Not up to blogging 10-23-15

Sorry that I have been silent.  What I have been doing is coughing my head off.  I caught the terrible "coughing" sickness  (probably at Palm Springs) and it has laid me low since Tuesday.  Along with the incessant coughing, I have a headache and the brilliant daylight is bothering my vision.  I'm a mess. These bugs always hit me hard, so I have been resting in bed,  taking Tylenol for the headache and cough syrup with codeine, along with antibiotics.  And also drinking plenty of fluids. Needless to say nothing has happened in my life the last six days, except being sick.  I can't sew and can  just barely read a page in my current novel.  Fortunately, KoKo is here to keep me company.  I imagine he misses his walks, but we walk around the backyard half dozen times a day.   I'll be better soon and back to walking and blogging.

Posture exercises:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2TLBkFnP0&feature=youtu.be

This is fun

http://play.smilebox.com/SpreadMoreHappy/4e444d784d4463324d6a413d0d0a

Here are three exhibits you may have missed:

My Inner Self-Portrait (this exhibit was shown at Oasis in Palm Springs)
https://vimeo.com/user13849930/review/141977347/9c8c1e7486

Shaped by Fiber and Boundless https://vimeo.com/user13849930/review/135429207/e49f15daec

Eye of the Artist
https://vimeo.com/user13849930/review/135427882/dac1eaa7ff 

Winners at PIQF.  Unfortunately they failed to say which awards for each quilt.  http://play.smilebox.com/SpreadMoreHappy/4e444d784d7a63794d6a633d0d0a

More PIQF quilts:  (Pacific International Quilt Festival) http://play.smilebox.com/SpreadMoreHappy/4e444d784e4467324d44673d0d0a

Kathleen Probst quilt in TCQC

I drove down to San Diego yesterday for the opening of "Interpretations" the newest exhibit at Visions Art Museum.  There were 14 of the 31 artists at the opening - always fascinating to hear them talk about their work.  One of them was Kathleen Probst of Idaho who flew down for the weekend.  I had the pleasure of her company at dinner and again at lunch today.  What she does is very modern, although she doesn't consider herself a "modern" quilt artist - just an artist.  This is one of her pieces in TCQC which I added several years ago. 

 

Wings #2: Pairing Up  Kathleen Probst 2012  27.75"x 28.5"