{"id":10932,"date":"2024-11-13T15:08:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T22:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=10932"},"modified":"2024-11-13T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T22:08:47","slug":"save-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/save-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RickiSelva20Isbjorn20700a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RickiSelva20Isbjorn20700a.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RickiSelva20Isbjorn20700a-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>eQuilter.com was the sponsor of prizes and galleries in Houston, and we appreciated Benartex co-sponsoring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/199?fn=mw_20241113013744\">Paula Nadelstern<\/a>&#8216;s quilts, and the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/54136772468\/in\/dateposted-public\/\">Save the Planet<\/a>&#8221; gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/54135640037\/in\/album-72177720321910668\">charismatic polar bear<\/a> was one of the favorite crowd pleasers in the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/54136772468\/in\/dateposted-public\/\">Save the Planet<\/a>&#8221; exhibit, and you may have seen it right next to our sponsor sign! How perfect&#8230;as you probably know I have traveled up to Churchill 6 times to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/72157637716321864\/\">photograph the polar bears<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ricki Silva is the quilt-maker for this wildlife portrait quilt &#8220;Isbjorn&#8221;, which I am featuring in the center of this fabric collage. The artist writes about this piece:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The forever loss of magnificent creatures is a horrific slow-motion tragedy. It will take the passionate actions of the entire world to turn this calamity from the brink&#8230;Save our Ice Bears.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From a photo by Kasey Carrothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quilt images from Houston are now up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/\">my photo page<\/a>s!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing your love of fabric&#8230;and bears.<br>Luana and Paul<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit eQuilter&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/equilterfabrics\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/equilterfabrics\">Pinterest<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@equilterfabrics\">TikTok pages<\/a> for Color and Design ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\">Luana&#8217;s Flickr Photo Pages<\/a> for quilt &amp; travel images, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?fn=mw_20241113013744\">review our blog<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/equilter\">follow us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/news\/videos?fn=mw_20241113013744\">Video pages<\/a> for interviews and show reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luanarubin.com\/\">Luana&#8217;s Artist Website blog<\/a> for more creative inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel\/Lecture Dates:<br>Nov 13 &#8211; 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