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"KPK menahan Miranda di ruang tahanan KPK yang baru saja selesai dibangun.

This love is unbreakable :)

Ketikaku harus menangis karena cinta, tak ada seorangpun yang menanyakan kenapa. Tak akan ada yang peduli tak akan ada yang mau tahu. Aku jatuh, walaupun aku merasa aku harus bertahan. Saat yang tak mudah kulalui dalam hidupku, sesulit apapun yang kurasakan aku harus bisa lebih baik.

Sampai pada suatu saat, saat dimana aku kembali tersenyum menatap wajah itu. Sosok yang selama ini kudambakan, sosok yang selama ini aku harapkan. Tak pernah kumenduga betapa indahnya saat dilalui bersamamu. Tak pernah kumembayangkan betapa bersyukurnya semenjak ku menemukanmu. Semua itu telah kurasakan saat ini. Saat dimana kita tertawa bersama, menangis, marah, khawatir, takut, dan canda tawa. Kau... benar-benar indah. Kau... benar-benar segalanya.

Disaat kita tertawa canda tawa yang selalu menghiasi langkah kita, aku benar-benar bisa merasakan ketulusan cintamu disana. Juga disaat kita takut, yang terpaksa membuatku menangis dihadapanmu disanalah aku bisa benar-benar merasakan kepercayaan itu kepadamu.

Aku ingat saat pertama kita bertemu, 21 agustus 2010. Hari yang tak pernah kulupakan sepanjang umurku, kau datang membawa rasa yang kemudian aku bisa berkata “aku yakin kamu”. Hal yang benar-benar dapat membuatku tertawa sendiri, kenapa aku mencintai orang yang pertama kali bertemu. Kenapa aku bisa seyakin ini. Itu semua terjawab “ya.. memang aku benar-benar tulus mencintainya”. Aku tak tahu sendiri apa yang ada dibenakku waktu itu. Ketika ku tatap senyumu begitu yakinnya aku dan percaya kelak kita kan bersama. Ketikaku mendengar semua ucapan manismu, aku yakin kelak nanti kau bisa benar-benar menjaga semua yang kuberi. Dan aku sangat berharap ketika aku harus terpaksa menangisi semua yang pernah kualami, disanalah ada seseorang yang selalu mengusap tangisku tersenyum dan berkata “ada aku disini”.

17 September 2010, setelah kita benar-benar memahami apa yang ada dalam diri kita masing-masing kita dipersatukan untuk menjalani hidup bersama. Saat senang, susah, takut, tawa riang, kita lalui dengan senyuman. Tak pernah  kau tinggalkan kata “aku sayaang kamu” aku selalu tersenyum dan dalam hati menangis haru. Semua harapanku terwujud, semua yang kudamba kan tercipta disini. Matamu yang selalu melukiskan betapa kau sangat mencintaiku, itu sangat membuatku merasa bahagia dan lebih baik. Kau berikan cinta kau berikan sayang, yang sebelumnya tak pernah kutahu. Hidupku menjadi lebih berarti, lebih dari segalanya karenamu. Hidupku seakan baru. Dan itu semua semenjak ku menemukanmu. ^_^

Terimakasih, kau telah buatku merasa orang yang paling bahagia melebihi apapun. Terimakasih kau beri seutuhnya cintamu untukku. Betapaku menjadi orang yang merasa mencintai cinta tanpa harus menangis dan merintih sakit. Terimakasih kau selalu menjadikan sandaranmu lah yang paling nyaman untukku, ketikaku harus menangis kau selalu mengusap tangisku, kau selalu menunjukkan kesungguhanmu padaku. Terimakasih, sayaang, kau selalu tunjukkan bahwa kau yang terbaik untukku. Dan cintamu itu, yang begitu sempurna untukku, yang membuatku yakin cinta kita kan selamanya. Terimakasih, kau selalu ada untukku apapun saat-saat itu kau selalu ada. Bagiku kaulah yang terindah, kaulah segalanya, kaulah cintaku.

Artist Profile: Jane LaFazio

Jane LaFazio
San Diego, CA

1. What other ideas for this theme "rituals" did you have? Yoga, a cup of coffee in the morning, a glass of wine at night, walking in my neighborhood.

2.  Are you involved in any community or group projects where you donate your work?  if yes, what project or projects? http://mundolindobeautifulworld.blogspot.com/ is near and dear to my heart. It’s a once a week, afterschool art program, free for 5^th and 6^th graders. I created it and have taught the kids from 6 years. I also regularly donate artwork and time to the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation.

3.  Do you belong to a small group of like-minded artists?  yes/no  Name/where?  What is the best part of being part of an art group? I have in the past and it’s wonderful! To learn and share and be supported in a group of fellow artists is divine.

4.  Are you a member of a professional art organization, such as SAQA?  Have you ever held a volunteer position in the organization, and if so, what?  I am a member of SAQA (and have been a rep) and Visions Art Museum (and have been on the board) and in the past, San Diego Watercolor Society (as board member and president).

5.  What is your favorite palette of colors that you use in your work?  Name 5.  Name 5 of your least favorite colors? I don’t have a favorite palette. Sometimes I work in monotones, creams, whites ecru. Sometimes it’s earth colors of rust, gold and warm brown. My sketchbook has pages full of oranges, reds and yellows along with the blue, purple turquoise pages. I love grey and would like to use it more in my work, but I always forget about it!

6.  Describe your creative work space in 20 words or less.  Are you messy or tidy?  Messy. When I’m in a whirl of creativity for a project, my desk (and often the floor) gets piled high with materials for whatever I’m working on. It’s a bad sign when I must move from my studio to the dining room table to complete something!

7.  What is your creative process?  Think, draw, design, make or right to the design? I think color comes first. For my fiber work, I’ll often pick the materials first and let the color scheme appear from what I’m drawn to at that moment. Then it’s right to work, with only a vague feeling for what the piece might become.

8.   Is there a particular object or shape that shows up repeatedly in your work?  Why? Nature (leaves, flowers, vines) Circles.

9.   If you had to choose a favorite artist from another media, who would it be, and why?  John Singer Sargent, David Hockney and Gustav Klimt.

10.  Have you written a book related to Art Quilts and Quilting or have an instructional DVD?  If so, can you tell us the title or titles?   “From art journaling to art”

“The Small Art Quilt”

11.  Do you make art full time?   If you have another career, would you describe what you do? and how you incorporate art into your life? Yes. I make art and teach art full time and have for the past 13 years. I LOVE it!

12.  What is your most thrilling news to date in relation to your art quilt life?
Including the wonderful run I’ve at with the Dinner @ 8 exhibitions, being accepted into Quilt Visions 2010 was a big deal, and I’m always thrilled when I’m published.

http://JaneLaFazio.com/

Artist Profile: Cynthia St. Charles

Cynthia St. Charles

Billings, Montana

1. What other ideas for this theme "rituals" did you have?   I do a lot of work featuring petroglyphs - ancient rock art, and I really wanted to do a piece featuring the "rituals" of ancient North American people.  I take photos of any petroglyphs I find in my travels (and locally) and convert these to Thermofax screens.  I actually worked up and completed an entire petroglyph piece in the required dimensions, but it just didn't work with the tall, narrow format required for this show.  So, I had to start over with something more personal - my daily sunset gazing.

2.  Are you involved in any community or group projects where you donate your work?  if yes, what project or projects? I very frequently participate in calls for art for fundraisers at the Yellowstone Art Museum.  I have also long been a regular contributor to Virginia Spiegel's fiber art fundraisers for the American Cancer Society, and to the SAQA 12" Square Silent Auction.

3.  Do you belong to a small group of like-minded artists?  yes/no  Name/where?  What is the best part of being part of an art group?  I am the founder of a local small art group established 9 years ago.  The group goes by WAV, for Women of Artistic Vision.  The group has met monthly since our first meeting in September 2003, and many of the founding members are still involved.  I enjoy the casual nature of this group and the support we give to each other.  It has been exciting watching fellow member's careers develop over the past 9 years.

4.  Are you a member of a professional art organization, such as SAQA?  Have you ever held a volunteer position in the organization, and if so, what?   I am a member of SAQA.  I am currently curating a regional exhibition called "Broad Spectrum", which had a 7 week run in a lovely gallery at a Rocky Mountain College.  The show is now on it's way to Denver for the Denver National Quilt Festival in May.  I will be taking a position on the SAQA Exhibition Committee soon.

5.  What is your favorite palette of colors that you use in your work?  Name 5.  Name 5 of your least favorite colors?  This is  the most difficult question of the list!  My work is consistently multi-colored.  I have a large body of work in browns, some that are mainly red, and a lot that are basically green.  I never met a color I didn't like.

6.  Describe your creative work space in 20 words or less.  Are you messy or tidy?  My studio space is utilitarian.  It is spacious, with good storage and lots of  roomy work surfaces for various tasks.  I feel fortunate to have a wet studio attached.  I am incredibly messy, a multi-tasker and tend to have many projects going at once.

7.  What is your creative process?    Most of my ideas come to me as a brain flash.  I will do a quick sketch of my overall idea, just to get it on paper, but I rarely look at the sketchbook again during my process.  I tend do a lot of mental work and research when I get stuck.  Much of my work is very surface design driven.  I have discovered I am really a printmaker at heart.  I am integrating my fabric printing processes with my art quilting on a grand scale with a new series.  I have made over 30 block printed quilts in the past 6 months.

8.   Is there a particular object or shape that shows up repeatedly in your work?  Why?   Spirals and circles.  Sheesh!  I wish I could explain my attraction to these shapes, but I can't - and I can't seem to create anything without them!  I have been told they are feminine symbols.  Maybe so, but I just find them fun - especially sprials!

9.   If you had to choose a favorite artist from another media, who would it be, and why?  I really love the work of Hundertwasser, Monet, and Matisse.

10.  Have you written a book related to Art Quilts and Quilting or have an instructional DVD?  If so, can you tell us the title or titles?  I am preparing to record a DVD for Quilting Arts Worshop.  The title has not been decided yet, but the instructional video involves combining print making with art quilting.  I have done over 30 pieces in this style and am still finding the process exhilarating.

11.  Do you make art full time?   If you have another career, would you describe what you do? and how you incorporate art into your life?  I am a retired School Psychologist.  While working in the mental health field, I did textile art for my personal therapy.  When it became possible for me to take an early retirement, I took over a huge part of the basement of our home with my studio.  I spend pretty much every spare moment in my studio.  I love the ability to transition quickly from other life obligations right back to my work - something only possible because my studio is in my home.  I think this contributes to my tendency to be very prolific.

12.  What is your most thrilling news to date in relation to your art quilt life? Having work on the cover of Quilting Arts Magazine - twice now!  Big thrill both times, but the second time was most validating - made me feel that the first time wasn't just a fluke.

www.cynthiastcharles.com

http://cynthia-stcharles.blogspot.com/

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Artist Profile: Susan Fletcher King

Susan Fletcher King

Houston, Texas

 

1. What other ideas for this theme "rituals" did you have?  I had a wonderful idea about bedtime rituals that involved reading to your children before bed.  Unfortunately, the imagery just didn't work in the long vertical format, so I'm hoping to make that quilt in a different size at a later date.

2. Are you involved in any community or group projects where you donate your work? if yes, what project or projects?  I donate my work to to a couple of non-profit groups when I am able.  These include a nature center located here in Houston and  a rescue group for homeless pets.  Both of these groups hold annual auctions since they have limited funds and depend largely on community support. 

 

3. Do you belong to a small group of like-minded artists? yes/no name/where what is the best part of being part of an art group? Yes.  I belong to two different groups. The first group is called Fiber Voices which started as a splinter group from a larger bee.  I enjoy the small size of Fiber Voices and we are very supportive of each other as we try to do both individual and group projects.  The second group is called Out Of Bounds and I count myself as being very lucky in that I was invited to join.  This group is a bit larger with approximately a dozen members.  Although started mainly as a critique group, Out Of Bounds also holds semi-regular play dates for low pressure fun and experimentation. 

 

4. Are you a member of a professional art organization, such as SAQA? Have you ever held a volunteer position in the organization, and if so, what? No, not at this time.
5. What is your favorite palette of colors that you use in your work? name 5 and your least favorite colors? name 5    I find myself particularly drawn to black and the cool colors - blues, some grays and greens.  I LOVE acid green although I can't always justify using it in my work.  I often have to force myself to work with the warm colors - orange is particularly difficult and I really make a conscious effort to "friend" it.

6. Describe your creative work space in 20 words or less. are you messy or tidy? My studio is small so I try to keep it clean and clear.  Sometimes I am less successful at this.

7. What is your creative process? think, draw, design, make or right to the design?    Sometimes it may take a process of sketching from thumbnails to larger, fully planned drawings while other times I can bypass the drawing stage and go right to the fabric.   Either way, I always have some idea in mind and so the conversation between myself and my art begins. 

 

8. Is there a particular object or shape that shows up repeatedly in your work? Why?  I wish I had a "signature" element but it hasn't happened yet.

9. If you had to choose a favorite artist from another media, who would it be, and why?  My favorite living artist is Maggie Taylor - what she does is amazing!  Each piece is like a story  and not always a predictable story!   And I adore Maxfield Parrish.  Perhaps because of my background as an illustrator, but without a doubt, I really love to get lost in his art.  I love the scale of his large paintings and the luminosity that they have.

10. Have you written a book related to Art Quilts and Quilting or have an instructional DVD? If so, can you tell us the title or titles? No books or DVDs as of now.

11. Do you make art full time? If you have another career, would you describe what you do? and how you incorporate art into your life?  Art is as full-time as I can make it.  I juggle the mother/wife duties and fit my art time in between that.  If I weren't doing art, I'd need a therapist!

12. What is your most thrilling news to date in relation to your art quilt life? I am always excited if someone buys my art.  I recently found out that at least two patrons of the art gallery where my work is shown actively buy and collect my artwork and are notified of any new work of mine when it comes into the gallery.  That was inspiring and ego-boosting!

 

www.susanfletcherking.com

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Artist Profile: Desiree Habicht

Desiree Habicht

Riverside, CA

1. What other ideas for this theme "rituals" did you have?  I had so many I had a hard time narrowing it down. Painting/sketching daily, Christmas morning rituals were a few of my ideas.

2.  Are you involved in any community or group projects where you donate your work?  if yes, what project or projects? Yes, I recently donated my artwork and gardens for touring to the Riverside County Medical Centers Child abuse and neglect unit for their May 2012 annual fund raiser. I also support SAQA by donating auction quilts every year, as well as Visions Art Quilt Museum and the Alliance for American Quilts.

3.  Do you belong to a small group of like-minded artists?  yes/no  Name/where?  What is the best part of being part of an art group? Yes, I belong and co-lead a small art quilting group called Sub-Q (Subterranean Quilters). It is a safe place to explore and try new techniques as we challenge and support each other as we stretch and grow.  

4.  Are you a member of a professional art organization, such as SAQA?  Have you ever held a volunteer position in the organization, and if so, what? Yes, I belong to SAQA as well as other professional art organizations such as Riverside Art Museum, PAAR (Plein Air Artists of Riverside), PSSC (Pastel Society of Southern California),The Art Colony and Watercolor West. I currently hold the position of Education and Programs Chair for PAAR . 

5.  What is your favorite palette of colors that you use in your work?  Name 5.  Name 5 of your least favorite colors? I usually use strong, bright, very saturated colors in my work, greens, oranges, reds, yellows and usually black. My least favorite colors are pastels or soft values of any color.  I guess I like to scream it from the rooftops verses whispering it from the streets.

6.  Describe your creative work space in 20 words or less.  Are you messy or tidy? 

Oh man, I hate to say this but lately my workspace is very MESSY! My husband has threatened to start a show called fabric hoarders! I start a project with a tidy workspace but it is soon messy, then I clean it before I start a new project. When I have multiple projects or a tradeshow coming it is in a constant state of mess. 

7.  What is your creative process?  Think, draw, design, make or right to the design? I think about the project or idea for awhile. Allowing my mind to play and come up with ideas then I work it out on paper, making sketches of different ideas and layouts etc. Then I will continue to expand and continue making changes as I am designing and assembling the project, its always a work in progress, like me.

8.   Is there a particular object or shape that shows up repeatedly in your work?  Why?
I like soft lines and organic shapes, there is a organic flow and rhythm to them.

9.   If you had to choose a favorite artist from another media, who would it be, and why?  It is always changing but right now I love Alvaro Castagnets work, its bold and strong, and he has dared to work outside the box of traditional watercolorists. Challenging the rules and ideas set down by the purists and traditionalist. Isn't that what all of us art quilters are doing every time we create a new piece?

10.  Have you written a book related to Art Quilts and Quilting or have an instructional DVD?  If so, can you tell us the title or titles? Yes, I wrote one, but never published it, its on my bucket list!

11.  Do you make art full time?   If you have another career, would you describe what you do? and how you incorporate art into your life? Yes, I am a full-time artist, I love waking up everyday and being able to create something beautiful.

12.  What is your most thrilling news to date in relation to your art quilt life?  I have three of my art quilts coming out in a new book called Designs in Art Quilts to be released in the spring of 2013, all three quilts featured are from Jamie and Leslie's invitational exhibits, Edges, The Space Between and Beneath the Surface! The other exciting thing was that my art quilt "Crepe Paper Poppies" was made into a art tile, 6"x16" for use in interiors. The tiles turned out beautiful and I have ordered more so I can tile some of the rooms in my house! 

www.desireesdesigns.com
http://desireesdesigns.blogspot.com

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Artist Profile: Cindy Cooksey

Cindy Cooksey,

Irvine, California

1. What other ideas for this theme "rituals" did you have? My other idea was "Seventh Inning Stretch." I was going to portray a baseball fan laden down with souvenirs from the game, belting out "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." But my photo booth idea seemed to fit the format better.

2. Are you involved in any community or group projects where you donate your work? if yes, what project or projects? I do from time to time: I helped make a group quilt for the Orange Public Library, and I've made auction quilts for the Alzheimer's Quilt Initiative, for example.

3. Do you belong to a small group of like-minded artists? yes/no Name/where? What is the best part of being part of an art group? Yes, a small group in Orange County. It's great to be in a group where you don't have to explain what it is that you do, and everyone else is as excited about making art as you are.

4. Are you a member of a professional art organization, such as SAQA? Have you ever held a volunteer position in the organization, and if so, what?  I belong to SAQA; my volunteering for them has been limited to sometimes helping out at their information table at Quilt Festival.

5. What is your favorite palette of colors that you use in your work? Name 5. Name 5 of your least favorite colors? It varies; in general I like vivid colors, like green, blue, red, orange, purple. I rarely use muted pastels, such as mauve, peach, dull greens, off-white. But sometimes they are just the right thing! I never say never.

6. Describe your creative work space in 20 words or less. Are you messy or tidy? My work space upstairs has evolved from a drawing/printmaking studio (in the 80's) to a quilting/sewing/ painting/printing/storing stuff space. I have another smaller space downstairs for strictly handwork, and all my buttons, beads, applique and embroidery threads are stored there, around a comfortable chair. Am I tidy? No.

7. What is your creative process? Think, draw, design, make or right to the design? I usually brainstorm first, then make a few rough sketches. Then I head to my fabrics and go from there.

8. Is there a particular object or shape that shows up repeatedly in your work? Why?  I used to use a lot of newsprint fabric and leopard fabric in my quilts. These days, I can't think of any particular thing that I repeat over and over.

9. If you had to choose a favorite artist from another media, who would it be, and why? I've always liked David Hockney. He's adventurous, curious, and likes to explore new ideas.  He also loves intense color, like me.

10. Have you written a book related to Art Quilts and Quilting or have an instructional DVD? If so, can you tell us the title or titles? No. I have been in some art quilt books, though, such as Quilt Visions 2002 and Embellished Mini Quilts.

11. Do you make art full time? If you have another career, would you describe what you do? and how you incorporate art into your life? When I'm not making art, I'm making crafts. I have become hooked on knitting and sewing "little" clothing ever since I became a grandma, two years ago. But I've always had one hand in art and the other in craft, from way back.

12. What is your most thrilling news to date in relation to your art quilt life? Well, it happened a while ago, but it was a thrill to have been accepted into Quilt Visions 2002. It had been a dream of mine since I began quilting 12 years earlier. Being First Runner Up in IQA's Artistic Expressions was also a big deal, and I got to go to France to claim my prize, but that was in the last millennium.
 

http://www.cindycooksey.com

http://www.cookseyville.blogspot.com/

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Artist Profile: Sarah Ann Smith

Sarah Ann Smith

Hope, Maine

1. What other ideas for this theme "rituals" did you have? 1.  Honestly, I struggled with this one!  My first idea was tea:  tea at the laptop in the morning reading the new messages, tea in the evening (decaf!) while reading a book, and maybe dog walkies at midday.  But I was bored with the idea before I began.   Shortly after the theme was announced, I began to exercise again after a nearly-two-year hiatus due to "too much life happening."  I decided to use some of the poses we do (or attempt with only middling success) in that class.
2.  Are you involved in any community or group projects where you donate your work?  if yes, what project or projects?  I've made small quilts that I donate to various causes, and donated about half the price for a large quilt I did for the local Middle School, "Be Inspired, No. 1" featuring people from U.S. history that inspire the students. 

3.  Do you belong to a small group of like-minded artists?  yes/no  Name/where?  What is the best part of being part of an art group?  Yes, The Frayed Edges.  One of the four of us, Deborah Boschert (also in this exhibit) has since moved away from Maine, but we keep in touch via a private yahoo group and get together on the years Deborah can return to Maine, as well as smaller meetings with the rest of us.  The friendship and the feedback are the best part of this group, whether in person or via the web.

4.  Are you a member of a professional art organization, such as SAQA?  Have you ever held a volunteer position in the organization, and if so, what?  Yes!  In SAQA and just joined the fundraising committee.

5.  What is your favorite palette of colors that you use in your work?  Name 5.  Name 5 of your least favorite colors?  My favorite colors are "Caribbean-inspired:"  aquas, warm greens, fuchsia, warm yellow to papaya, ultramarine.  But if I am working in a nature palette, then I use many greens, browns, blues, with sparkles of warm tones.  Least favorite:  by themselves, anything drab, dingy and muddy....though these are essential in setting off the bright, clear tones that I favor.  Without the tertiaries--the subdued colors--you risk having too much of a candy-colored rainbow.  The clear tones sparkle so much more when set against a toned or shaded background.

6.  Describe your creative work space in 20 words or less.  Are you messy or tidy?   Large.  Light.  Alternately tidy and messy (depending on where in the process I am).  Comfortable.  A refuge. All mine!

7.  What is your creative process?  Think, draw, design, make or right to the design?  Usually a design idea percolates in my head for a long time--my family life is so busy I frequently can't let a quilt out into the cloth as quickly as I would like.  Some quilts require more careful sketching and drafting than others, but usually I have a fairly clear picture in my head before I begin.

8.   Is there a particular object or shape that shows up repeatedly in your work?  Why?  Sinuous curves, circles, spirals, leaves...and I have no idea why!  I do find that I am much more drawn to organic, curvy shapes than to geometric and straight linear marks and shapes.

9.   If you had to choose a favorite artist from another media, who would it be, and why?    Winslow Homer--like him I visited the Caribbean and became infected with the colors!  David Hockney--for his use of color and for always pushing the limits and learning new things, for challenging himself.  August Rodin for the passion in his sculptures.  Claire Prebble of NZ for her metalwork in her art garments and costumes. The artists of the Sutton Hoo burial ship.  Clearly I don't follow rules well, either--just one is impossible!

10.  Have you written a book related to Art Quilts and Quilting or have an instructional DVD?  If so, can you tell us the title or titles?  I've written ThreadWork Unraveled, all about using thread on your machine for applique, threadwork and quilting, as well as articles for Quilting Arts and Machine Quilting Unlimited magazines.

11.  Do you make art full time?  Yes!  At least as much as I can.  If you have another career, would you describe what you do?  And I'm also mom and wife; used to be a Foreign Service Office in my previous life, and teach and write about quilting.  Happier now.   and how you incorporate art into your life?   I'm not sure how I could NOT have art in my life--inspiration is everywhere, all the time.  Driving our son to school, grocery shopping, even looking at the colors in the laundry basket can inspire.  On days when I am busy (most!), if I don't get to the studio, I at least try to read and think about art and designs--the mind is always going!

12.  What is your most thrilling news to date in relation to your art quilt life?  It's a three-way tie....winning a ribbon at IQA Houston and when Karey Bresenhan and  Nancy O'Brien Puentes purchased "The Tide is Hire" for the International Quilt Festival collection.   Thanks to everyone at Quilts, Inc., and the IQA for such inspiring shows.  The third and, in the greater picture, the best way:  our two sons' reactions to quilts made for or about them!

www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog

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Artist Profile: Pamela Price Klebaum

Pamela Price Klebaum
Ventura, CA

 1. What other ideas for this theme "rituals" did you have? My design wall hosts two pieces I started and had to suspend. Both are based on the rituals that I follow when creating a design. Lucky me, I will eventually have three Rituals pieces!

2.  Are you involved in any community or group projects where you donate your work?  if yes, what project or projects? I have donated work to The House Quilt Project for  military veterans. Creating those pieces made me very content.

3.  Do you belong to a small group of like-minded artists?  yes/no  Name/where?  What is the best part of being part of an art group? I am a member of three small art groups, Extreme Quilters (Ventura County), Fibervision (Santa Barbara County), and a group of eight (Ventura County). Cross-fertilization and stimulation are rampant, as is friendship.

4.  Are you a member of a professional art organization, such as SAQA?  Have you ever held a volunteer position in the organization, and if so, what? I am a Professional Artist Member of SAQA, and wrote and article for the SAQA Journal. I am also a member of the Surface Design Association.

5.  What is your favorite palette of colors that you use in your work?  Name 5.  Name 5 of your least favorite colors? I am in love with Chinese red and ochre. I consider black a color, so I guess I am in love with black, too. That makes three colors -- okay, add bronze and taupe, and those are my five fave colors. Least favorite? Kelly green, Army green, light purple, pink, and pink.

6.  Describe your creative work space in 20 words or less.  Are you messy or tidy? My studio is a spare bedroom with a distant view of the Pacific that keeps me calm and usually tidy.

7.  What is your creative process?  Think, draw, design, make or right to the design? I just read Jonah Lehrer's book on creativity, and found I am normal in that my design ideas usually pop up when I am in the bathtub, and not actively engaged in art-thinking! My next step is either the sketch pad or the computer or both.

8.   Is there a particular object or shape that shows up repeatedly in your work?  Why? I like figure drawing, because my figure drawing instructor was so inspirational. Figures seem to be a recurring central theme, along with digitally transformations photos of my art glass pieces.

9.   If you had to choose a favorite artist from another media, who would it be, and why? Paul Klee, because of his use of line.

10.  Have you written a book related to Art Quilts and Quilting or have an instructional DVD?  If so, can you tell us the title or titles? No.

11.  Do you make art full time?   If you have another career, would you describe what you do? and how you incorporate art into your life? I don't consider myself a full time artist, but I seem to dedicate most of my days to art. It's a way of being, really. Gardening, entertaining, art seems to drive all decisions.

12.  What is your most thrilling news to date in relation to your art quilt life? I can't get over the fact that people want my work in their homes. That really makes me smile. That, and cashing their checks to buy more stuff. 

http://pamprice.blogspot.com/ 

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Setiap customer di dunia berharap ketika dia berbelanja sesuatu, dia bukan hanya mendapatkan produk yang berkualitas tinggi tetapi juga pelayanan yang baik. Pelayanan yang baik ini dapat dibentuk bila sang customer merasakan sebuah pengalaman berbelanja yang remarkable atau bermakna. Remarkable Experience ini dapat diciptakan bila customer service yang kita miliki sudah mempunyai mindset yang baik akan pentingnya service itu sendiri. Untuk dapat menciptakan mindset yang baik seorang customer service sudah harus paham akan tingkatan-tingkatan atau heirarki kepuasan customer. Saya disini membagi tingkat kepuasan menjadi 4, Basic, Expected, Desire and Unexpected (B-E-D-U).

BASIC
Basic adalah tingkatan dasar dalam mengukur kepuasan. Basic bermakna segala sesuatu yang sudah menjadi dasar agar seorang customer dapat puas akan service kita. Contohnya begini : Ketika saya naik taxi saya akan memilih taxi yang bersih,aman,dan tidak berbau. Bila hal-hal ini dapat dipenuhi maka saya akan merasa puas dengan pelayanan yang diberikan.

EXPECTED
Expected adalah tingkatan kedua dalam hierarki kepuasan customer. Expected bermakna hal-hal yang kita harapkan ada tetapi jika tidak ada tidak mengurangi kepuasan kita. Contohnya : Ketika saya naik taxi saya berharap pengemudi taxi saya tahu jalan, saya berharap argonya berjalan dengan benar. Hal-hal tersebut adalah hal yang saya harapkan terjadi jika saya naik taxi. Hal-hal tersebut akan menambah nilai kepuasan saya dari sekadar Basic jika terpenuhi.

DESIRE
Desire adalah tingkatan selanjutnya dalam hierarki kepuasan customer. Desire adalah hal-hal yang hanya ada dalam angan-angan kita ketika kita mendapatkan service. Contohnya : Ketika saya naik taxi alangkah enaknya jika ada tv nya, alangkah enaknya jika ruangan untuk kaki saya luas, alangkah enaknya jika sang pengemudi mau memutarkan radio kesukaan saya. Hal-hal tersebut tidak saya harapkan terjadi dan hanya ada dalam angan-angan ketika saya menaiki taxi. Saya tidak akan kecewa jika hal tersebut tidak ada tetapi akan sangat senang jika ada.

UNEXPECTED
Unexpected adalah tingkatan tertinggi dalam hierarki kepuasan customer. Unexpected adalah hal-hal yang bahkan tidak kita bayangkan akan terjadi tapi terjadi. Contohnya begini : Ketika saya naik taxi, di tengah-tengah kemacetan di ambang waktu berbuka puasa,tiba-tiba sang supir taxi menawari saya dengan gratis sebuah aqua gelas dan beberapa potong kurma. Anehnya hal ini bukanlah suruhan dari perusahaan tempat supir tersebut bekerja melainkan kesadaraan dia sendiri. Lebih mencengangkan ketika saya tahu bahwa sang supir non-muslim dan dia mempersiapkan itu sebagai inisiatif sendiri. Hal seperti inilah yang akan membekas buat saya. Apa yang dilakukan sang supir mencerminkan klo dia sudah mendapatkan mindset yang baik akan service.

Hal-hal seperti inilah yang harus kita tanamkan kepada diri kita ataupun customer service untuk membuat customer kita bukan hanya loyal tetapi juga mampu menjadi advokasi kita di luar sana. Tentunya contoh yang saya sebutkan diatas masih harus disesuaikan lagi dengan bisnis anda dan juga relevansinya dengan keadaan sekarang. Selain itu usahakan rubah perspektif anda menjadi perspektif konsumen. 

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Artist Profile: Joanell Connolly

Joanell Connolly

Huntington Beach, CA

1. What other ideas for this theme "rituals" did you have?  The wedding ceremony was the theme that came to mind.

2.  Are you involved in any community or group projects where you donate your work?  if yes, what project or projects. I am currently  working with Quilts Of Valor.  I make the quilt top, provide the batting and backing, binding and a presentation bag. I have been teamed with a long arm quilter who puts it together.  These quilts are presented to wounded military persons.

3.  Do you belong to a small group of like-minded artists?  yes/no  name/where  what is the best part of being part of an art group? Yes, I belong to 2 groups.  I meet the first Friday of each month with a small group.  We bring in dinner, sit, visit, catch up and try to get some sort of art into the gathering.  And I have a group of 5 who meets in my studio every Tuesday morning and will have been meeting every Tuesday for 4 years this May.  I am thankful and thrilled to have  these woman in my life.

4.  Are you a member of a professional art organization, such as SAQA?  Have you ever held a volunteer position in the organization, and if so, what?  no

5.  What is your favorite palette of colors that you use in your work?  name 5 and your least favorite colors?  name 5.     Black and other colors is my favorite pallet.  Everything goes with black so I have no least favorites.

6.  Describe your creative work space in 20 words or less.  are you messy or tidy?    I have a converted 2 car garage for my studio/work space. Wet and dry projects happen in this space but not at the same time.  I am a messy person.

7.  What is your creative process?  think, draw, design, make or right to the design. I work spontaneously.    A dream, vision, image starts me off, that is all it takes.  I do no draw or plan beyond the stick figure stage and that is subject to change.

8.   Is there a particular object or shape that shows up repeatedly in your work?  Why?  I like squares - always have.  Last few years I have tried to add the word "peace" to each project (often it is hidden).

9.   If you had to choose a favorite artist from another media, who would it be, and why?   Do not have a favorite artist, would be hard to pick one single artist. 

10.  Have you written a book related to Art Quilts and Quilting or have an instructional DVD?  If so, can you tell us the title or titles?  no

11.  Do you make art full time?   If you have another career, would you describe what you do? and how you incorporate art into your life?  I have been making and selling "stuff" for 25 years.  I did my first art fair in 1988.  What I make has changed but I have been selling what I make with these hands for all those years. 

12.  What is your most thrilling news to date in relation to your art quilt life?    Truthfully, getting accepted to an exhibit and getting to show my vision.  Thank you Jamie and Leslie - you are my current most thrilling.

Website - joanell.com
Blog - joanellconnolly.blogspot.com

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Kita, Pendidikan, Skripshit, Dan Pengabdian

Saya harap menyiapkan secangkir kopi hangat yang nikmat atau teh hangat dan juga cemilan sembari menikmati artikel ini ^^

Tugas akhir (TA) atau lebih dikenal dengan istilah skripsi, thesis atau desertasi atau apapun itu, merupakan bagian yang tak terpisahkan dari jenjang pendidikan S1 hingga S3. Tapi mau dikemanakan tugas akhir itu?

Iseng-iseng saya menelusuri tiap-tiap perpustakaan yang ada di beberapa jurusan universitas yang ada di sumatera utara Medan sebagai sampel penelitian kecil-kecilan ini. Maka pemandangan pertama yang saya jumpai adalah anak-anak mahasiswa yang sibuk mencari literatur untuk kebutuhan bahan tugas akhirnya dan tumpukan tugas akhir yang sudah dijilid yang dibiarkan menggunung dan tertutupi oleh debu (jika sering dijadikan bahan literatur, maka tugas akhir itu tetap kelihatan bersih). Terlepas oleh stigma plagiat, 

Selidik punya selidik, dari tahun ketahun ada ribuan lulusan yang diwisuda oleh Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) seperti yang diberitakan di sini.

Wow, ribuan kepala yang diwisuda dari berbagai jenjang program seperti dari diploma, sarjana, pasca sarjana dan doktoral. untuk 1 universitas sebesar USU. Maka ada ribuan TA yang juga akan "digudangkan" juga dong, walaupun hanya sebagian sangat kecil pengabdian dari TA tersebut yang berguna bagi orang lain.

Bagaimana dengan jumlah pengeluaran untuk biaya pendidikan perkepala hanya untuk menggudangkan TA Anda ? Variasi antara 10 hingga ratusan juta rupiah tergantung jenjang pendidikan yang di ambil dan status perguruan tinggi apakah negeri atau milik swasta. Yang pastinya jumlah yang dibutuhkan hanya untuk sekolah di perguruan tinggi saat ini hingga mencapai diatas 10 jutaan Rupiah hingga diwisuda.

Belum lagi dengan dinamika dari satu kepala yang sedang kuliah juga membuat kepala yang lain juga ikutan kena getahnya seperti orang tua kita yang makin pusing memikirkan pinjaman uang karena tingginya biaya kuliah, dosen yang makin killer karena sudah lama kehilangan esensi pendidikan di kamus pendidikan di kepalanya, dan segenap pihak stakeholder yang makin merunyamkan sistem pendidikan karena motifnya sudah material UUD (ujung-ujungnya duit) diatas kepentingan mencerdaskan anak bangsa. Maka katastropi pendidikan di Indonesia terlihat jelas di perguruan tinggi di Medan hanya dengan kenyataan di depan mata bahwa ada tumpukan TA yang berdebu yang makin menggunung yang tinggal dibakar saja karena sudah tidak cukup untuk disimpan di gudang penyimpanan TA. Seperti inikah nasib akhir TA lulusan perguruan tinggi?

Tidak sedikit pengorbanan para mahasiswa semester capek ini menguras tenaga, waktu, pemikiran dan uang yang pinjam sana sini untuk  menyelesaikan penelitian TA mereka. Belum lagi mereka ini berhadapan dengan karakteristik dosen-dosen pembimbing yang punya warnanya masing-masing dan administrasi yang makin centang prenang dengan adanya uang pelicin layaknya birokrasi di jajaran pelayanan publik.

Semakin banyak karya para lulusan seharusnya makin membuat Indonesia makin maju kesejahteraannya karena atas tebakan logika sederhana akan menunjukkan adanya korelasi tersebut. Tapi kenyataan berkata lain, malah tidak menunjukkan korelasi itu tapi menimbulkan masalah baru yang bernama : PENGANGGURAN TERDIDIK ! Kasihan !

Idealnya, Tugas Akhir adalah bentuk representatif para terdidik ini untuk terjun ke masyarakat untuk mengabdi agar Indonesia makin sejahtera. USU saja memiliki tri darma pendidikan untuk menunjukkan visi mereka bahwa para lulusannya adalah terbaik bagi masyarakat awam sekitarnya. Sialnya, peran perguruan tinggi hanya sebatas meluluskan mahasiswanya dengan setumpuk tugas akhir kuliah. Setelah lulusan diwisuda, berfoto ria bersama teman-teman, orang tua dan sanak keluarga, mengadakan sukuran atau pesta maka habislah sudah tugas besar perguruan tinggi. Bagaimana dengan kelanjutan hidup para lulusan ini ? "Emang gue pikirin? Cari sendirilah ! " Kira-kira begitulah lepas tangannya perguruan tinggi dibalik brand nama  besar perguruan tinggi tersebut.  Brand nama perguruan tinggi hanya sebagai pemanis di sertifikat lulus kuliah saja. Tidak lebih dari yang diekspektasikan. Begitu juga dengan TA yang dibiarkan menumpuk yang makin dimakan usia, debu, bahkan rayap. Miris !

Bagaimana solusinya ? Saya meng-googling sistem pendidikan Finlandia dari beberapa blogger dan artikel sebagai bentuk contoh pendidikan terbaik di semua tatanan pendidikannya mulai dari sejak SD hingga perguruan tinggi (klik di sini dan di sini) . Kita perlu belajar tentang esensi Tugas Akhir kuliah untuk membentuk watak sebagai pembelajar bahwa saya, Anda, beserta para lulusan yang lain sedang dihadapkan oleh problematika kemasyarakatan. Cukuplah pernyataan ini sebagai renungan: " Apakah karya penelitian tugas akhir ini akan berguna bagi masyarakat sebagai bentuk pengabdian? Atau akan berakhir begitu saja terdiam dan dibiarkan berdebu bahkan akan digudangkan ? "

Jangan sampai keluar stigma ekstrim bahwa ketimbang menghabiskan uang melanjutkan pendidikan yang tidak jelas di negeri ini dan TA nya dibiarkan teronggok tak berguna, lebih baik investasikan uangnya ke emas dan buka usaha kecil-kecilan. Masalah keilmuan, khan ada oom Google yang serba tahu. hehehehehehehe

Ngobrol dengan saya yuk :)

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Inspiring Man - Eko Pratomo Suyatno-

Eko Pratomo Suyatno (Kanan)

Eko Pratomo Suyatno, siapa yang tidak kenal lelaki bersahaja ini? Namanya sering muncul di koran, televisi, di buku-buku investasi dan keuangan. Dialah salah seorang dibalik kemajuan industri reksadana di Indonesia dan juga seorang pemimpin dari sebuah perusahaan investasi reksadana besar di negeri ini.

Dalam posisinya seperti sekarang ini, boleh jadi kita beranggapan bahwa pria ini pasti super sibuk dengan segudang jadwal padat. Tapi dalam note ini saya tidak akan menyoroti kesuksesan beliau sebagai eksekutif. Karena ada sisi kesehariannya yang luar biasa!!!!

Usianya sudah tidak terbilang muda lagi, 60 tahun. Orang bilang sudah senja bahkan sudah mendekati malam, tapi Pak Suyatno masih bersemangat merawat istrinya yang sedang sakit. Mereka menikah sudah lebih 32 tahun. Dikaruniai 4 orang anak.

Dari isinilah awal cobaan itu menerpa, saat istrinya melahirkan anak yang ke empat. tiba-tiba kakinya lumpuh dan tidak bisa digerakkan. Hal itu terjadi selama 2 tahun, menginjak tahun ke tiga seluruh tubuhnya menjadi lemah bahkan terasa tidak bertulang, lidahnyapun sudah tidak bisa digerakkan lagi.

Setiap hari sebelum berangkat kerja Pak Suyatno sendirian memandikan, membersihkan kotoran, menyuapi dan mengangkat istrinya ke tempat tidur. Dia letakkan istrinya di depan TV agar istrinya tidak merasa kesepian. Walau istrinya sudah tidak dapat bicara tapi selalu terlihat senyum. Untunglah tempat berkantor Pak Suyatno tidak terlalu jauh dari kediamannya, sehingga siang hari dapat pulang untuk menyuapi istrinya makan siang.

Sorenya adalah jadwal memandikan istrinya, mengganti pakaian dan selepas maghrib dia temani istrinya nonton televisi sambil menceritakan apa saja yg dia alami seharian. Walaupun istrinya hanya bisa menanggapi lewat tatapan matanya, namun begitu bagi Pak Suyatno sudah cukup menyenangkan. Bahkan terkadang diselingi dengan menggoda istrinya setiap berangkat tidur. Rutinitas ini dilakukan Pak Suyatno lebih kurang 25 tahun. Dengan penuh kesabaran dia merawat istrinya bahkan sambil membesarkan ke 4 buah hati mereka. Sekarang anak- anak mereka sudah dewasa, tinggal si bungsu yg masih kuliah.

Pada suatu hari…saat seluruh anaknya berkumpul di rumah menjenguk ibunya– karena setelah anak-anak mereka menikah dan tinggal bersama keluarga masing-masing– Pak Suyatno memutuskan dirinyalah yang merawat ibu mereka karena yang dia inginkan hanya satu ‘agar semua anaknya dapat berhasil’.

Dengan kalimat yang cukup hati-hati, anak yang sulung berkata:

“Pak kami ingin sekali merawat ibu, semenjak kami kecil melihat bapak merawat ibu tidak ada sedikitpun keluhan keluar dari bibir bapak……bahkan bapak tidak ijinkan kami menjaga ibu.” Sambil air mata si sulung berlinang.

“Sudah keempat kalinya kami mengijinkan bapak menikah lagi, kami rasa ibupun akan mengijinkannya, kapan bapak menikmati masa tua bapak, dengan berkorban seperti ini, kami sudah tidak tega melihat bapak, kami janji akan merawat ibu sebaik-baik secara bergantian”. Si Sulung melanjutkan permohonannya.

”Anak-anakku…Jikalau perkawinan dan hidup di dunia ini hanya untuk nafsu, mungkin bapak akan menikah lagi, tapi ketahuilah dengan adanya ibu kalian di sampingku itu sudah lebih dari cukup,dia telah melahirkan kalian….*sejenak kerongkongannya tersekat*… kalian yang selalu kurindukan hadir di dunia ini dengan penuh cinta yang tidak satupun dapat dihargai dengan apapun. Coba kalian tanya ibumu apakah dia menginginkan keadaanya seperti ini ?? Kalian menginginkan bapak bahagia, apakah bathin bapak bisa bahagia meninggalkan ibumu dengan keadaanya seperti sekarang, kalian menginginkan bapak yang masih diberi Tuhan kesehatan dirawat oleh orang lain, bagaimana dengan ibumu yang masih sakit.” Pak Suyatno menjawab hal yang sama sekali tidak diduga anak-anaknya

Sejenak meledaklah tangis anak-anak Pak Suyatno, merekapun melihat butiran-butiran kecil jatuh di pelupuk mata Ibu Suyatno..dengan pilu ditatapnya mata suami yang sangat dicintainya itu……

Sampailah akhirnya Pak Suyatno diundang oleh salah satu stasiun TV swasta untuk menjadi nara sumber dan merekapun mengajukan pertanyaan kepada Pak Suyatno kenapa mampu bertahan selama 25 tahun merawat Istrinya yg sudah tidak bisa apa-apa….disaat itulah meledak tangisnya dengan tamu yang hadir di studio kebanyakan kaum perempuanpun tidak sanggup menahan haru.

Disitulah Pak Suyatno bercerita : “Jika manusia di dunia ini mengagungkan sebuah cinta dalam perkawinannya, tetapi tidak mau memberi waktu, tenaga, pikiran, perhatian itu adalah kesia-siaan. Saya memilih istri saya menjadi pendamping hidup saya, dan sewaktu dia sehat diapun dengan sabar merawat saya, mencintai saya dengan hati dan bathinnya bukan dengan mata, dan dia memberi saya 4 anak yang lucu-lucu..Sekarang saat dia sakit karena berkorban untuk cinta kami bersama… dan itu merupakan ujian bagi saya, apakah saya dapat memegang komitmen untuk mencintainya apa adanya. Sehatpun belum tentu saya mencari penggantinya apalagi dia sakit…” Sambil menangis

” Setiap malam saya bersujud dan menangis dan saya hanya dapat bercerita kepada Allah di atas sajadah..dan saya yakin hanya kepada Allah saya percaya untuk menyimpan dan mendengar rahasia saya…”BAHWA CINTA SAYA KEPADA ISTRI, SAYA SERAHKAN SEPENUHNYA KEPADA ALLAH SWT ”.

Dear my friends, that’s a true story from someone who taugh me about the important of investment three years ago. I wish i could be someone like him…to give all attention to family..i believe family is our precious thing..more than money or gold.

Ditulis oleh adriannugraha

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