Category Archives: Art

Confessions of an Italophile

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Luana

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been obsessed with Italy. If there is such a thing as past lives, I had more than one there. At 12 years old I got ahold of a copy of The Agony and … Continue reading →

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Dance Like Nobody’s Watching

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Luana

Dance like there’s nobody watching,Love like you’ll never be hurt,Sing like there’s nobody listening,And live like it’s Heaven on Earth. ? William W. Purkey I am sure you have heard this quote before. It urges us to just get over … Continue reading →

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Dazzling Dan

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Luana

This week for our Midweek Creative Nudge, I just want to make you smile. Or maybe I should say…help you smile. A few weeks ago I shared a story about a close encounter with a pair of cheetahs during my … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Peace

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Luana

While our country rages and frays, most of us are wondering what we can do at a time like this. To calm and focus myself, I make art and sew. But at a time like this I also pray for … Continue reading →

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Free eQuilter Pattern – The Road Home

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Luana

This week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern is a breathtaking scene, featuring a lush pointillist landscape and a starry kaleidoscope sky. You will gasp out loud when you see Ira’s artwork in person on this central digital-printed 36″ x 44″ … Continue reading →

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Guatemalan Textile School

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Luana

Here is another quilt from QuiltCon, with a weaving technique and colors that remind me of Guatemalan yarn-dyed fabrics. The quiltmaker Kyona Nason explains in her artist statement for “Afterglow” that she is exploring Lorie Cranor’s interweaving techniques, merging two … Continue reading →

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Leap Thinking

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Luana

When I was a kid we had a thick clothbound storybook, with one short story per page for every day of the year. I read this beloved book every night before I went to sleep. It followed the life of … Continue reading →

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QuiltCon Review

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Luana

Having just returned from QuiltCon in Austin TX, I wanted to tell you about the show and give you a taste of the quilts we saw. Here is a detail shot of Terry S. Peart’s quilt “Seasons”. She wrote “In … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Luana

When trying to find a quilt from Tokyo to celebrate Valentines Day, I couldn’t decide, so you are getting 2 detail shots of 2 different quilts today. The Cat quilt with Roses is by Naoko Suzuki. The swirling detailed quilt … Continue reading →

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My Latest BIG Project!

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Luana

I’d like to give you a preview of a project I’ve been working on for awhile. In 2018 I was invited to curate an exhibit in 2020 for the International Quilt Museum (IQM) in Lincoln Nebraska. It was originally because … Continue reading →

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