We dream of all the quilts we would create if only REAL LIFE......yes, if only REAL LIFE wouldn't get in the way!!!
I'm not going to have a lot quilts to show for 2014 when I sit down to write my New Year's blog post this year. REAL LIFE just kept getting the way. Pondering this thought is when I had my epiphany......
It's out of life that quilts flow.
Lots of tears flowed as I created "Shifting Impressions".
There was rage in my grief, as I slashed a quilt and then started "Picking up the Pieces".
But in the midst of one's difficulties there is usually some sunshine.
After layer upon layer of icing....
Would you look at that spectacular batch of cookies!!! (gingerbread monsters...according to my grandson)
Merry Christmas Marianne, I know very well about dreaming because I do it all the time let us hope that in 2015 we will have more time to realize a part of our dreams!
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That's my hope as well.....Merry Christmas.
DeleteI thought your quilts were beautiful this year and I understand "life getting in our way". Maybe, just maybe, we'll get a shot at creating our dreams in 2015!
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie....and yes more quilting time would be wonderful.
DeleteHappy Christmas to you too and looking forward to hopefully seeing more of you in Blogland next year!! Quilt on.....
ReplyDeletePerfectly timed epiphanations. May your New Year be full of the happiest quilts ever.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and let your memories warm your heart this coming New Year....I definitely see the tears in that piece...hugs and healing thoughts, Julierose
ReplyDeleteThe gingerbread monsters are a delight! They make me smile.
ReplyDeleteI know about dealing with grief through creativity. Quilting and creating is truly a coping mechanism at times .
I wish you peace and joy for the Christmas season and throughout the coming years.
Have a Merry Christmas and lovely holiday!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful holiday season!
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you and your family :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Colleen....Happy New Year to you as well.
DeleteFamily is what it's all about! Merry Christmas to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteSo true, thanks so much.
DeleteLife and art are intertwined and it is our art (and our grandkids) that keep us sane in the midst of the intermittent tears. Wishing you the very best for a sparkling, happy 2015.
ReplyDeleteI agree Marianne. I feel as though I'm most creafve when I am the most busy! I get more and better ideas from doing things. The 8nly problem is , as you pointed out, I don't necessarily have time to act on said ideas! Oh well, I guess we need challenges i our lives...
ReplyDeleteyour cork floors look wonderful, as does your quilt you slashed. I should try that someday, but it's scary! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteIt puzzles me that this suddenly shows up in my mail. Am I missing something as its now may the 18th 2016.
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