The splendid Tour des Arts was a highlight of my recent road trip to Quebec Canada. This annual artist studio tour is based in the Cantons-de l’Est (the…
Summer at last! Time to revel in a bouquet of Mother Nature’s natural fragrances. Blooming flowers, ripening fruit, sea breezes, fresh-cut grass ― enjoy all the smells!
Is incense its own specific scent? Or can any smell be incense? I’d always assumed the former but, surprisingly, it’s actually both! Despite spending considerable time in Southeast…
There’s lots of activity in my studio these days. I’m attempting my first quilt ― not a full-size quilt, just a table runner ― and it’s both stretching…
A surefire way to boost the textural interest of a room is to weave in textiles. In interior decorating terms, textile-based goods are called “soft furnishings” and they…