"I thought your sound products and unsurpassed customer service was enough and now celebrate the people who buy from you by offering to feature their work. I thank you.

"I can't type and I won't iron so what's left for a woman to do? In my case I play with cloth. I'm fascinated with the serendipitous nature of dying fabric, the configurations that develop and the many colors that appear. The cloth talks to me and with the use of different media many images appear. I haven't settled on any specific style yet but am close. I attached several photo's of the outcomes I have created.

"While I've had some success with my cloth, I haven't quit my day job as a mediator/arbitrator for the State of Minnesota. My job has transplanted me to Duluth Minnesota which is a beautiful friendly small town of 80,000. While this area strongly supports its artists, textiles at this time, have not been recognized as an important art form. However, I have connected with Jane Dunnewold who has critiqued my work and prodded me on for the last two years.

"My training has been informal, and any growth I may have had is due to people like Jane Dunnewold, Yoshiko Wada, Pauline Burbridge, Anna Lisa Hedstrom et el who give their time to the wanna be's out there.

"It was a pleasant surprise to hear from you and thanks again."

Carol Hanson