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Creativity Talks: Bowled Over, with Marty Carroll

B94E6E4F-3349-4DAA-B2D4-3AEE2D358B84 Sometimes creativity “just happens.” A random spark igniting a flurry of experimentation and invention. Marty Carroll, full-time nurse and sometimes seamstress, talks about the inspiration and process of creating fabric bowls.

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Posted on April 9, 2020April 18, 2020 by Turner HoustonPosted in Crafting, Creative energy, Creativity, Home, MakingTagged Creativity, Making, Sewing. Leave a comment

Westward Ho(me)

The moment I exited the jetway and turned around to see the Bridger mountains rising above the valley, I felt it again. As always. I was home.
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Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by Turner HoustonPosted in Home, Identity, seeing1 Comment

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Turner Houston

A woman with a deep curiosity about everything on earth--really, everything: how paper is made, what life is like for honeybees inside their hive, where wind comes from, how people choose what they do in their lifetimes--everything. Creativity is central to who I am: photography, writing, cooking, pottery, soap-making and, yes--knitting (but weird knitting, not "your mother's knitting.") So it makes sense that I should try to understand the magic of creativity and why it confers such gifts to those who make things...

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Galleries:
OK, there is a pandemic affecting all of us. One of my ways to find inspiration has always been going to see art. But all the galleries are closed! Next best thing to inspire you? Virtual gallery tours! Here are links to two of my favorites:

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum shows off some of its masterpieces in a virtual tour with close, close-ups and narration (if you want it). You can experience Rembrandt’s “The Nightwatch” in ways you’ve never imagined.

The Natural History Museum in London has a terrific collection of rocks, botany, butterflies, dinosaur skeletons and other natural wonders. It also has Sir David Attenborough narrating deeper information about the treasures.

Craftiest Project of the Month:
Can you sew? You can make a face mask to wear when you go out into the world. Make some for yourself, and your peeps. You don’t HAVE to use a machine. Kaiser Permanente has a video tutorial with step-by-step instructions for making non-clinical cloth masks at home.

As well as the written instructions, here.

Tasty + Good Recipes:
What is it about chocolate fudge—especially fudge from See’s Candy? It’s very chocolate-y, nice and “grainy,” and you can’t stop eating it. So, since we are stuck in Purgatory for a while, why not make up a batch of an imitation from KeyIngredient, and eat it all yourself?

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