BOOKS THAT I FIND INSPIRATIONAL

Anything by Ed Emberley.

Abstract Painting: the elements of visual language. Jane Davies. US: Jane Davies Publication, 2017.

Art is… Metropolitan Museum of Art. NY: Abrams, 2012.

The Guerilla Art Kit. Keri Smith. NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007.

How to be an Explorer of the World. Keri Smith. NY: Penguin, 2008.

Keep it Up, Cutie! A Not-Quite Self-Help Book. Anna Przy. NY: Rizzoli, 2024.

Learning by Heart: teachings to free the creative spirit. Jane Steward & Corita Kent, 2nd ed. NY: Allworth Press, 2008.

Liberated Quiltmaking. Gwen Marston. KY: American Quilter’s Society, 1996.

and anything else by Gwen Marston!

Patterns of Desire. Joyce Kozloff. NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1990.

Sins and Needles: a story of spiritual mending. Ray & Melanie Materson. NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2002.

Show Your Work!: 10 ways to share your creativity and get discovered. Austin Kleon. NY: Workman Publishing Co., 2014.

Syllabus: notes from an accidental professor. Lynda Barry. Quebec: Drawn & Quarterly, 2014.

What's Your Grief? Lists to Help you Through any Loss. Eleanor Haley and Litsa Williams. PA: Quirk Books, 2022.

WEB SITES OF INTEREST

Linda Farmer, CZT / Tangle Patterns http://tanglepatterns.com/

Clear Bags–containers/envelopes of all sizes

Social Justice Sewing Academy--https://www.sjsacademy.org/

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention--https://afsp.org/

Becka Rahn, Artist and Teacher--https://beckarahn.com/

VISIBLE MENDING ONLINE RESOURCES

May 2026