Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey

Exploring the creative journey...MY creative journey...as expressed through textiles. What nurtures it, what blocks it? Inspirations, frustrations and "doing the work." Oh yes - and the occasional rant.

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Wednesday, February 04, 2026

Finishing Up The Collage Class

I've just finished the bonus class included in the free Collage Breakthrough series taught by Catherine Rains. Essentially, it was a rep...

Friday, January 30, 2026

Almost Done With Collage Class

I meant to finish this collage from the last lesson in this series over the weekend but I wasn't feeling it. As I sorted through the pap...

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Slow But Steady Progress

I've worked on the next session of the Collage Breakthrough course (Lesson 3) over more than one day. We're still using 3 pieces of ...

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

A Broken Promise

Collection of papers including some from sample packs of Khadi papers Not long ago, I made a promise to myself that I would quit being lured...

Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Wrapping Up, On To 2026

I made one last push of completing something before December was over and finished knitting the replacement sleeve for the eyelet cardigan. ...

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Did I Make It?

Click on picture for a larger view of the stitching Yes, I did! At about 5:00 p.m. Christmas, I put the finishing touches on the Joy Banner ...

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Merry Christmas

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About Me

The Idaho Beauty: I'm a native Idahoan who has finally returned home after many years of bouncing around the U.S. My "Idaho Beauty" trademark comes from a traditional quilt block name, appropriate for a homesick Idahoan in love with all aspects of quilting. In another life there were motorcycles. Now I content myself with following motorcycle roadracing. When that abates for the winter, I switch to figure skating. I've never had a pair of skates on, but I often dreamed up elaborate programs in my mind. Ah youth... I've always read, all kinds of things, fiction and non-fiction. I caught the bug for journaling from a HS English teacher, and the love of personal correspondence from my mother. I've almost always had a dog. I'm currently without, but the last version was a smallish black lab with an attitude big enough to make up for her size. There was some confusion about who was the master in this house. She'll be hard to replace. I appear to have a calling to create art, but I sometimes flounder in my quest. Thus I blog.

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