Category Archives: Creativity

Creative Nudge – A Magic Moment

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Luana

Every once in awhile I like to take a class that will take me totally out of my comfort zone. (i.e. not a quilt class!) I find that the more nervous I am about looking like an idiot in the … Continue reading →

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Down Time = Photo Safari

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Luana

This weekend, I am halfway through two weeks of extreme commuting. This last week Sophie had Zoo Camp in Denver, and this week Sam has sax camp at the Denver School of Performing Arts. Driving to and from Denver Monday … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Just Add Sprinkles

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Luana

Happy May Day!It is snowing again in Colorado. As I mentioned in my Saturday newsletter, I had to leave Santa Fe on Friday, to go home for an emergency root canal…so I can't report to you on the SAQA conference … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Joy of Making

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Luana

Over the last few days I've been out doing creative fieldwork…observing the joy that comes from making one's own design. Over the weekend Denver had our own StarFest, which is the galactic Sci-Fi version of ComicCon. For 3 days the … Continue reading →

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Stay Curious

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Luana

One of the foundations of my creative life, is to stay curious. I feel sorry for people who think they know everything, and are always trying to impress their "knowledge" on those around them. One of my mentors told me … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Story of a Mentor

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Luana

For all of our friends who have followed Sophie's adoption story from China, I thought you'd like to know that today was the 10 year anniversary of her Gotcha Day! In case you are not familiar with the term Gotcha … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Go To Your Happy Place

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Luana

Mother Nature apparently didn't get Punxsutawney Phil's message that Spring has arrived. The day before my trip we had 9" of snow in Boulder, and the two days I spent in Ohio with Sophie (filming 4 segments for Quilting Arts … Continue reading →

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A Full Plate of Blossoms!

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Luana

  Do you ever have weeks where everything just seems to hit all at once? That's the kind of week I had…starting with euthanising our beloved doggie Sunday, flying to a trade show Monday, helping Sam to catch up after … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Springboard for Creativity

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Luana

Tonight I am writing to you from my hotel in Las Vegas! I am here for 2 days at a textile show, and I just finished up ordering lots of bodacious fabrics that are shipping this summer. After immersing myself … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 9, 2013 by Luana

14 years ago, on March 10th 1999, Paul and I looked around my basement studio at our house, with a few hundred bolts of fabric, and decided to send out our first newsletter announcing that we were open for business. … Continue reading →

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