A marvelous exhibition is opening this week here in Portland, Oregon. Celebrated artist, Dana Lynn Louis, is having a solo show at the Laura Russo Gallery, entitled, Thread. Being in the thread business myself, I am naturally quite curious to discover how Louis interprets this theme. Read more >
Given the enormity of the Nepalese earthquake disaster, I am dedicating this blog post to all of the victims affected by this catastrophic event.
Shortly after the quake hit, I received an email from a Nepalese young man whom I mentored ten years ago when he was a college student here in the U.S. We have kept in touch over the years. He wrote to tell me that, thankfully, both his parents survived the quake and that he had heard from most of his other family members. He asked me to sign a petition requesting Partners in Health and the U.S. government to coordinate rescue efforts for the victims in Nepal. Here is the link to the petition at Change.org.
I also paid a visit yesterday to a close friend who works for Mercy Corps here in Portland. She had just finished going through devastating images taken within 24 hours of the quake, and she was visibly distraught by the suffering she had just witnessed through the photos. I believe Mercy Corps currently has 90 of its people over in Nepal helping with the relief effort, but they obviously could use a lot of support themselves as well. Here is the link to Mercy Corps if you are inspired to donate to the relief efforts they are spear heading.
Hands together,
Lori
The sun is out here in Portland, and Spring is in full swing. The designs for my next fabric collection are due into Andover Fabrics in the upcoming week, and I’m excited to see this group of ideas come to fruition. The concept for this line took root a year and a half ago when I traveled to rural North Carolina to visit an old friend on her farm. Read more >
Last week I exhibited my memorial quilts at the 2015 Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) Conference in San Antonio. It was a completely new experience for me to be sharing my work in this capacity. My audience consisted of a varied group of professionals working in the field of death, dying, and bereavement – an audience that was immediately receptive to the idea of memorial quilts. I asked them as many questions about their work as they did mine, filling the time with a lively exchange of information. Read more >
The drive from Pendleton, Oregon to Hood River, Oregon on Interstate 84 takes you from open farm land to the scenic Columbia Gorge. It’s also the major trucking route through that part of the state. I was a passenger for this entire stretch of road and became transfixed on the images I could capture out of my side window. The following are a smattering of what I took.
