{"id":304,"date":"2012-10-11T01:25:52","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T07:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/creative-nudge-an-authentic-voice"},"modified":"2021-04-03T23:26:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T05:26:25","slug":"creative-nudge-an-authentic-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/creative-nudge-an-authentic-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Nudge – An Authentic Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We do our
\nbest work<\/a> when we express what is close to
\nour heart<\/a>. For writers, it is "write what you know". For
\ncomposers<\/a>, it is "stay true to your musical
\nvoice<\/a>". For
\nartists<\/a>, it is "paint what you see". <\/p>\n

For quilt artists, we do our
\nbest work when we are ourselves. When we put too much energy into trying to be
\nlike someone else, then… our work just looks like somebody else.<\/p>\n

When
\nexpressing our true selves… when we
\nchoose colors<\/a> that feel right…when we sew in the style (traditional or
\ncontemporary) that we are drawn to, we tap into a deep vein of Creative Truth
\nthat has a power beyond words or conscious thought. <\/p>\n

Yes, it is great to
\nchallenge ourselves beyond what is safe and familiar, but if we try to be
\nsomeone other than ourselves, it is not our best work.<\/p>\n

As I have traveled
\naround the world during this amazing year, visiting quilt festivals from
\nJapan<\/a> and Australia<\/a>,
\nto Ireland<\/a>
\nand England<\/a>, and now Italy
\nand Russia…this is what really strikes me about the quilters'
\nwork:<\/p>\n

Those who express themselves authentically, create something that
\ndraws an audience. The Japanese quilters are really masters at this – which is
\nwhy we can spot a Japanese quilt a mile away at a big international show like
\nHouston. The Japanese quilts really stood out among the equally distinctive Australia<\/a>n
\nquilts at the Melbourne<\/a>
\nshow. <\/p>\n

This month I was absolutely delighted to compare the quilts in
\nRome (expressing the art aesthetics of Italy) with the irresistibly charming and
\nvery Russian quilts in
\nMoscow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vive la diff?rence!<\/p>\n

Next Monday I will give a power
\npoint presentation at the Front
\nRange Contemporary Quilters<\/a> meeting in Westminster Colorado. I hope to see
\nmany of you there!<\/p>\n

Also, I have uploaded the last 3 videos<\/a>
\nfrom the Birmingham Festival of Quilts: SAQA Masters 2, Sophie Furbeyre, and C.
\nJune Barnes.<\/p>\n

I am working on all the photos from Rome and Russia, but
\nfirst I have to pop out for a couple days to a textile show in Las Vegas.
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