Author Archives: JoAnne Harris Hoffman

I I doubt that I am the only one with so many unfinished works of art that it’s hard to think of finishing all of them before starting a new project. I get requests for a piece, or there’s an auction that needs a donation, or an idea that needs to be executed immediately, soContinue reading “UFOs or WIPs”

I am not a writer and I don’t pretend to be one. So it’s hard for me to write a blog on any kind of regular basis, hence, it’s been over two years! Yikes! But today’s tech world demands that artists have a virtual presence, so people can know what we’re currently creating, so IContinue reading “I’m Back, sort of…..”

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” J.R.R. Tolkien While I have been an artist, a creative, in one way or another, all of my life, I came to Art Quilting not quite two years ago. I am in love with this medium and all itsContinue reading “My Struggle With Time”

Life is full of hard decisions and hard choices. So many choices are either all or none/either or, with no options for compromise. A choice with a win or lose, no in-between. Yet some decisions do have room for a compromise, so there is no total loss that occurs. I have recently had to makeContinue reading “Decisions, Decisions, Decisions”

The Oxford Dictionary defines Community as: a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. As an artist I work out of my house and I work alone (my two dogs keep me company but they don’t count, sorry Mickey and Lily). I spend many an hour allContinue reading “COMMUNITY”

May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung And may you stay forever young Bob Dylan Mock up for abstract design class I have been taking withContinue reading “Forever Young”

I have been able to make lemonade out of lemons with these Covid times. It forced me to retire from my part time job as a dental hygienist. Just before Covid forced us to stay home, I began my journey as a quilt artist. I had grown up sewing, my Mom taught me when IContinue reading “Starting Out”