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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Belated Thank You
K and Mrs. K came down for the Pamela Allen class. They had a four hour drive, which was above and beyond IMO. Still, I was (and still am!) so thrilled that they joined us, because they (not in any … Continue reading
Daisy Yellow Inspiration Charms
Amy of the Creative Mom podcast, once again, pointed me to another creative blog, Daisy Yellow. It took me a few days to get over there and when I finally did, I was thrilled to see her inspirational word charms … Continue reading
Book Review: Quilt National 2007
In honor of Quilt National 2009 opening soon, I finally wrote the book review for QN 2007 from Lark Books. Quilt National 2007: The Best of Contemporary Quilts by Lark Books My review rating: 2 of 5 stars I have … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #13: Trees
What do trees mean to you? Are they sentinels of nature or something to provide shade? What is the creative inspiration that can be obtained from trees? See the Creative Prompt page to learn more about this project. Post the … Continue reading
See * Draw * Quilt * Learn
Sarah Ann Smith of Art & Quilting in Camden has set up a new blog, soon to be a group blog, with the intent of encouraging people to learn to see so they can improve their drawing. Sarah started the … Continue reading
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Infinity Blocks Progress
I made about 8 of these blocks over the weekend. They are pretty fast to make and I get a big bang for my buck. The photo to the left shows all the blocks I have made to date. Actually, … Continue reading
Teacher Pillows 2009
Yes, I am doing it again. If you want to read the torure from previous years, I have gathered the posts into one search just for you. My goal is to have them done before school ends this year, which … Continue reading
Tarts Progress
I wasn’t done with the Tarts, as TFQ suggested. I feel like I made some significant progress yesterday. the blocks take a long time for me to make. I have to do the drawing, trace a couple of times, put … Continue reading
All Quiet on the Quilt Front
Or maybe not. I have been struggling with the Tarts lately and with traveling so much in the past three weeks it has been hard to get back into the creative mode. TFQ and I had a nice looong chat … Continue reading
Word of the Day: Struggle
I was looking at the photos from the recent AQS show in Paducah. I looked at them (thanks, Leslie, for posting!) and thought they were unbelievably gorgeous. The work, the time, the creativity. I also thought that there was no … Continue reading
Sketching #12
When I think of what is the deepest source of things for me I always come back to water. I love looking out at the ocean and over other large bodies of water. I love looking at lakes and rivers … Continue reading
Journal Bliss by Violette Clark
Violette Clark, a Canadian artist I wrote about on the Creative Prompt page, has a new book out. I first heard about Violette on the CraftSanity podcast with Violette Clark during a recent road trip. The podcast is one of … Continue reading
Book Review: Ocean Waves
Ocean Waves by Terri Thayer My review rating: 4 of 5 stars You cannot blast through this book. I did and I didn’t understand it at all, which meant that I turned back to page one and started over as … Continue reading
Everybody Draw Now
Soule Mama’s recent post really fits in to the Creative Prompt project. She also points to a NPR story (which, sadly, I missed) about drawing. Go and read all of Soule Mama’s post because it has a fantastic point of … Continue reading
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Creative Prompt #12: Source
Summary: new creative prompt for the week. The word of the day the other day was ‘withdrawal’, which really spoke about going to a space where you can rejuvenate yourself. This reading made me think of a source of creativity … Continue reading
