One of the great joys of photographing wild animals, is when you have that face-to-face moment in the wilderness – when your eyes meet with that noble wild creature. Up until now, my most profoundly intimate wild animal moments had been with Polar Bears, on my Polar Bear Tour.
However my recent trip to Tanzania yielded many more of these moments, including this one with the King of the Serengeti…the Lion. This fellow was taking a nap under a tree on the side of the road, and couldn’t be bothered when we drove up. I trained my camera on him until he looked up and I got this shot.
When I buy animal fabrics, often the most exciting designs feature the animal up close and personal, often looking right at you. We buy these fabrics and put them into quilts, wall-hangings, and other projects, so the presence of the animal will be with us in our daily lives. We identify with certain animals, because subconsciously we are drawn to the power or the special quality of that species. Some call this their Medicine Animal.
When you read this on Weds, I will be on my way to spend time with some other lions…and tigers and bears… at the Wild Animal Sanctuary here in Colorado. This is a place where animals rescued from captivity, come to live out the rest of their lives in some semblance of their natural wild nature. I am meeting with the director to talk about an art exhibit as a fundraiser. When it comes together, I will let you know!
Registration for Lisa Walton’s Fantastic Fusion workshop is now open with Early Bird Pricing. I will be around during the workshop, so I hope you can come hang out with Lisa and I in April! This will kick off the eQuilter Creative Retreat program and we’ll have lots of surprises and goodies for you lucky participants. Sign up now!
Now that I am back from the Tanzania trip, we are also taking deposits for the November Polar Bear trip. This ALWAYS fills up so don’t delay if you want to save your seat on the Big White Tundra Rover!
The deposit is due by February 1, 2018 to guarantee your spot – BOOK YOUR SEAT EARLY because spaces are limited and the trip will SELL OUT! (Payment plans available – call Aly at NatHab – see details at link.)
Registration for the Love Your Mother quilt challenge and contest (with a BERNINA as 1st prize!) will open March 1 through May 15. We will be using the online registration site Art Call so you can upload your entry easily…details coming soon!
Sophie and I will be at Road to California this Saturday, and we hope to see many of you there!
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
* The image above features a lion photo in the center by Luana, plus a collage of eQuilter wildlife fabrics in stock now.
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