“Wait, wait, don’t
leave yet!”
If you’re not really “into quilts”, I may have lost you by
this time. So, let’s take a step back and make some observations.
Producing
this quilt series was very similar to situations you face every day in your
personal and professional lives. Suppose you get ready to make dinner at the
end of a long day, but when you go to the fridge you find it isn’t as well
stocked as you anticipated. Someone who loves to cook can create a yummy meal
with next to nothing. Many a parent has uttered the words “Here, use this
instead” when their child has informed them they
are out of an important craft supply. In fact, if, in mid brush stroke, a
painter finds the tube of turquoise has run dry, they use what they know about
color to create a close match. They might
even decide to change the color all together. This is often how something really
different comes along. I’ll bet you can think of several work situations where
you were given a job with multiple restrictions, deadlines, and less than ideal
resources, and you came up with a great solution. In these instances, and many
more, choices are made. A skill set is applied in your unique way to follow
through on a vision or goal.
It’s all about problem solving. I would point out that the
opportunity to be creative is always there. And YOU’RE ALREADY DOING IT! I'm hoping you will see that, if you've been creative it in one part of your life, you can do it in following any new interest as well.
I had a goal of creating quilts to memorialize
an important person in my life and to give to other important people in my
life. The limitations were dictated by what had been given to me and the self-imposed
restraint of only using ties that belonged to my dad. This was an opportunity
to use my own perspective and modest skills to come up with something
meaningful.
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