This week is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and for those of you who are home (and probably sewing face-masks) it is a time to contemplate our priorities around the environment, and the future of the planet for the sake of our children and all living things.
For those of you who contributed to my GoFundMe project, you should have received an invite to a private Earth Day webinar at 10 am MDT on this Weds April 22, which is Earth Day. I will send out one more reminder through GoFundMe before then. Thanks to you, we raised over $4000 for Earthworks, and my quilt “Rocky Mountain Poison” (part of the “Water is Life” exhibit which premiered at the UN in Geneva) has been acquired by the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln Nebraska. A very heartfelt thank you to the anonymous donor who contributed an additional $1K to this fundraiser effort.
Because of this quilt, many opportunities have come my way, including an invitation to curate an exhibit at IQM. Right now the opening reception “For the Love of Gaia” is planned for Friday June 26, and we have a stellar list of artists participating in this invitational exhibit. I will be discussing this project with our donors on Earth Day, and discussing how artist-activists can have a powerful voice to communicate conservation messages to their viewers.
Please do share our Mask-Making info-page with anyone who might be interested in sewing face masks or other PPE for their community. eQuilter is still a collection point for our local sewing volunteers to drop off masks for healthcare and frontline workers in Boulder County. I’ve been dropping off masks to the hospital and other clinics, nursing homes, etc. several times a week, thanks to the generosity of our local army of sewing volunteers. We are shipping out thousands of yards of elastic all over the country, and donating hundreds of yards locally. Our buyers are working hard to keep all the specialty fabrics and PPE supplies in stock for those of you committed to the mask-making effort. Thank you.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
