A funny and relevant take on the job of being creative

I came across this video a while back on the Quilt Art mailing list and, for some reason, neglected to share it on the blog.
Elizabeth Gilbert approaches the idea of genius from a refreshingly new slant. While I’m not sure that I agree with the idea that Genius is a disembodied gremlin living in my [...]

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Meetings

One of the many hats I wear in this adventure called Life is “member of the Awards Committee” for our provincial craft council. This morning I’m going to be in a meeting to plan our annual Seconds Sale and to work out some other mundane housekeeping.
The Craft Council of Newfoundland is a wonderful organisation that [...]

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A nifty blog

I’ve just been perusing Elfshot: Sticks and Stones, the blog of Tim Rast, flintknapper and stone worker and thought I’d post the link here for all to follow. He’s a very neat fellow and is amazingly good at his work. (My favourite jewelry is of his manufacture and design.)
Equally helpful and perspasive is his [...]

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