Susie Monday

Artist, maker, teacher, author, head cook and bottlewasher.

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The art I make is the result of a life-long love of pattern, texture and color. How I teach is a skill honed by experience (I started teaching creative arts to younger kids when I was 12). After earning a B.A. in Studio Arts from Trinity University, I helped lead an internationally recognized educational foundation, designed curriculum exhibits for schools and other institutions, wrote and edited for a major daily newspaper, opened the San Antonio Children's Museum and then, a dozen years ago, took the scary but essential (for me) leap to become a fulltime artist and art teacher.

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    Sep232012

    Dinner@8 Exhibit in Quilting Arts

    DateSunday, September 23, 2012 at 01:07PM

    This missive from Leslie Jenison and Jamie Fingal was in the mail today:

    We are thrilled to announce that the "Rituals" exhibit is prominently featured in the October/November 2012 issue of Quilting Arts Magazine.  Judy Coates Perez's work graces the cover which is a win-win for both Judy and d@8!  As a prequel to the article there is a Q&A with both of us about the history of d@8 and images of our Rituals quilts.  Between these two articles there are a total of 11 art quilts from our exhibit!

    The quilts in the article were hand selected by Vivika DeNegre, using the Art Call site (where you submitted your entries).  We both agree that this coverage is yet another indication that we have a knock-out exhibit.  We are very grateful for the generous coverage of our exhibit in Quilting Arts!  Congratulations to all of you and the amazing work you created for "Rituals," and to the artists whose work is featured in this issue:  Judy Coates Perez, Susan Brubaker Knapp, Jeannie Palmer Moore, Susie Monday, Loris Bogue, Barb Forrister, Gerrie Congdon, Karen Rips, and Virginia Spiegel.  It has been such an honor to be recipients of QA's generosity for three years in a row.

    There is an announcement and photos on the blog http://dinnerateightartists.blogspot.com/

     
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    Yesterday I received the current issue of "Quilting Arts". As I am reading through the 'rituals' pages, I come across this quilt by Susie Monday about cutting ones hair when bereaved. This was totally unkown to me. However, I lost my Mom on July 20, 2012. A couple of nights after, I looked in the mirror and say my Mom's face. I have worn some style of shoulder length or longer hair all of my life. My Mom's hair was very short. I just started cutting off my hair. For the next few days, I cut more and more. Today my hair is very closely cropped. Somehow it is helping me with the healing process. I never knew before that it was already a ritual. I appreciate this article very very much.
    September 23, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAnn E. Ruthsdottir
    Thank you so much for this touching comment. I am glad the piece found meaning for you. Grief is such a journey.
    September 25, 2012 | Registered CommenterSusie Monday

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