By the time you read this, I’ll be at the Portland Airport, waiting to fly home from the SAQA Fiberlandia conference. Usually it rains in Portland, but they are having a drought too, so it was mild and sunny this weekend.
My parents grew up in a little town called Molalla here, and my brothers went to school in Eugene. (Go Ducks!) I have lots of relatives who still live in the Portland area, so it is good to spend some time here.
One of the SAQA panel presentations was comprised of International Quilt Artists, from South Africa, Australia, Canada, France and Taiwan. Wherever I go, I meet artists who are part of SAQA, and they are always busy preparing for fiber art exhibitions around the world. I really have to admire how this extraordinary organization has expanded around the globe, and how they continue to educate and inspire quilt artists who aspire to something beyond a patchwork bedspread.
Also, the attendees of these annual conferences are a Who’s Who of the industry’s creative glitterati, so it is fun to hobnob with so many wonderful quilt/textile artists.
One of them is Terrie Mangat. The first time I met her we were on a shuttle going to Art Quilt Tahoe in the mountains, and the vehicle slid off the pass into a snow bank. I shared my emergency chocolate bar with Terrie and the other quilters in the shuttle, and by the time we were rescued, we were all fast friends.
I’ll be in Minneapolis in two weeks for Quilt Market, then our middle child Sam graduates from high school the following weekend. What a busy month!
Next weekend Mom, Sophie and I are going to an annual tradition – we wear fancy hats and go for a fancy tea party at a Victorian-era home in Longmont. (Hover Home) This Mothers Day Tea always has some kind of vintage fashion presentation, which we enjoy while munching on cucumber sandwiches and sipping from antique floral china teacups.
Do you have a multi-generation tradition for Mothers Day too?
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