My Soccer Art

Over the weekend, we decided to clean out the basement and get rid of all the clothes and equipment that grows over the years.



I have been and can truly, literally and actually say that I was a Soccer Mom. My daughter has played soccer as a little tike and an adult. She played AYSO soccer, Club Soccer , HighSchool Soccer, Collegiate Soccer and Professional Soccer in Sweden. My husband and I have attended just about every game. I can not remember a weekend that we were not on a soccer field. We have collected so many teeshirts, it is scary. I put all the decent teeshirts and that represents the team that my daughter has played on over the year in a plastic bin, with the intention of creating a tee-shirt quilt. But as I started pulling out soccer equipment from soccer bags I pulled out other clothing items and the creative thought processes started.



I am creating my own challenge and I am calling it "My Soccer Art" My objective is to make a piece once a month and document the processes, but first I must complete the wall hanging for my daughter's new apartment and a "auction item" for the family reunion.

Screen Printing

This past Sunday, I took a screen printing class at The Needle Shop here in Chicago. It was totally awesome and addictive. We made our own screens and worked with existing screens. My daughter has started her own business "Leap Health and Fitness" and had a logo created. I took her logo and created a screen. I printed the logo on a couple of teeshirts and wha la !!

I am totally hooked.

Men Can Quilt

How exciting to know that you have a relative that is a noted quilter in our family, Ira Blount. Ira is my mother's oldest living relative 92 years old and still quilting. I googled Ira and learned that there was a DVD documentary chronicling Ira' s life, "The Common Threads That Bind". I have been trying to obtain a copy from the people who created the DVD. I also contacted Ira via email and he graciously sent me copies of his work and an a origami card that he created. He is quite a craftsman. This is the link to an article about Ira, what an accomplishment: http://capitalcommunitynews.com/CCN_Website09/images/papers/EOR/Jul/0709/PDFs/32-33_EOR_0709.pdf

In addition to quilting, Ira has many talents: Origami, Tin punching, Calligraphy, Pen and Ink Drawing, Beaded Pouch, Woven Top Footstool, Baskets, Exotic Wood Carved Boxes.

The family reunion is coming up the 4th of July weekend and I was hoping to be able to meet Ira personally, but his health is an issue and I won't get the opportunity to meet this family celebrity but I am really proud of him.