My Favorite Links

Fellow Artists

• Jane Dunnewold Art Cloth Studios: Internationally known surface design teacher and author of the books: Vibrant Color, Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design for Fabric, and Complex Cloth.
  www.artclothstudios.com
• Fire Gems Studio Fine Art Jewelry: Allow our collection to unleash a spell on your imagination. The processes are from ancient times, the designs are exotic, sometimes fanciful, and always unique.
  www.firegemsstudio.com
• El Cielo Studio - Contemporary Textile Art: Susie Monday is an artist and teacher whose work is inspired by the colors, textures and images of her home and studio in this culture-rich region near the Texas Mexican border.
  www.www.susiemonday.com

Grief Support Links

• The Centering Corporation: The Centering Corporation was founded in 1977 by Joy and Dr. Marvin Johnson. Since then, Centering has become a well-respected, worldwide grief resource center.
  www.centering.org
• Children of the Dome and Space Between Breaths: After coping with her own grief of losing two of her three sons Drew (age 18) and Jeremiah (age 15) in an automobile accident, Rosemary Smith reached out to share what she learned with others. Children of the Dome is a collection ot twenty-eight true stories of survival and hope after the loss of a child. Space Between Breaths is a film documentary on the subject of the loss of a child and how a great loss has the potential to become a transformational force in lives.
  www.spacebetweenbreaths.com
• The Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas: Addressing the grief and loss needs of children from every culture and social circumstance to help them heal and move forward - linking hearts, mending spirits, transforming lives.
  www.cbcst.org
• Parents of Murdered Children: Their mission is to make a difference through ongoing emotional support, education, prevention, advocacy, and awareness.
  www.pomcsanantonio.org
• My Forever Child: Child Loss Keepsakes and Remembrance Jewelry - Handcrafted by jewelry artisan, Susan Mosquera.
  www.myforeverchild.com
• M.I.S.S. Foundation (San Antonio Chapter): The M.I.S.S. Foundation (Mothers In Sympathy and Support) is an international, non-profit, volunteer-based organization to support families after the death of a child.
  www.alamocitymissfoundation.org
• For the Love of Christi: provides love, hope, comfort and ongoing support to those who are adjusting to life after the death of a loved one.
  www.fortheloveofchristi.com
• Losing Layla: A powerful and moving video diary documentary that takes a dramatic ride through a couple's pregnancy, a difficult birth, their baby's death and the raw scene of grief captured in the months afterwards. An ABC/FFC Accord documentary. 50 mins., Vanessa Gorman, 2001.
  www.vanessagorman.com
• The Compassionate Friends: is part of a world-wide, self-help organization offering friendship and understanding to parents, siblings, or grandparents grieving a child of any age, from any cause.
  www.thecompassionatefriends.org
• SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) & Kids: Raises funds for research and provides bereavement counseling services to families who have experienced the sudden and unexpected death of a child up to six years of age.
  www.sidsandkids.org

Publications

• Grief Digest Magazine: A quarterly magazine supporting grieving people and caregivers. The Centering Coroporation, which is the largest and oldest grief resource center in the country, has created this resource by gathering a remarkable group of writers to aid you in your journey.
  www.griefdigestmagazine.com
• Centering Corporation:The Centering Corporation was founded in 1977 by Joy and Dr. Marvin Johnson. Since then, Centering has become a well-respected, worldwide grief resource center.
  www.centering.org
• The Writers' League of Texas: Established in 1981, the Writers' League of Texas is a professional organization whose primary purpose is to provide a forum for information, support, and sharing among writers, to help members improve and market their writing skills, and to promote the interests of writers and the writing community.
  www.writersleague.org

Galleries

• The Courtyard Gallery, Cuero, Texas: Housed in the 1896 Post Office Building in the heart of Cuero's National Register Downtown Commercial District, you will find Courtyard Gallery featuring original fine art created by South Central Texas Artists and Artisans.
  www.courtyardgalleryofcuero.com
• Adelante Boutique, San Antonio, Texas: Adelante's new location at The Pearl is often coined "pueblo chic" with its nod to its former mercado styling while being updated in its new space with a more contemporary feel.
  www.adelanteboutique.com
• Kathleen Sommers Boutique, San Antonio, Texas: Kathleen Sommers is a place to fill the senses, feed the soul, and experience the aesthetic diversity of design, texture and color.
  www.kathleensommers.com