My upcoming classes have been canceled. Shows and exhibits I have been accepted to have been postponed or canceled. I am very pleased to say that my work has been accepted to some very fine exhibits this year. One is a Fiber Art show at the Scarab Club in Detroit. That has been postponed until July. Another is “Manufactured Narratives” at UICA in Grand Rapids. That has been rescheduled for October - and potentially conflicts with “Elemental” at Jordan River Arts council.

It has been shaping up to be a very good year - and then you know what happened. Like everyone else, I am taking this one slow, distracted and unproductive day at a time.

This is not entirely true. I weave everyday. I am also playing around with painting, oils, acrylics and pastels. Trying to keep the art flowing. And I have cast on for a knitted project. It might become a scarf designed to cover my face, made of bamboo cotton. I don’t really know what shape it will be as I am making it up as I go. I do know that the yarn and needles are tiny and it will take forever. Thats just fine. Knitting through the newshour helps calm me. I have been sewing masks with fabric I created in a surface design class with Shanna Robinson, and mailing them off to loved ones. I think wearing masks is a good idea, but I also want everyone to keep their mitts off the N95s.

I don’t mind a slower pace, and I have always enjoyed time alone. But is is disturbing to wonder if it is safe to go to the post office, it is weird to talk to my neighbors from so far away. Also weird is that I actually see some friends and family more than ever -but through my computer screen.

Flow: Blood/Breath is a tapestry that I hope to show in October at Jordan River Arts Council. It is 3/4 to the finish line. Here is a picture of it in progress.

Be well, stay safe.