Emerging after a long silence

It has literally been years since I have utilized this space. The last time I used it, I lived in New York City. It was during Covid 19 lockdown. I was making some really comfortable masks, where all of my supplies were donated by my community. I had a two for one deal, where every mask bought, supplied a mask, to a local essential worker. It was, truly, an amazing endeavor. I felt such grace to replace my income, to help my fellow city dwellers and to interact with my online community.

Since this time, I have moved to the suburbs, found in person work. I have also reorganized my engagement with social media. My use of it has dwindled quite a bit. Where it used to be fun and generative, it is now a place where I hesitate to involve myself. The billionaire owners have revealed their intention to use the space to confuse folks with news that is not worthy, charge for every interaction, and use every post and picture to feed insatiable artificial intelligence.

I have begun to long for the early internet days, where blogs kept us connected, as artists, who wanted community. I do not know if this is possible anymore.who reads blogs? But, here I am, considering the possibility. I have been daydreaming of creating an online appliqué class. I would like to start selling through Etsy again. I long for the connection I was able to create by maintaining a blog. Am I off my rocker?

The above artwork is part of my Unicorn series, which I am calling, The Unicorns are Coming. All fabrics are my hand printed cloth. Back in the day, I went to Facebook and I asked folks, ‘ What do you think of when you think of Unicorns. The responses I got were taken into consideration and I created a collection of fabrics that include motifs like, poppies, soft serve ice cream, apples, bubble gum machines, rainbows, and more. This endeavor changed the trajectory of my creativity and I have been immersed since. I feel even more gratitude! I wonder what might come next.