Category Archives: Art

Happy Spring Equinox!

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Luana

One week after our giant blizzard (which shut us down for a day) the Colorado sunshine is out and the mounds of snow are melting away. The moisture and warmth has encouraged my tulips to emerge from the dirt in … Continue reading →

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Compelled to Create

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Luana

As a kid, I was compelled to create. I was the shy kid in the back of the class, making detailed drawings on the back of my assignment papers. I had to draw, all the time. It was a compulsion. … Continue reading →

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Art as Confession

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 44 Today I’ve spent time at the online Poetic Justice conference, which was about using the Arts for Peace and Healing, organized by ‘The Listening’. I’ve also been at Craft Napa with … Continue reading →

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South of the Border

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Luana

My goal each week, when we send out this Midweek Creative Nudge, is to give you some inspirational juice to get you through the week. I see about 150,000 pieces of art each year, and choose less than 10% of … Continue reading →

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Ode to Bob

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Luana

If we are lucky, as we travel the path of Life, we intersect with special people who are meant to mentor and inspire us. When I was in 7th grade, 12 years old, I had an art teacher who I … Continue reading →

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Turn Back the Clock – Daylight Savings Ends Tonight

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 33 Wow, many of you agreed that Chocolate Therapy goes well with Quilt Therapy! We sold out this week, so we restocked and added more flavors to our special Winter 20/21 curated … Continue reading →

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Escapist Fantasy

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Luana

Today I dropped off all of our ballots. Here in Colorado we get our ballots in the mail, and there are lots of official ballot dropboxes, so I just drove over to the dropbox. There was a long line of … Continue reading →

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Quilt Visions 2020 – “Trends in Contemporary Quilting”

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Luana

Virtual Lecture via Zoom Link on Saturday, October 17th, 2020 at 4 pm PT $15 per household, $10 for Members with coupon code Event link will be sent separately within 48 hours of order confirmation. VAM welcomes Luana Rubin of … Continue reading →

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Stars & Flowers – Symmetry & Chaos

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Luana

Quilters love symmetrical shapes, especially geometric shapes like Stars and Flowers that can be dissected into shapes and stitched into blocks. Taking something that is wild and growing, and expressing it in an orderly symmetrical shape helps us to feel … Continue reading →

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Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 20

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Luana

If this was a normal time, Sophie and I would have been in Birmingham UK for the Festival of Quilts this week. We had a gallery space to exhibit our “Love Your Mother” quilt project, and it was to be … Continue reading →

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