With the long Martin Luther King Day weekend coming up, I know a lot of quilters who will be spending the day sewing up a storm. I'd like to send out a special hello to our friends in the many African-American quilt guilds, as we observe the accomplishments of MLK, and the inspiration he left behind. I try to explain to my children about the Civil Rights movement, and the struggle against injustice. So I am grateful that we have a day to honor MLK, although his work is far from finished. I am also grateful that we live in a world where families can adopt across racial boundaries, make friends and play in multi-racial neighborhoods. MLK's work continues, but I am glad to be alive and see how far we've come.
If you haven't seen my first batch of photos from Venice, be sure to check it out on my photo page, or my Facebook Color and Design page. I'm working on the next batch this weekend. It is a lot of fun to share these images – and I hope you'll find the colors and art an inspiration.
Hey guess what? I didn't have plans for next weekend, so I used my mileage points to get a ticket to Tokyo this week! I am leaving Weds and will be at the show Friday. I am also working on traveling up to the coast to see what it looks like now, 10 months after the tsunami hit. Not sure yet if and how that will happen but I'm working on a plan for next Saturday – a week from today. I don't know if it is possible to get to the little village where we distributed the 2155 quilts that you donated, but I want to go and see in person what is happening on the coast now. We'll see ….I'll let you know in my midweek Creative Nudge as my plans come together.
And of course, after the trip, I'll have some wonderful photos from the Tokyo Quilt Festival!
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