Category Archives: Creativity

Armadillo and Kaffe Fassett Color Palette

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Luana

Tonight I am getting ready for my next trip –the Color Marketing Group's International Conference in Palm Springs,California. This is a working conference where design professionals gather to develop colorpalettes to serve as trend forecasting tools for their respectiveindustries. I'll … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Houston Quilt Festival Awards

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Luana

Tuesday was an exciting night here in Houston at the IQA Award Ceremony. Melissa Sobotka took the top $10,000 prize with her gorgeous quilt "Chihuly's Gondola". Christine Alexiou took the eQuilter-sponsored $7500 World of Beauty prize, with her quilt that … Continue reading →

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Creative Hero

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Luana

I am inspired by creativity from many different mediums… not just quilting, not just fiber art, not just painting and drawing…. but also fashion, graphic design, cooking, and music. One of my creative heroes is musician Jake Shimabukuro, who is … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – A Spicy Soup

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Luana

I am home, recovering from a 12 hour time difference, and mulling over impressions from my tour of India. There are so many things I want to be sure to remember…the myriad of smells and sounds on the street, the … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – On to Varanasi

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Luana

Many of you who follow my travels and creative essays may have already figured out that I write and send these essays very spontaneously. It is a creative challenge that I made for myself when we started our midweek Creative … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Lady Liberty as Muse

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Luana

When you read this, it will be September 11, the 12th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Towers. Because I had lived in the East Village in NYC for many years, even though I had started a new … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Videos Part 3, India Trip

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Luana

I am posting the last few videos from the Birmingham Quilt Festival in the next couple days, before I leave for my next big adventure on Friday the 13th. Did you catch my video interview with Kaffe Fassett and Brandon … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 28, 2013 by Luana

The Birmingham Quilt Festival is the largest quilt gathering in Europe, which is why I love to travel to the UK in August. There I meet quilters from Norway to Normandy and the Netherlands, and I discuss quilting with Russians … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Videos Online

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Luana

One of my favorite parts of my "job" is to travel to international quilt festivals, to take photos and produce videos. Bonnie McCaffery and I met at the Birmingham Quilt Festival, and filmed several reviews of the quilt show, plus … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Make it Your Own

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Luana

In my Saturday night newsletter, I mentioned a quilt in the Birmingham Quilt Festival with a Scottish Thistle. Today I want to show you a detail of that quilt, because of the amazing quilting in the background. One of the … Continue reading →

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