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"Between Portals" - Uta Lenk
My absolute total favorites pictures of a window are the paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe of a window in her New Mexico home. This photo is...

Uta Lenk
May 24, 20222 min read


Kitchen Windows and My fascination with stovetop
My inspiration photo was taken at a reclaimed architecture store in Baltimore. While waiting for a friend I discovered a cache of vintage...

Susan Callahan
May 24, 20222 min read


Over and under - Allison James
The Holme Valley, where I live in the UK, has a long history of textile production with two main types of woolen cloth being...
Allison James
May 24, 20222 min read


Bluebeard's Castle
Just as for everyone else it took me quite a time to settle down on the interpretation of this theme. Until I was 18 or so, I wanted to...
Ildiko Polyak
May 24, 20223 min read


Days of Tranquility
16" x 32" / 40cm x 81cm When I first started to think about this challenge I was thinking about all the doors I have photographed on our...

Heather Bennett
May 24, 20221 min read


Let the Light in
Let the Light in © Alexandra Kingswell, 2022 Our challenge: Doors, Windows and Portals I always begin with my colours. And a vague idea...
Alex Kingswell
May 24, 20221 min read


The Guardian - Teresita Leal
When I decided to design a door, the first thing that came to mind was the one in my grandmother's house. It was a solid, dark wooden...
Teresita Leal
May 24, 20221 min read


Nature does nothing uselessly - Aristotle
Ceramic Garden Portals 32" x 24" Julie Haddrick Nature finds its portals amongst the ceramic ornaments and the discarded curios in my...
Julie Haddrick
May 24, 20221 min read


Styx second challenge piece
20Perspectives second challenge theme is "Doors, Portals and Windows" and the size requirements are Styx by Paula Rafferty detail of Styx...
Paula Rafferty
May 24, 20222 min read


No special materials required
For the Jewish people there is no place more holy than the remaining Western Wall of the ancient temple of Jerusalem. Prayers and pleas ...
Phyllis Cullen
May 24, 20221 min read


Take Me Away! - Sidnee Snell, USA
When I think of portals, I think of escaping – perhaps to the beach, or the mountains or just a quiet cozy corner with a good book. And...
Sidnee Snell
May 24, 20221 min read


Window Shopping by Jan Soules
When our new theme of windows came up, I immediately thought of a wonderful photo I had taken in Paris several years ago. It was on a...
Jan Soules
May 23, 20221 min read


Past the Shutters
My piece for the theme windows, portals and doors is based on a photo that I took in Ecuador. I loved the various shades of green on the...
Marie McEachern
May 21, 20221 min read


Other Worldly Portals
I find the words ‘window’ and ‘door’ rather mundane. I can easily visualize any number of them I’ve encountered in the last week or...
Cindy Brendzel
May 19, 20221 min read


That's how a new series emerged!
Since I've already worked on several series with the theme of "windows and openings", it wasn't hard for me to get into this theme of...
Anne Bellas
May 16, 20222 min read


"C-Thru" -- Portals Theme--14" x 31.5"
My wall hanging “C-Thru” plays off the basic idea of a portal as an entry point or entry way, rather than the more formal door or window...
Kathie Kerler
Apr 28, 20222 min read


Working on the next challenge
The next challenge we are facing is to make a piece on the theme "Doors and Windows". I decided to make a door-door, without any twists...
Teresita Leal
Apr 14, 20221 min read


A slice of the Pont Neuf
Here´s my contribution to this fun challenge I worked with raw edge appliqué, a technique with which I find myself very comfortable And...
Teresita Leal
Mar 26, 20221 min read


The bridges of life
I planned to make a second version of my bridge. Here it is. “Les ponts de la vie”. hand-dyed cottons and organza, machine pieced and...
Anne Bellas
Feb 22, 20221 min read


"Bridging Relationships" by Mary Kay Fosnacht
16.5” x 20” (42cm x 51cm) The word “bridge” is inspiring to me, not as a concrete structure or a noun, but as a verb. I think of bridging...

Mary Kay Fosnacht
Jan 28, 20221 min read
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