Indulgences are treats we give ourselves. And if you're lucky, those indulgences are the threads, the fibers if you will, that hold your life together and help give it meaning.
Who am I?
I'm a quilt designer, author and public speaker. My most recent book is Pineapple Stars: Sparkling Quilts, Simply Pieced, published by C&T Publishing. I'm excited by and grateful for the response to the book -- it's now in it's second printing. (Email me if you're interested in an autographed copy for yourself or a friend.) So my first fiber indulgence is for fabric and thread.
I'm a paper addict who works for Paper Source as their National Workshops Coordinator. I find that the Paper Arts are a compatible art form to my Quilt Art. It's still line and color and texture. Paper, which we so often take for granted but which like fabric is also created from fiber, is a growing indulgence for me.
I'm a daughter, sister and aunt. Though I live in the wonderful windy city of Chicago, I still miss my parents in Missouri and my sister in South Carolina. My one niece is at Carleton College in Minnesota and my other niece is at a statewide math & science magnet school in South Carolina. They're both cool. I regularly need to indulge in family, for they are the fiber that grounds me.
I’m a cancer survivor and have been from the moment I was diagnosed with a non-hodgkins lymphoma in 2005. It doesn’t define me, but it does influence who I am. The fiber of friendship has been critical in my recovery and I indulge in these people -- yes, you -- as often as possible.
I’m Sharon. Thanks for indulging me.
Congratulations on your blog! Have fun with it, and be sure to share your art with everyone - we want to see!
Julaine
Posted by: Julaine | 26 December 2006 at 03:58 AM
Happy New Year and happy blogging, Sharon! Have been thinking of you recently...congratulations on the second printing!! Hooray for you!
I'm looking forward to reading your blog regularly.
warmest regards,
Rayna
Posted by: rayna | 26 December 2006 at 05:27 AM
Congratulations, Sharon, and well done!
Posted by: Fulvia | 26 December 2006 at 06:56 AM
Hope you find blogging as "indulgent" as I do! Looks great and I'm looking forward to future entries.
Terry
Posted by: terry grant | 26 December 2006 at 07:53 AM
I like your blog and am thinking of starting one also.
I use either safari or firefox depending on the weather(seriously). My operating system is mac os 10.4.8
Posted by: syd | 26 December 2006 at 09:20 AM
Welcome to blogland!! It looks great. I am so glad you are using typepad - blogspot is driving me nuts when I try to leave a comment. I will now add you to my blogrolling.
Posted by: Gerrie | 26 December 2006 at 09:32 AM
Sharon,
It was such a joy to meet you in Switzerland! Good luck with your blog, I'm sure it will be as interesting to read as it was to speak with you in person!
Posted by: Beth | 26 December 2006 at 09:55 AM
Your blog looks very proffessional! congrats!
aurora
Posted by: Aurora Fox | 26 December 2006 at 03:58 PM
Sharon...the blog looks awesome, and no problems for me on Firefox on PC (and soon to migrate to ...hooray ... firefox on a Mac!).
You look fantastic.... and your attitude is one of the reasons why your recovery has gone so well. I'm proud of you even though I barely know you!
Posted by: Sarah Ann Smith | 28 December 2006 at 06:52 AM
Sarah is trying to teach me how to comment.
Posted by: Anne Rexroad | 01 January 2007 at 07:03 AM