When I was packing up the studio to go out west I came across some old slides and was instantly taken back to my needlepoint designing roots....It was 1972 when I started fresh out of college as an apprentice at the ANC ( American Needlework Center) ...I started in a little back room painting stock...my first piece to conquer and paint on stitch was four or five small purple hippos....above is my work area when I made it to the front room and designed custom work and stock for the ANC and the Madonna and Child is on of those first pieces...notice the small g after the WASH DC...that was my signature....boy does this all flood me with memories...in some ways it feels a million years ago and then in other ways seems just like yesterday...
these slides were like a little treasure i found...I have some of my first two apartments and some old family pictures and some of the first time I took care of my God Son Baby John....he is now almost 40...lol...woosh does time fly...
more memories later...
FYI....I am now in the WEST...no shit......Bethesda Chevy Chase/Washington Girl meets the West....we will talk later....I am a bit of a fish out of water...I can actually see the dam rocky mountains...Kanas...you wouldn't believe nothing could just take your breath away....
