1/1/03

When Guidata came to me, she offered many opportunities for participation. Her free spirit just required a pair of wings. As I chronicled in the journal, I've experienced great integration of previous experiences and techniques and am weaving them into each of the dollz. For Guidata's wings, I used a technique that I "developed" (conjured with a touch of this and of that would be more like it): painted Bondaweb, fused between 2 layers of chiffon, then machine embroidered, then couching wire around the edge. I created this technique while creating a Lighthouse Angel quilt for my dearest Aunt Betty, who loves lighthouses and who was diagnoses with ovarian cancer. She is still going strong, and I offer Guidata's wings as a tribute to both of them.

1/1/03

From her journal:

I really got in to the journal aspect of Guidata. Maybe it was because of the extreme chaos in my life (in the middle of moving and remodeling) or that my fabric studio was quite dismantled, or maybe because of late I've really been drawn to journaling and paper-based art.

It looked to me like both Pam and Sherri had placed pictures of their real or imagined grandmothers in Guidata's pouch. I thought she was In The Company of Grandmothers. In the journal I pay tribute to my 2 grandmothers, my beloved Aunt Betty, and to many of the ideas I had for Guidata. Only some have come to pass...maybe others will be picked up by other grandmothers who care for Guidata.