{"id":395,"date":"2011-10-05T00:42:29","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T06:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/creative-nudge-what-a-great-idea"},"modified":"2021-04-04T00:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T06:05:55","slug":"creative-nudge-what-a-great-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/creative-nudge-what-a-great-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Nudge – What a Great Idea!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How often do you see something truly unique, stop in your tracks, and appreciate the effort someone has put into making the world a more beautiful and interesting place?<\/p>\n

Last week I took Mom up to the mountains on a drive to see the turning golden aspen trees in the high country<\/a> here. We counted license plates from 12 other states<\/a> in one small parking lot (next to a little roadside lake), and that was on a weekday! When we stopped to get out and admire one particularly sweeping vista on Peak to Peak Road<\/a>, we were joined by leaf peepers who stood all along the road, gazing across the golden valley silently, but with radiant smiles. It felt like a combination of being at a big quilt show gathering, and being in a vast sacred cathedral.<\/a><\/p>\n

Silent Wonder.<\/p>\n

I am posting several of my fall foliage photos on my blog<\/a> now, but this is the image I wanted to share with you today. I like to take photos of doorways, that invite one to walk through and start a new adventure.<\/p>\n

I love this photo because the high peaks<\/a> of the Continental Divide are reflected in the window, but also because you have the feeling that a hobbit grandma <\/a>could open the door any minute.<\/p>\n

Sometimes the best ideas are ones you weren't looking for – i.e. I spent this day looking for fall foliage photo opportunities but allowed myself to capture an image that was totally unexpected<\/a>. Sometimes our best quilts and our best artwork happen like that too. <\/p>\n

We start rummaging around in our stash, in our color and photo references, auditioning fabrics <\/a>and thinking about an idea, when suddenly we are struck with an irresistible color combination that is pleasantly shocking, and we are off and running in a new direction on our next project.<\/p>\n

Please feel free to share your thoughts on my blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This image was taken at Sundance Lodge above Nederland, then edited in Photoshop.<\/p>\n

sharing your passion for fabric…
Luana<\/p>\n

"Emerald Isle" – Tour of Ireland<\/a>
June 5 – 15, 2012
11 Magical Days with Luana
including the Intl Quilt Festival of Ireland<\/p>\n

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