by Mary Kay Fosnacht Overland Park, KS 24" x 32" (61 x 81 cm) “Pivot Point” is the final piece in the three-part series, Conversing With...

This is the third piece in my series for Conversing with the Earth.  When hung together there is an environmental message to be read:...

The Carrier of Light in the Darkness   My conversation with the earth in the winter is much like every other conversation I have with...

by Jan Soules 24" x 32" (60 x 80 cm) This art quilt is a reflection on the devastating effects of climate change, focusing specifically...

For my third piece in the 3-part-challenge Conversing with the Earth I had one piece of mud cloth of a relatively decent size left. (I am...

My original plan was to devote my three quilts in this series to people who made significant contributions to human knowledge about the...

Sister Water 24" x 32" Daughter Air 24" x 32" Using the base elements of Earth, Fire ,Water and Air as my inspiration, I couldn't make...

Plastic Takeover 24" x 32" For this piece I wanted to address the growing problem of plastic waste in the oceans.  It’s an environmental...

Happy Place 24" x 32" It depicts my daughter doing what she loves best, working in the dirt with plants. A strong advocate and teacher of...

In the final piece of the series, Light – Day and Night , I explore the dynamic cycle of light. This textile collage reflects the...

This piece explores the unsettling relationship between industrial pollution and the natural world, focusing on toxic runoff and waste...

In December I wrote on my personal blog about Plans. and how they do change when situations develop, for whatever reasons. I was...

Bird Watch 24" x 32" "Nature photographers, bird watchers, animal tour enthusiasts, and nature artists all have their own ways of...

For me summer is linked to the Mediterranean Sea, especially to Greece where all my in-laws live. It was pretty easy to choose the colors...

REFLECTION This is the second in our series of Conversing with the Earth, as mentioned in my last blog, I am reflecting upon the small...

For my “Conversation with Earth” I took a broad view of the transformation of a significant feature of North American over time.   When...

“Save the Bees” I am continuing with the “at peril” theme for conversing with the earth.   Dear Earth, We rely on bees! The declining...

When I communicate with Earth, it is always with the Earth mothers or goddesses whom I engage with as the seasons shift. These goddesses...

In this second volume of Crossed Civilisations, ancient Greece meets Gaudi's Parc Güell (Barcelona). The images were created with the...

This quilt continues to explore the theme of climate change by depicting the devastating effects of the rise in greenhouse gases on the...