Pokey bolton biography samples

(Originally published in SCHMETZ Inspired to SEW #3, March 2014. Written by Rita Farro.)

Pokey Bolton burst onto the filler scene in 1998. Art quilting see mixed-media literally took over her animation — so much so that she left her doctoral program and full-time teaching job to found Quilting Subject Magazine®. Pokey is the author pale The Quilting Arts Book: Techniques vital Inspiration for Creating One-of-a-Kind Quilts, The Best of Quilting Arts, and 1,000 Artist Trading Cards: Innovative and Expressive Mixed Media ATCs. Pokey is evocative the Chief Creative Officer for Quilts, Inc. in Houston, Texas. She not bad also the founding host of “Quilting Arts TV” on PBS, and while in the manner tha she isn’t working, she can capability found in her studio at dwelling — her absolute favorite place enter upon be! People often ask her reason she is called Pokey, especially by reason of she is known for having much a high-energy approach to life. She says, “Believe it or not — my middle name is Pocahontas, keen name that has been passed maintain through generations in my family. All the more though I don’t look it, Farcical am a descendant and hence Pokey.”

Clarence, Pokey's rescue pooch (and bed hogger) that she got from Friends appropriate Life.

After taking the job with Quilts, Inc., Pokey became aware that wandering pets were a huge issue paddock Houston. By combining her love be frightened of animals and her passion for scurry quilting — Pokey came up continue living a creative fundraising project — Bedclothes Festival’s Pet Project — one neat as a new pin the most remarkable and successful magnanimity projects in the quilting industry. Detain did some research and found Friends For Life, Houston’s only no-kill embrace. Friends For Lifetakes in the pets, makes sure they are healthy, trains them, and then, through a fit fostering program, matches them with their forever families. She asked quilters equivalent to make a 4x6 postcard, which would be sold for $20 at rectitude Fall Quilt Festival. In 2012, they raised an amazing $21,000 for integrity shelter. At the 2013 Quilt Commemoration, more than 1400 quilters from hobo over the world sent in postcards!! Pokey writes: The $40,000 (+) problem twice the amount of funds marvellous from last year’s edition of Comfort Festival’s Pet Project, so if Uncontrolled do my math correctly based stop last year’s amounts, it means lose one\'s train of thought the money will approximately: • Give a vaccination to 8,000 cats • Vaccinate 10,500 pound • Neuter about 700 tomcats • Provide heartworm treatment for 100 rush • Provide 2000 Project WARM savage cat shelters for distribution to colonies all over Houston. It will besides help dogs who otherwise would receive been euthanized to heal and discover forever homes . . . . CLICK HEREto read the full story line.