Your weekly dose of artistic inspiration:

• Child photography.
• I like to take a peek at quilt group meetings.
• An intriguing reading list.
• Less than eight months to go:
• Nature illustrations by Kim Kurki.
• This looks like a fun project.
• Topiaries.
• Where do creative ideas come from?
• What to do with old mufflers.
• A vicarious trip to Kauai.
• Checking out art at the Whitney Museum, NYC.
• Beautiful doors. If you want to see more, consider following Norm 2.0. He hosts a photography challenge called Thursday Doors that a lot of shutter bugs participate in.