Earth looks like an alien planet when viewed from above. (Possibly because none of us have viewed any other planets from ground level.) This beautiful image, of hills in the interior of China, came from the Earth View web browser extension. If you spend any significant time on a desktop computer, you should have this

Prefer a more urban feel to your abstractions? Check out my Pinterest board, Urban Entropy.

News: Next Saturday is OKC ZineFest!

When: Saturday, 10/29/22, 11 am - 5 pm
​Where: The Sanctuary, 2828 NW 10th St, OKC OK 73107​
​What: A gathering of local and regional zine-makers (me included) showcasing our wares.

I went to this last year just as a spectator, and it was so much fun. If you're in the OKC area and you love DIY publishing, this is definitely for you. Follow @okczinefest on Instagram for updates and info.

Not going to make it to the OKC ZineFest? Browse my online zine library! All 8 issues of Everything Sucks, So... are available in paper and digital format.

Quilting and Mapping

Anyone who's ever looked out an airplane window knows that quilts and maps just go together. They're abstract, geometric, but also organic, and depending where you look, you'll find both hard and soft divisions of space.

Just Around the Corner
​Deconstructed garments, found and other fabrics, machine pieced and quilted. 80 x 60 inches, 2017.
​Available from Cerulean Gallery.

My 2017 quilt Just Around the Corner was a dive into the history and geography of Oklahoma City's Deep Deuce neighborhood. Using maps ranging in age from the city's incorporation in 1894 to Google Maps, I created an abstract "map" of the area expressed in fabric. You can learn more about this project and see process photos on my website.​

Detail from Just Around the Corner.

Just Around the Corner is available from Cerulean Gallery. Contact Caroline at 214-564-1199 for purchase inquiries.

Here's another piece in which I encoded day-to-day events using the abstract language of fabric:

Quilt Diary 2016.10: Arrivals, Shelves on Shelves, Too Hot, and Garage Sale. Cotton fabrics, machine pieced and quilted with additional hand embellishment. 18 x 18 inches.
​Available from Cerulean Gallery. Contact Caroline at 214-564-1199 for purchase inquiries.

Technical Note for the Quilt Nerds

Both of these pieces were made using Quilt As You Go techniques. However, the method of joining blocks that I used in Just Around the Corner is the one I prefer. You can learn it in this video from Missouri Star. I also recommend the book Quilt As You Go Made Modern.

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A Deeper Dive

Want to continue exploring the connections between quilting and mapping? You can't do better than Valerie Goodwin's book Art Quilt Maps. I also highly recommend following Goodwin on Facebook - she shares the most interesting art!

A GIF For Those Who Read This Far

Fold yourself up in something cozy this week!​
xoxo Sarah