Ballet | ARHtistic License

The Thanksgiving weekend edition. I’m thankful for all the creative artists who inspire us.

Floral quilts from the International Quilt Festival.
Published books that started out as NaNoWriMo manuscripts.
Sketching in India.
A fun quilt challenge.
The Kyiv City Ballet company stranded in Paris.
Wrap presents in fabric instead of paper this year for all the sewers on your list. Your quilting friends will love cotton prints and solids.
The healing power of art. If you’re hurting, harness art as a way to work through it.
Very interesting Instagram page. Most entries are videos; watch them to get the full effect.
Amazing students. I had some like these back in the day.
Need some book recommendations?
Impressive cardboard sculptures.
200 bass guitarists performing under pressure.

12 wonderful articles to mull over.

Quilt show!
Now go to South Africa for a quilt festival. Be sure to watch the video, although it may give you vertigo. She runs through the whole exhibition hall and films hundreds of quilts in a few minutes. My eyes (and her camera) don’t focus that fast, and maddeningly, she doesn’t linger at some of the quilts I most want to get a good look at.
What will your legacy be?
Excellent destinations for a writer’s vacation. (Be sure to check out the suggestions in the comments as well.)
Why you should write short stories.
Amazing amateur photography.
Autumn foliage.
Why writers read.
These signs had me laughing out loud.
An unsolved mystery from 120 years ago.
Celebrating World Ballet Day.
The value of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. I’ve been meaning to read it.