A tribute to Kate McGarrigle.

I am honored, once again, to make a small contribution to raise funds and awareness to clear cell sarcoma, a rare cancer that affects connective tissue such as bone, muscle, nerves and cartilage.
Kate McGarrigle's good friend (and mine),ceramist Mae Mougin, asked me to help make silk screened towels for the last fundraiser that Kate attended at The Royal Albert Hall in London, Christmas 2009. Sadly, Kate succumbed to the sarcoma a few weeks later.
A year and a half later, Kate's son Rufus and daughter Martha have come together with other talented friends who wish to pay her homage and help find a cure and a way to help those with the disease.
Rufus & Martha Wainwright Present:
A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle
Featuring:
Rufus Wainwright · Martha Wainwright · Anna McGarrigle · Jimmy Fallon · Emmylou Harris · Norah Jones · Antony · Sloan Wainwright · Justin Bond · Teddy Thompson · Jenni Muldaur · Krystle Warren

Thursday, May 12 & Friday, May 13 8 pm
Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, New York City

Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.com or at the Town Hall box office starting on April 21st. There are also a limited number of VIP packages available. For pricing and information, please contact Tracy Reid at Absolutely Live Entertainment at 646-233-2950 or treid@absolutelylive.net.

Here, my "assistant" (son Jack's girlfriend) Caroline Kidder, helps me with the project in my dining room.
I am so glad to participate in such a wonderful event.

The workshop has been busy.

I have neglected my posts and for that I apologize. I have been so busy getting ready for the holidays, but at last, I seem to have things under control... for the moment! The month started out silk screening 120 towels for a fundraiser. My friend, the talented ceramist Maeera Mougin, enlisted me to collaborate on this special project. Kate McGarrigal (folk singers The McGarrigal Sisters), mother to Martha and Rufus Wainright (and a few others?), had created a concert to raise funds for cancer research. Last year it was a holiday concert at Carnegie Hall, and this year it was at the Royal Albert Hall in London! It was a huge success, and V.I.P. guests like Annie Lennox, Boy George, Tim Burton and Helena Bonhem -Carter received a goodie bag that included a soapdish, soap and linen hand towel, embossed with a lovely drawing that Kate did herself. What an incedibly talented family! The "Little Ski Girl" was inspired by cookies that Kate bakes every Christmas. In fact she was a guest on "Martha" last year- you can make them yourself! We wish Kate luck in raising millions of dollars for this important research, and send love and payers her way in her own fight with cancer. FYI, my dining room/print shop is finally back to normal.
Then it was back to work for the big Sis Boom Bash! About 40 pot-holders, 10 tree skirts, and a herd of bobby horses later, and we were off and running. Thank you to all of Jennifer's loyal followers for coming out and boosting the economy. It's always so much fun- more like a party than a sale, really.
Woman's Day Magazine featured my hobby horse and published a pattern- without giving me credit OR asking permission... but in the spirit of giving- I hope it brings someone some joy out there! And, of course, I'm flattered.
In between there have been a few gift fairs, and now, silence. I have a slew of orders before Christmas, but I should be able to squeeze in a few batches of Kate's Ski cookies myself. Feels good to be home, not rushing out the door. Baby, it's cold outside!