The Crossroads between Should and Must
One of the main messages of the book is this: “There are two paths in life: Should and Must. We arrive at this crossroads over and over again. And every day, we get to choose.”
Studio
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The Quilt Show
My experience of taping an episode for the Quilt Show with Alex Anderson
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On Persistence and the patience to let it percolate
The process I used over quite a few years to create “He Heard the Surf Roar”.
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The Power of “No”
The power of the word no and why it’s so important to make the choice of using it to gain back control over your most important asset your time.
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Stay on the bus
The key feature in the Helsinki Bus Station Theory is that it urges you to not simply do more work, but to do more re-work.
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Happenings in my studio
What is going on in my studio: from stitching to completing some work and creating new pieces.
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Creativity is a process
Talking about creativity, Sir Isaac Newton and an apple that by falling in front of him brought about a flash of creative brilliance that changed the world
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The Goal is not the point
About goals, goal setting and achieving your goals by taking one single, easy, immediately doable tiny step.
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Canadian Rockies Quilt Show
I will be in Canmore at the end of September for a trunk show and a 2-day workshop.
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Quilt Canada came and went …
Quilt Canada 2022 in Vancouver. I’ve shared my time there and some of my favourites from the show.
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Do we take risks?
I was taping a video on perfection early last week, and that got me thinking: about taking risks, being bold and brave. About innovating vs. repeating. About growing up and getting old.
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Two new classes coming up
Two new classes coming up: “Monoprinting: from basics to sophistication” on June 24th and “Merging images in PowerPoint” on June 24th.
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The importance of playtime
How does play influence our art? In life, it seems to me that play doesn’t have an obvious value. We understand why we eat and sleep. But we can’t really explain why we play.
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Time passes surprisingly quickly
Did you know that the world’s most precise clocks run at a steady pace, messing up by only about 1 second every 300 million years? Exploring why time flies when you are having fun.
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Thinking back … a lot of years back
Talking about old career choices, archaeology, and childhood.
