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Follow The North Star: Inuit Art Exhibit

October 5, 2017

3-Young-Owls

In my first-time wanderings through the magnificent Museum of Fine Arts in Boston this past August, I stumbled upon a small, tucked away, single-room exhibit of Inuit prints. Read more >

Categories: Exhibitions, Inspiration

Open School East – Open House!

September 19, 2016

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Back in April I wrote a post featuring the construction that was underway of the new Open School East campus. Sunday was the school’s inaugural open house  – the entire community was invited to come and tour the school, eat delicious food provided by two food carts, and even shoot a little hoop in the school courtyard. Read more >

Categories: Everyday Life, Inspiration

Counting Buddhas

September 1, 2016

All in all, I counted 11 Buddhas in and around my house. I don’t consider myself a Buddhist, but I live with someone who does, and over the years he has collected quite a few. Read more >

Categories: Everyday Life, Inspiration

Native Fashion Now Exhibit

June 22, 2016

I am completely inspired by the Portland Art Museum‘s current exhibition, Native Fashion Now. It not only inspired me, but it captured the attention of my 11-year old son, whose idea of a good time normally does not include wandering through museums. Read more >

Categories: Exhibitions, Inspiration, Textiles

Circling Textiles

February 2, 2016

EF-dots

Perhaps it’s because I’m currently engrossed in an extensive quilt project involving 1,543 circles of fabric needing to be sewn onto 1,543 small squares that I am seeing dots everywhere. Read more >

Categories: Home Decor, Inspiration, Textiles

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From Lori’s Notebook

  • My Double Feature in Women Create: Podcast Guest & Magazine Story

    Back in 2021, I felt exhilarated to have been featured in the glossy pages of Women Create Magazine, a leading source of inspiration and information for artists and makers around the world.

  • Judith’s Seasons – Spring

    This is the second of four posts showcasing a series of quilts I’m making for Judith and her family in Cologne, Germany. The series is based on the four seasons, with each season consisting of one wall hanging and one large bed quilt.

  • Ellie’s Spirals

    Fun fact about the amazing Ellie Clarkson: not only was she an unrelenting Scrabble shark, but she also had a thing for spirals.

  • Gus’s Vermont Mountain
  • Judith’s Seasons:Winter

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