Category Archives: Museum

Creative Nudge – A Walk in the Garden

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Luana

Last week Sophie and I were in New York City for her Spring Break. We go to the Metropolitan Art Museum every time we are there, and now it is Sophie who insists that we add it to our itinerary. … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Big City Girls

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Luana

This week Sophie and I are spending Spring Break in New York City. (Where I lived and worked in the fashion industry.) Sophie has been working as a sound technician in theater at her high school, so we are taking … Continue reading →

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Guys Just Want to Have Fun

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Luana

Last night I had the pleasure of meeting the artists whose work I juried into the Men’s Quilt Show at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden. There were 96 entries and 41 quilts made it into the show. So … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Passion to Create

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Luana

Over the last 3 days I’ve been at a creative arts retreat, and one of the things I heard many artists say is that they did not feel they had permission to be an artist as a child and/or adult. … Continue reading →

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Something Old, Something New, Something Sassy

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Luana

This weekend I am writing to you from just outside Washington DC, where I am attending the Sacred Threads exhibit, and the Not Fade Away conference. Friday I went on the per-conference bus tour. We had a fabulous private white … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – For the Love of Van Gogh

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Luana

It all started with Irving Stone. First I read The Agony and the Ecstasy at 12 years old, and that naturally led me to Lust for Life. (Stone’s biographical novels about Michelangelo, and Van Gogh.) When I was 15 years … Continue reading →

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Spring Break

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Luana

Sophie and I managed to salvage the last few days of our Spring Break plans, so I am writing to you from New York today. The wind and rain was so extreme Friday that it ripped our umbrella to shreds … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – The Feisty Princess

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Luana

Today we lost a funny brave soul who played a feisty princess and became an icon to Sci-Fi fans. I started the day thinking about writing an essay about creativity for the New Year, but then we heard that we’d … Continue reading →

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Women Who Inspire Us

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Luana

Throughout my life, I have been inspired by many female mentors who have made a huge difference in my life. Tonight at the Association for Sewing and Design Professionals Conference in Vancouver BC, my teacher and mentor Connie Crawford is … Continue reading →

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Making and Breaking Rules

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Luana

This week I am writing to you from the Quilt House – the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln Nebraska. Sophie and I drove 8 hours yesterday so we could be here today for a panel discussion about … Continue reading →