Although
I have been an artist as long as I can remember, my quilting really
took off when in my studio working I was listening to gospel music,
and words came across my ears inspiring me to be free in my expression,
free to be me. I finished the quilt I was working on, the piece
earned my first Blue Ribbon and was later exhibited in the New
England Quilt Museum.
The
spark of the quilting arts was ignited! I bought a Gammill while
working part time using my Masters Degree in Psychology, I quilted
for a creative outlet, but my sisters, saw something else. They
said, “ do art for art sake”, I did….. then,
I eventually chose my life dream to become a full time artist!
My first degree is in the Fine Arts and Teaching, yet again reaching
back to my roots as artist and educator, I have designed my classes
for the students to experience free expression as I believe the
process of creativity feeds our souls.
Susan
plays the piano and reaches up to 'play' her quilt.
The photo
above was taken at the Hill-Stead Museum and when I saw it, it
was a visual statement to me of how we integrate our life experiences
to culminate an ultimate outcome. When I was a child, I played
the piano, now as an adult I play with quilting fabric ! During
Art school I ran accross a saying, "your talent is a gift
from God and what you do with it is your gift back to Him."
My life song now sings with the gift of creativity and with my
work I return the gift He has given me, to Him.
