has been over three months since I have been able to sit down and share some of the adventures and photos of the lovely places we have been and the things we have been able to...
Give back and pay it forward: service projects for the community
Helping those in need is second nature to many people and I think it’s the glue that keeps communities together. As simple as bringing a casserole ’round or on a much larger scale, rural families harvesting crops for a neighbor in distress. Lending a hand....
Marketing tips for artists (or anyone, really)!
I received this email from Robbie Brokken, Gallery Director at the Lanesboro Art Center in Lanesboro, MN. Naturally I think she’s smart, since she sells the Fiber Art Almanac in her shop! She forwarded this to her mailing list, very kind of her since she is so...
A day with Bemidji fiber artists
So, what did I think as I drove northwest out of the Twin Cities? To me, Bemidji is an iconic place forever embedded in Minnesota mystique. I can hear the drums beating out the familiar jingle, “in the land of sky blue waters…” Part of me was super excited to go north...
Hutchinson Fabric & Fiber Arts Guild
And here I thought I was going to a Fiber Artist Talk about using fabric paint. What I ended up doing was participating in 90 minute workshop that was full hands on! Of course I brought my knitting with me; wouldn’t leave home without it, especially for a trek...
Caring Quilts Day 2013
Caring Quilts Day by Kim Gannaway, Guest Blogger Caring Quilts came to be because of a workshop I was taking back in 1999. The assignment was to create something that you were passionate about, and you couldn’t do it by yourself – you had to create a community to...
Ah, Cedarburg!
I’ve been fortunate to have recently spent a few days in two picturesque towns in Wisconsin. In September, I drove through the Driftless Area in southern Wisconsin and visited Mineral Point and last week a friend and I journeyed to Cedarburg to go to the Wisconsin...
My 5-Day Driftless Tour
I returned from the cabin in northern Minnesota on Labor Day Monday about noon. I drove back with our youngest son and his girlfriend (whom we like very much) after spending a wonderful weekend with family on my husband’s side. Anywhere from 8-14 people at the...
Summer on the prairie
Sod House roofline above the prairie.
Prairie Passage
Prairie Vista
Dugout Sod House
Little Yellowstone in Minnesota