{"id":248,"date":"2013-03-26T22:07:16","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T02:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/creative-nudge-go-to-your-happy-place"},"modified":"2015-03-07T00:08:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T00:08:33","slug":"creative-nudge-go-to-your-happy-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/creative-nudge-go-to-your-happy-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Nudge – Go To Your Happy Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span>Mother Nature apparently didn't get Punxsutawney Phil's message that Spring has arrived.
\nThe day before my trip we had 9" of snow in Boulder, and the two days I spent in Ohio with Sophie (filming 4 segments for Quilting Arts TV with Pokey Bolton<\/a>) were also filled with lots of snowflakes.<\/p>\n

Sunday night I had dinner with Kathy and Bob Price, and I got an update
\non what our eQuilter donations are doing to fund further relief efforts
\nin the US and Guatemala.
\nMission of Love<\/a> continues to ship medical supplies for the Guatemala City hospital, and building supplies for the children's hospice in TecPan.<\/p>\n

Today my friend Mark Lipinski finally got his kidney transplant, donated by his friend and neighbor Mary Eichler.
\nThey both seem to have come through the surgery with flying colors, and are resting and recovering at the hospital tonight.
\nWhat a miracle…and what a relief!<\/p>\n

I have a stepbrother whose life was saved with a kidney transplant (good
\n thing since he is the father of twin boys!) and another friend who is a
\n long-time heart transplant recipient.
\nAnother friend's wife received a liver transplant and miraculously has
\nher life back.
\nSo tonight I am just remembering and thanking those who have donated
\n(including Mary!) so that others might live.<\/p>\n

We had some sad news in the quilting world today: Pat Campbell (known
\nfor her Jacobean Applique) has left this world for the big quilting
\nhoop, after being cared for by her husband John for many years.
\nPat was a well-loved quilt artist, teacher, fabric designer, and author;
\n and she will be missed.<\/p>\n

Sophie and I decided to stay on the East Coast the rest of this Spring Break week, after leaving our Quilting Arts and Mission of Love<\/a> friends in Ohio.
\nI lived in NYC for 6 years, and it has a special place in my heart.
\nIt is much more pleasant to be here now, compared to the 80's when I lived in the East Village.<\/p>\n

There are still many business closed and many residents displaced because of Hurricane Sandy – even more so outside of the city. If you have a quilt you'd like to donate to someone in need<\/a>,
\n we'll make sure it is put into the hands of a hurricane victim very
\nquickly.
\nThe quilt donations have slowed down but we are receiving more and more
\nurgent requests from groups for comfort quilts.
\nMany sincere thanks to all of you who have already sent in beautiful
\nquilts for this hurricane relief effort, and many thanks to Timeless Treasures<\/a> for their distribution work.<\/p>\n

As Sophie and I walked the Avenues of New York today, the skyscrapers lit up from the Golden Hour at the end of the day.
\nI saw many people on the street stop to admire the light on the skyline<\/a>,
\n and many who took a photo of the dramatic colors reflecting off glass
\nand stone.
\nIt could have been a sunset on Maui, the way the people on the street
\nresponded.
\nIt was a reminder that we all find Beauty, no matter where we are,
\nbecause Beauty feeds the Soul, and is stored in an inner archive of
\ncreative inspiration.<\/p>\n

To recharge my creativity batteries, I "go to my happy place", one of which happens to be Manhattan!<\/p>\n

** This photo was taken in front of Grand Central Station, with the Chrysler Building in the background.<\/p>\n

* SAQA<\/a> & Andover Fabrics<\/a> Call for Entries *<\/p>\n

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