{"id":2647,"date":"2016-05-04T08:30:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T14:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/?p=2647"},"modified":"2016-05-04T08:30:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T14:30:06","slug":"creative-nudge-giving-permission-follow-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/creative-nudge-giving-permission-follow-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Nudge – Giving Permission….to Follow Your Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"5.4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mothers Day<\/a> is just around the corner, and I am sure many of you feel a strong connection to your mothers and grandmothers when you quilt or sew.<\/p>\n

My mom is not a quilter, but she was always supportive of anything creative that I decided to pursue… and there were many different pursuits!<\/p>\n

Both of my grandmas were seamstresses<\/a>, and both taught me about sewing and embroidery<\/a> and painting. My maternal grandmother who is pictured on the right, was 100% Swedish and as you can see from the photo, she loved her floral fabrics<\/a>! She was also an organic gardener, and had fruit trees around the house, and bountiful flower beds and flowering shrubs. She was also a porcelain painter and crewel embroiderer. You can see a couple of her painted ceramics in the photo. They lived in Molalla Oregon.<\/p>\n

That love of Nature and flowering beauty<\/a> was passed on to my mom, and on the left is a photo of her from around 1966 enjoying the shade of our back yard in Hermosa Beach, California. (Which was also fragrant with blossoms, and had a lemon tree.)<\/p>\n

Being given permission to be an artist, a creative person, is a great gift. These days we give that gift freely to our kids, but it is always amazing to me that I was given this gift and allowed to follow my creative passions from childhood through college.<\/p>\n

It is my hope that our business passes on that passion and permission, to inspire you to follow your heart.<\/p>\n

Thanks to all the mothers and grandmothers who share that gift with the next generation… you know who you are!<\/p>\n

I will be in Cuba on Mothers Day<\/a>, so I also want to give a special thanks to my mom Carolye, for always supporting my artistic adventures, with love and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

sharing your Passion for Fabric…
\n~Luana<\/p>\n

2016 Calendar:
\nMay 8-15 – Luana’s CUBA ARTS TOUR #1 – Sold Out
\nMay 1-31 – The Golden Hour<\/a> – SAQA Call for Entries
\nMay 20-22 – Quilt Market
\nJuly 20-29 – Seville & Granada
\nSept 18-25 – Cuba Arts Tour #2 – details here!<\/a>
\nNov 15-20 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour<\/a> – 3 spots left<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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