In case you have not seen my last few e-newsletter updates, there’s a lot of BEAR energy in my life lately. I was in Katmai National Park in Alaska a month ago, photographing Brown Bears. Then last week I found out that I am one of 15 artists chosen (including Barbara Beasley) to paint/embellish a big fiberglass bear sculpture for a public art exhibit opening at our Boulder Chautauqua in early December.
Continuing with my current bear theme….
Due to popular request I am going to host ONE MORE POLAR BEAR TRIP in Oct 2022.
I managed to reserve spots for us during Peak Season which means these spots will sell out fast. Payment plans are available! Deadline for guaranteed registration in my travel group is in two weeks – Thurs Nov 18. (unless they sell out before then)
Follow this link for the itinerary, pricing and contact info for our travel coordinator Aly.
Plus you get a packet of POLAR BEAR FABRIC as part of the deal!
I think this will be my 5th trip to Churchill. You can see many photos from past trips here. The image above shows the reference photo I took on one of the trips, that inspired my “Polar Bear Eclipsed” quilt which is still traveling with the Endangered Species exhibit.
Throughout my lifetime I have had several close encounters with bears, starting when I was 11 years old at a music camp in the mountains. When you have an experience of locking eyes with a majestic animal like a Polar Bear or a Brown Bear (Coastal Grizzly) it is something you never forget. I hope to share that with some of you a year from now.
During stressful times over the last year and a half, I have a meditation that is very calming and centering. It is a memory from one of these Polar Bear trips. It is being on an endless silent expanse of icy white, sitting with a mother bear who had sat down behind our big vehicle. I was the only one left on the outside deck, and the mama bear and I had extended eye contact that I could feel deep in the core of my being. That moment will be with me until my last breath.
We have heavily restocked our Flannel Blender categories, and have added a Flannel 108″ Backing category, so check out some snuggly soft and luscious flannels for quilts and backings on your winter projects!
…sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul
Quilt/Travel Calendar:
Nov 13 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Visions Art Museum – for Season Pass Holders.
Nov 15 & 16 – Handweavers Guild Boulder – Zoom Lectures.
Dec 4 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Quilt Canada
Jan 12 – Apr 9, 2022 – New England Quilt Museum (NEQM) “For the Love of Gaia” exhibit
Sat, April 9 – “International Quilt Trends” lecture – NEQM
