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Category Archives: Inspiration
The New Project
I’ve taken on a labor of love. The quilt above belongs to my closest of friends, Judi, the one I supported during her three months of medical treatment at the Mayo Clinic last summer. It’s an original design, commissioned by relatives who live in South… Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Observations, Other Artists, Piecing
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Thrift Store Shopping
Over the weekend, the local thrift shops had their version of a shop hop – cards to be stamped as you visited each store, drawings and refreshments, and 50% off some of their already low-priced merchandise. Two of these thrift stores are on my daily wa… Continue reading
Posted in Finds, Inspiration
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More Art Deco
After posting yesterday about that art deco building I saw on my trip, you can imagine I was pretty amused to find my Zentangle lesson today was on “geometric rectilinear patterns” which, the lesson points out, Art Deco style incorporates. I definitely… Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Sketching
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A Quick Road Trip
I took a little break this weekend to visit friends who live along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. I was hoping for slightly more spring-like weather but it is still early. Even so, these magnificent crocuses greeted me when I arrived at their hous… Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Travel
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Good Vibrations
Often the colors we like best are the colors we most need in our lives and provide us with subtle vibrational help.From DailyOm “Loving the Light: Color Therapy” by Madisyn TaylorI’ve run across things about how color affects a person, and there are al… Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Quotations
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Sick Leave
For the second time this winter, I’ve been attacked by the crud. And just when I was making some progress on my bubble theme. I didn’t even have enough oomph until yesterday to take a picture of the progress I’d made before creativity came to a screech… Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Process, Sketching
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Photo’s Inspire Storytelling (Part 2)
For many of us, our first photo it taken before we even leave the hospital so proud parents can share a picture of their new little bundle of joy with grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors and friends. From that day on,… Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Inspiration/Motivation, Kathy Cooney Dobbs, Memoir, story ideas
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The Advantage of Libraries With Stacks
On my way to find this…I found these…I don’t care how clever Amazon is, thinking it knows what books to suggest based on previous buying history or searches, it rarely takes me off in a new direction, just offers up more of the same. My reading lis… Continue reading
Posted in Diversions, Inspiration
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Unexpected Snag
I’ve been asked by a good friend if I’d donate a small piece of art to the Empty Bowls Silent Auction fundraiser for Feed My People Food Bank of Eau Claire, WI. I lived in Eau Claire before moving back to Idaho so I am happy to take part. I’ve been enc… Continue reading
Posted in Distractions, Inspiration
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