Ando Hiroshige Mural

Ando Hiroshige (1793-1858) was a master Japanese woodblock print artist who specialized in very poetic landscapes. He significantly influenced European artists from the 1870’s onwards, most notably van Gogh, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Monet and Manet. The American painter Whistler even borrowed elements of Hiroshige’s style.

My pdf file is made up of a 30 pages and measures 36" x 54" when complete. You can purchase my pdf file with instructions for just $5. Click the “Add to Cart” button below to make your payment and receive download instructions.

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Stuffed Cow Give Away Winner

And the Stuffed Cow Winner is...Ginny!

Congratulations, please let me know where to send your cow Ginny.
Thanks so much to everyone for such great ideas
about how to re-energize your creative life.
I think the only thing better than finding a good solution
is sharing it with someone else.

Before I was a blogger, or even an art teacher, I designed and created stuffed animal patterns for a living. I still sew when I can, but it does take a back seat during the school year.

I have a few sewing models that I’d like to give away during the next couple of weeks, starting with this very cute brown cow. He stands about 8" tall, was made with my own little hands, and will be sent to a lucky drawing winner next week. To make this a little more fun, please leave a comment about how you best regenerate your creative juices when you feel them running low. I’d love to see a long list of everyone’s favorite ideas!

This drawing ends Sunday, August 1st at 12pm PST. Please make sure your comment leaves a way for me to contact you. Links back to my site are always appreciated. Will ship to US address only. Good luck everyone!

My complete line of stuffed animal patterns can be seen at Rumpled Quilt Skins.

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TED Video about School and Creativity

I’ve been researching the whole subject of creativity and came across this amazing video recently. If you have a few minutes, check it out as this man is so insightful and so charming. He’s basically asking that creativity be as valued as much as math and sciences in our schools. But check it out for yourself, he says it so much better than me. (Or is it “than I”?)
Click here to go to video

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