"Aylwin Bowen"

Artist:   Carolyn Finlayson

Media:   Machine pieced, machine embroidery

Artist's comments:

This quote is taken from a book entitled "Airedales" by Aylwin Bowen, It was written in 1950.

Artist's Bio:

I live in Panama City, FL, which is in the Panhandle of Florida on the Gulf of Mexico. I own a business - a sign shop. We do all kinds of signs except electrical and have a full engraving shop. Miss Maggie ADT has been raised in my shop. She goes to work with me everyday and spends her days greeting customers and letting small children pet her.

Maggie will be seven in October. She has had an artificial hip since she was 10 months old. She likes to walk in the neighborhood, chase cats and squirrels that venture into the yard and eat any kind of people food that she can manage to beg with her pitiful me looks. She became an only dog this year and has been a little lonely. We lost an older rescue ADT and a pair of elderly Welsh Terriers all within 8 months. We have been waiting for the right time to get a mature rescue friend for her.

I have two granddales. Boo lives here in Panama City, is a rescue ADT and belongs to my son. Max lives in Tallahassee and belongs to my daughter. Max comes to visit when my daughter comes and he and Maggie get along just fine.

I like to sew, craft, read and walk on the beach. Since becoming involved with the airedale quilting adventure I have been taking quilting classes.