26 Feb 2010
Just a little wave in case you haven’t looked over the link list in the right sidebar lately.  Many have asked “Why so many…?”  Well, I AM a teacher and shameless collector of information. So, the easiest way to share info for me is to simply send the curious or seeking to my [...]

25 Feb 2010
It’s funny… as I create the work for the online tutorials, I began to notice how NOT like me the images are. I’m a “6-footer” as one of my bff’s calls me, red-auburn hair, 135lbs… words like “different” or “striking” get used a lot. So as I looked at the latest in the [...]

16 Feb 2010
Just when I thought I was finished applauding and bravo-ing my amazing friends for their activism on behalf of the Haitians who are putting their lives back together, I tripped over David Littler’s report on the Sampler-Culture Clash blog detailing how Ele Carpenter is raising money in San Francisco through her Open Source [...]

14 Feb 2010
And from out of the studio…  the Metallics & Wire Work for Embroidery is coming to life. I’ve found as i work with various gauges of wire that it’s quite like working with thread. Once you get used to the different tension, the “strands” can be manipulated just like floss- and the effects [...]

5 Feb 2010

We can best help you prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods
- Virginia Woolf
Back in the day when I was performing spoken word events and teaching writers how to prepare their poetry for public performance, I found myself rushing [...]

1 Feb 2010
And to give this occasion an air of dignity… a Stitch(ed) poem!
Whether weaving web
or thread
or strand,
True stitching manifests
heart
through hand.
-victoria
Now be inspired and get yourself some stitchy!