O.V. Speaks Quilts

We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, but May is one of the best. Many flowers are in full...

My quilt Stop Disappearing. Show Up and Speak Up! was juried into Georgia Celebrates Quilts, the East Cobb Quilt Show. The bi-annual...

My “Kissed By an Elephant” series was created as a metaphor for unspeakable joy. We love elephants in my family because they are strong,...

I am very happy with my pages in Quiltfolk Magazine, but there is never room for everything. The Quiltfolk photographers took some...

Although I was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 2001, I never had the opportunity to argue before the...

My new quilt Floating Flowers continues my exploration of panels, batiks and African fabrics. Floating Flowers measures 38 X 36 inches...

I truly believe in angels, both heavenly and earthly. I believe I am surrounded by my angels and the more the merrier. That is why I am...

My friend Laura calls panel quilts cheater quilts. I call them quickie quilts. I use them to balance out my masterpiece quilts that often...

The EmpowerHer -- Celerating Women in the Arts exhibit held a powerful and history making Artist Talk Saturday. The exhibit features over...

Recently, I shared my thoughts in a Continuing Legal Education presentation to the City of Atlanta Attorney’s Office. I spent my early...

Like nature, my creativity renews in the spring. Grateful that I survived the harshness of winter, I enthusiastically take on new...

We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, but March loves to tease us. One day it is hot, and...

In 2016 India and I traveled to China with Craftours. The crafting was memorable. We learned to paint in a bottle, paper cutting and...

In 2017 India and I traveled to China with Craftours. The crafting was memorable. We learned to paint in a bottle, paper cutting and...

Progress takes confidence and daring. Do you dare to ignore the stereotypes and step confidently where no woman has ever gone? Be the one...

My quilt Coffee Under a Blue Kenyan Sky has been sold and shipped to her new home in Tallahassee, FL. This quilt was inspired by my...

March is Women's History Month! Women are amazing creatures, and I plan to clebrate every aspect of our wonderfulness this month. Every...

Finding creative ways to celebrate Black History Month is always fun. The name of the game is just to be intentional about acknowledging,...

I spent last week enjoying the annual AQS Quilt Show in Daytona Beach, Florida. Since I was treating it as a vacation, I opted not to...

If your circumstances are dire, you must dream powerfully. Or as my quilt puts it, Dream Like Crazy. Your heart's desire starts with a...