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Forgotten Arts

by Linda Rodriguez Labels: craft mystery, Every Last Secret, Linda Rodriguez Anita Page said...

Linda, congratulations on the St. Martin's/Malice win, and best of luck with the book.

As for your question: I sometimes list the Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Weeds and Dust among the organizations I belong to. If such an organization actually existed, I have no doubt my protagonist, Hannah Fox, would be a member.

April 14, 2012 at 11:20 AM Linda Rodriguez said...

Anita, you have me roaring on the floor with this!

I am, of course, the president of the Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Weeds and Dust. I may have been infected with the crafts-skills mania by my grandmothers, but unfortunately was immune to their good-housekeeping. It just passed over me.

Thanks for your good wishes and for the chuckle--and very useful excuse!

April 14, 2012 at 12:17 PM Warren Bull said...

Both sets of my grandparents had similar skills, I remember my grandmother chopping the head off a chicken and my grandfather trapping and skinning animals. I'm not sure I would have survived in "the good old days."

April 14, 2012 at 2:28 PM 
Ah, Warren, they didn't do those things because they liked them. You'd be surprised what you can do if you have to. I have killed chickens as a child--and plucked and cleaned them, as well as fish. I've skinned and cleaned rabbit and squirrel and cooked them as a kid. I have no wish to do any of that again, but I'm glad that I know how if the need ever should arise again.

April 14, 2012 at 5:56 PM AnnOxford said...

I just love your quilt in that photo! Gorgeous colors. What a wonderful childhood, growing up with two artistic grandmothers. My love of textile arts along with embroidery, knitting, all learned at my grandmother's and mother's knee, as well. Oh, we do need to get together some day. Next year in Iowa? Great post!

April 14, 2012 at 10:57 PM 
Ann, are you going to Malice Domestic? Maybe we'll have a chance to chat there. If not, I'm in Iowa plenty.

April 15, 2012 at 12:11 AM Sandra Parshall said...

Linda, how long did it take you to make that gorgeous quilt? I want it!

THanks so much for being our guest this weekend.

April 15, 2012 at 7:15 PM 
Sandra, thank you so much for having me here at Poe's Deadly Daughters. It's been great fun!

April 15, 2012 at 11:59 PM Diane said...

Linda, that is the most beautiful and intricate quilt I have ever seen. Quilting is one of the needle arts I have never even tried, let alone mastered.

As for having a bit of the author's joys, whatever it might be, in their books, yes. Isn't there a saying about writing about what you know best? Besides, particularly in a murder mystery, it gives a nice break from what can be a tough subject matter.

April 16, 2012 at 1:06 PM 
Thank you, Diane. It's a detail of a small art quilt that's been in a couple of art exhibitions, about 18" by 30". I like intricate and embellished quilts, crazy quilts also.

There are some dark and dangerous moments in my book, and giving the protagonist knitting and two pets and her best friend the shop, Forgotten Arts, tends to give some breathing space when things get very intense.

April 16, 2012 at 11:46 PM