standing approximately 90% of the time. By late evening I’m ready to sit down. Working on the fiber art allows me to relax, settle in, listen to an audiobook, and enjoy creative stitching. WHO AND WHAT INSPIRES YOU? Grubbs: I am inspired by happenings in my home, garden, family, and the world, however large or small or beautiful or ugly, and like to bring attention to the seemingly insignificant by Pamela Husky, Cold, Hand Dyed, Spun, and Felted Wool and Silk, embellishing and covering with beautiful knots. 35 x 38. Photo courtesy Pamela Husky. I am also inspired by fellow fiber artists like Pamela Husky and Julie Marks Blackstone. Husky: I am inspired by my mentor Stephanie Grubbs, and fellow artist and educator Julie Marks Blackstone. Their exceptional craftsmanship and subject choices are inspirational. Blackstone: With regard to fiber art, there’s a very accessible answer here: my fellow artists Stephanie Grubbs and Pamela Husky inspire me. Stephanie and Pam do work that is textbook quality, worthy of any gallery or museum in the world. Stephanie is one of the only other artists I know who is patient enough - or crazy enough - to use a technique so time-consuming. Pam’s felting techniques have always fascinated me: Pamela Husky, Sky Mirror, Hand Dyed, Spun, and Felted Wool the idea that one might “paint” with fiber in and Silk, 48 x 52. Photo courtesy Pamela Husky. such a powerful way is incredible. My first fibers teacher, Janie Wester, also still inspires me. Mary Ruth Smith, that “trigger” to embroidery, continues to work and inspire me. OKC artist Sue Sullivan has always been a fiber artist who didn’t just inspire: I’m in awe of her. Pamela Husky, Chamisa, Hand Dyed, Spun, and Felted Wool and Silk, 37 x 46. Photo courtesy Pamela Husky. 1111 3535