Category Archives: Creativity

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Luana

Someone asked me today how I can stand traveling to places like Asia, and how I deal with the jetlag. What jetlag? The minute I get on the plane I reset my watch for the time zone of my destination, … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – a Classic View

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Luana

How often are you drawn to an image or design that is old… classic… even clich?d? The familiar can also be comforting, and if that's what you're after then reproducing an old classic quilt, or reproducing another artist's work, can … Continue reading →

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An Artist’s Life Work

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Luana

About 2 am Wednesday morning we made it home safely from our long journey. (3 flights over 24 hours, to get home from Florence) I am going to be processing this trip for a long, long time. Thanks to Mason's … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – A Dream Come True

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Luana

I've just had one of my childhood dreams come true, but not the way it was originally dreamed. When I was 12 years old I dreamt of coming to Florence to study painting and art history. My oldest son has … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Magic of the Holidays

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Luana

I believe in Magic. I believe in the Magic of the Holiday Season, because for a week or two, we allow ourselves to suspend disbelief and dream about Christmas Miracles, Holiday Wishes Granted, and the Grace of a New Year. … Continue reading →

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My Zero Stress Plan for the Holidays

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Luana

Every year seems to go by so much faster than the last year, so that finally I have achieved Zero-Stress for the holidays because I just can't believe it is almost the end of the year! How can I get … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – For the Love of Fabric

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Luana

( 'Woman from Granada', by Hermen Anglada Camarasa, Circa 1914. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona Spain.) As I write this midweek Creative Nudge, I am appreciating all the great old Broadway shows (whose music I listen to often in … Continue reading →

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A Song for Early December

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Luana

*(Sung to the tune of "Let It Snow") Oh the shopping outside is frightfulBut the fabric is so delightfulAnd until this Log Cabin is built –Let me Quilt! Let me Quilt! Let me Quilt! My frog stitch is loudly rippingBut … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – The Gift of Time

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Luana

We now have all 6 of our Houston Quilt Festival videos online (thank you Bonnie McCaffery!) and if you've seen Sophie's quilt review video, you saw this striking pictorial art quilt by Nancy Brown. Sophie and I both picked this … Continue reading →

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Klingons and Wizards

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Luana

Today Sophie and I went to MileHiCon for the first time. It is a SciFi/Fantasy Fan conference, and from the moment we walked in Sophie had a giant grin on her face as we mingled with Vulcans and Klingons, Steampunk … Continue reading →

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