Tag Archives: Inspiration

Agog about Goldfish

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Have you seen this? This takes trompe l’oeil to a whole new level. Inspiration comes from all sorts of places.  It says that the artist – Riusuke Fukahori – was struggling with artistic vision and became inspired by his pet goldfish. … Continue reading →

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Tessuti Zoo Two

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

I blogged about Tessuti Zoo here already the last time I was there, but I can’t get over how crazy wonderful this place is, and it’s always changing, and I got better pictures this time, so I’m blogging again.  

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Creativity and Work

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Ira Glass of “This American Life” talks about storytelling here. But I think the message applies to more than storytelling…It applies creative pursuits in general. Getting from being a beginner to being good at something takes work. “Nobody tells this … Continue reading →

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Kaleido Entry

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

I ended up with this one being my favorite shot of the whole quilt.  It’s sort of a mix between spaceship/snowflakes and a good shot of the interesting stuff going on. March 31st, was the entry deadline for the Project … Continue reading →

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The Still Life of Beggar

Posted on March 19, 2011 by

Beggar the Dog is a well loved stuffed toy. He’s been the subject of many a portrait, in addition to being an important part of my painting instructor’s young life.  In painting class we each painted him in 4 poses. … Continue reading →

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Improv

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

An itchy eye a few nights ago turned into a burning eyeball, which then was diagnosed as a scratched cornea.  Yesterday was painful. Today is much better, thanks to modern medicine.  All this resulted in my vision being temporarily blurry … Continue reading →

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Inspirational Quilts

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

I got a promo email from EQuilter.com today with this picture which reminded me then to look for pictures from this year’s Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival.  I believe that my dog Schnap is jealous of this quilt. She is … Continue reading →

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Dog is my Co-Quilter

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

I wondered about the ‘Dog is my Co-Pilot’ bumper stickers before I had a dog, but I don’t wonder about it anymore.  Schnap, the Schnauzer Poodle came into our lives over a year ago and now I wonder what took … Continue reading →

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