Category Archives: Quilting

Nov27

Creative Juice #218

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #218

Turkey sandwich, anyone?

Rust is beautiful.
Who knew squirrels were so photogenic?
Artist turns very plain buildings into works of art with her wildflower murals.
Beautiful zentangles.
Ten things every writer needs.
Incredibly detailed drawings.
If you’re as old as me, perhaps you’re discouraged that the ideal of the American dream that we grew up with has degenerated into nightmare capitalism, where the rich grow richer and everyone else grows poorer. It’s time for a reset. I am so looking forward to reading this new book and hopeful for a new direction for our country and the world.
Monoprinting tutorial. I’ve never done this. I would have to buy supplies. Maybe I will someday. Or I could request this stuff from Santa. . .
Where do quilters get their ideas?
If you love Zentangle, you might like this Instagram page.
Sketching around the ‘hood.
Something for the Post-Pandemic Bucket List (see ARHtistic License tomorrow for more): a trip to Singapore, even if you don’t leave the Jewel Changi Airport.

Nov20

Creative Juice #217

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #217

Look. Listen. Dream.

Upcycling thrift store art.
Interesting sculptures.
Neil Young playing guitar.
For the fiction writers: how to write cliffhangers.
Bread as cartoons.
A winter scene easy enough for a child (or an adult with a childlike sense of wonder) to paint.
Beautiful zentangles.
Using art to promote animal welfare.
A beautiful Baltimore Album Quilt for autumn.
The Comic Book Route in Brussels, Belgium.
An artist discusses a marionette.
Animal sculptures made from found objects.

Nov13

Creative Juice #216

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #216

Such good stuff here. Curated especially for you.

How the pandemic affected an artist’s work.
Photographer makes a living taking pictures of squirrels on his balcony.
Beautiful quilts.
Are you participating in NaNoWriMo? Do you wonder if any NaNoWriMo books ever get published?
The best of this year’s short stories.
For the quilters: a quick way to turn 5-inch squares of precut fabric into four-patches.
The music of Alina Gingertail.
This is going to sound really offensive, but bear with me. The best Covid death story ever. Don’t judge me, just read it.
For the fiction writers: some ways to plot your novel.
Award-winning photographs.
If you love Van Gogh, you’ll love this resource.
The stories behind some of music’s most iconic album covers.

Nov6

Creative Juice #215

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #215

Oh, is it Friday already? So sorry I’m late!

These cat pictures had me laughing out loud.
Beautiful zentangles.
What quilters have known all along: quilts are fine art.
These sculptures look soft, but they’re really made from rock.
So, writers: are your hobbies enhancing your creativity, or are they unproductive time-sucks?
Are you trying a new artistic endeavor? This advice is for you.
Dollhouses for grownups.
Please review the books you read.
An architect and artist discusses his dual passions.
I love to check my friend Vesna’s Instagram page and see what she’s up to.
Double-exposure photography.
Fun with PVC pipe.

Oct30

Creative Juice #214

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #214

Interesting ideas.

Make a quilt from your travel photos.
Do you know musician Bret Blackshear? Lovely guitar picking.
Precious family moments captured.
Here’s a list of holiday albums from a few years ago. If you can find them, they may be on clearance. . .
Some interesting Zentangle tiles.
Day of the Dead quilts.
For the writers: some writing prompts.
Velásquez’ Bacchus.
Animal sculptures in Branson.
What are you passionate about?
Will the trick-or-treaters be coming to your house tomorrow night?
I love this pumpkin wisdom.
An adorable Halloween quilt.
A different kind of mask from the ones we’re all wearing right now.

Oct23

Creative Juice #213

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #213

A dozen articles to inspire you this weekend.

The incomparable photographs of Annie Liebovitz.
Zentangle houses.
Animal photos that will make you laugh.
If you give a quilter some fabric. . .
Why four writers chose to start blogging.
Travel sketches from a couple of years ago.
If you’re a baby boomer, these are the top 10 albums you probably own (or maybe you need to buy them).
This list of books to read with children includes old favorites from my kids’ childhoods and new books that make me wish I had grandkids to read to.
Four ways to make your writing persuasive.
Don’t you just hate it when you hear a noise in your house that you just can’t identify?
A lay-off from the corporate world gave this artist the motivation to start a new career.
Someday I’d like to draw on the wall like this.

Oct16

Creative Juice #212

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #212

I much prefer these uplifting, creative articles to the news these days.

Turn up your nose at balloon animals? Not these.
Tesselated zentangles.
Gorgeous wildlife photography.
Artists’ and writers’ workspaces. Mine looks like Francis Bacon’s right now.
Quilting memories in verse.
If you’re a parent who is also a bookworm.
For the writers: We unsubscribed from the local newspaper about a year ago—it just got way too expensive. But if you still read the local newspaper, have you considered it as a writing resource?
You can’t do every good thing. Here is an October Zentangle challenge that I’d love to be doing, but I’m participating in two other October challenges. I know my limits. However, I love what Alice has done.
A quilter tells the story behind one of her quilts.
Folk dancing tips during the pandemic.
I love looking at people’s art journals.
I love looking over Lindsay’s shoulder while she’s painting.

Oct5

OctPoWriMo Day 5

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Today’s prompt is creating from the heart.

Quilting tips
 
when you make a quilt, you think of the recipient
you choose fabrics in colors your loved one loves
or prints that relate to the person in some way
you imagine them swathed in its comfort
and you make their dreams come true
all your design choices show your love
each stitch you make is like a kiss
and when they wrap themselves up in the quilt
it’s like your arms embracing them

©ARHuelsenbeck

Oct2

Creative Juice #210

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #210

So much here to tickle your fancy—and your curiosity.

Strings of ribbon tangles.
Beautiful quilts at the November 2019 International Quilt Show.
Very satisfying photographs.
Camera shots on a train.
Rounding up the horses.
A fun way to get fit.
Your generosity after a disaster can be a huge burden to the people you want to help.
A trip to a castle in Ireland.
I had to Google GISH to find out what it is. Apparently, it stands for Greatest International Scavenger Hunt, and it’s a big deal.
A coincidence of photographers.
A museum covered in lace, sort of.
An author-illustrator shares the process of creating her new picture book, and you can enter a drawing for a free copy!

Sep25

Creative Juice #209

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #209

Some interesting stuff; some funny stuff; some deep stuff.

This one’s a little hard to look at. A sculptor made prosthetic masks for soldiers disfigured in World War I.
Can you stand any more Covid-19 jokes?
Many variations on the tangle Printemps.
How to machine-quilt a border with an S-curve ruler.
A prayer from 1968 that is so timely today.
Do you have books you read and reread multiple times? Me, too.
What if they had texting in Medieval times?
The truth about Meissen porcelain.
A professional watercolorist’s life.
Spiritual director Marsha Crockett’s journal provides guided meditations and contemplative helps. You can also follow her on Instagram.
One of my favorite artists painted a lovely portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and paired it with a poetic tribute.
I’ve read some of these books (and they were great) and seen rave reviews of others. Anyway, if you don’t know what to read next, maybe pick something off this list.

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