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Designing vulnerability5 comments

deedeemallon wrote 2 days ago: a white ‘seam’ couched as an inner wall As I look at this composition, I begin to think … more →

Tags: "Jude Hill class", Creativity, house quilts, working with white, "dee mallon", Bleaching, Couching, light, nine patch

the fertile cyberspace7 comments

deedeemallon wrote 1 week ago: “Dreaming is the psyche itself doing soul-work.”  J. Hillman Although it shouldn’t … more →

Tags: synchronicity / dreams, applique, Bluebells, Crow, Dreams, hair cut, james hillman, Synchronicity

"Steal Like An Artist"17 comments

deedeemallon wrote 1 week ago: select subject and materials The book “Steal Like an Artist” is a great and inspiring vo … more →

Tags: Classes, Creativity, african mask, applique, Boston Center For The Arts, copying, Couching, Creativity, Face

Simple pleasure / simple need14 comments

deedeemallon wrote 3 weeks ago: Today I offer a quote by Wendell Berry from his 1987 book, “Home Economics” – … more →

Tags: "Jude Hill class", Journal Quilts, working with white, "dee mallon", applique, coffee pot, Rubber Stamp, Stitch, whilte

'found' house

deedeemallon wrote 1 month ago: ‘found’ house, a photo by dee at clothcompany on Flickr. A little pieced whimsy, made ov … more →

why / why not?14 comments

deedeemallon wrote 1 month ago: It scans like a poem of horror:  Sandy Hook, The Twin Towers, Virginia Tech, Boylston Street, Watert … more →

Glitches, patience, and white as an attitude17 comments

deedeemallon wrote 1 month ago: Please notice that I am not ranting.  I am not. Even though the tree and fence above could be a visu … more →

Tags: "Jude Hill class", house quilts, "dee mallon", Challis, COLOR, Creativity, Felt, houses, Original Impulse

Still can't open PSE 114 comments

deedeemallon wrote 1 month ago: So I’m posting a couple of pictures from my phone. The picture above began with a purple sky a … more →

time to make dinner13 comments

deedeemallon wrote 1 month ago: For many years I resisted upgrades to our graphics software because learning one’s way around … more →

Tags: "Jude Hill class", thread drawing, "dee mallon", light, skateboarder, Painting, Figure, thread sketches, American Idol

where does the color go?11 comments

deedeemallon wrote 2 months ago: Here are three exposures of a small quilt pinned to a curtain covering an eastern window.  Early mor … more →

Tags: "Jude Hill class", parenting & family, quilt, Moon, Shadow, Mothers, Challis, lighting

Meditation on white10 comments

deedeemallon wrote 2 months ago: I went to the graveyard this morning in search of white* and found, instead — blue, lavender, … more →

Tags: snow, Composition, Kitsch, winter, Metaphor, "Jude Hill class", White, Plaster

sun and shells14 comments

deedeemallon wrote 2 months ago: Sun! Sometimes, it doesn’t take much to cheer up.  A good night’s sleep.  A sunny day.  … more →

Tags: quilt, winter, Shells, batik moon, Sanctuary, Sunlight, Wisdom

muscular peace9 comments

deedeemallon wrote 2 months ago: cage and powder Ragged moments struggling to get on top of frustration.  A pacing rant yesterday.  A … more →

Trust Disequilibrium7 comments

deedeemallon wrote 2 months ago: “Trust disequilibrium” was the best parenting advice I ever came across.  It invites us … more →

Tags: Home & Garden, Creativity

who goes there?15 comments

deedeemallon wrote 3 months ago: That would be — my sister-in-law, my husband, and me! Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!! ( … more →

Tags: "dee mallon", Children, 1960s, holding hands

hunkered down19 comments

deedeemallon wrote 3 months ago: The snow started in a light flurry.  Big flakes, so it must have been warm.  I ran to the store beca … more →

Tags: CLASS and Show Notices, Commissions, house quilts, "dee mallon", Fiber Art, Barn, barn quilt, bjspoke, Finishing

simplicity vs. chaos10 comments

deedeemallon wrote 3 months ago: Start with a built-up cloth.  Decide ‘it’s too busy’. remember this? WIP pinned to … more →

Tags: house quilts, house, Moon, nine patch

It's so cold that...5 comments

deedeemallon wrote 4 months ago: It’s so cold that – ** Jack is doing his business in record time! ** Yesterday, at high … more →

Tags: Home & Garden, snow, New England, winter, record cold

overlays7 comments

deedeemallon wrote 4 months ago: Ah – one week in to the new year already, and I don’t even have an up-to-date calendar f … more →


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