Creative Play Newsletter Vol. 2: Issue 10 – Time of One’s Own
Time of One’s Own In 1929, Virginia Woolf published her essay A Room of One’s Own, in which she argues that for women to write, to exercise their creativity, they need a room of their own and financial support. For today’s women, a room of one’s own may seem like …
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#The100DayProject
I’m a few days late for the official start, but I have joined into #The100DayProject and will be posting photos of my projects each day to Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliebneu/ The idea behind the project, which fits so perfectly with Creative Play, is to do a creative project every day for 100 days. …
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Creative Play Newsletter Vol 2: Issue 9 – Why Find Your Voice?
Last month, I wrote about how Creative Play™ can be helpful in finding your voice as an artist. What I didn’t discuss was why you would want to do that. I always hear so much talk about “finding your voice” and it used to really confuse me. I mean, if …
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Alternative Facts, 2017
Work on my unexpected protest series continued this week with a new piece called “Alternative Facts.” I first created the letter blocks, sewed them together, and then slashed the top and resewed it over and over again. I captured the in-process pictures and created a 33 second video of them; …
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Thanks to the Cornerstone Quilt Guild
Yesterday, I had the wonderful opportunity to present my “Quilts in U.S. History” lecture to the Cornerstone Quilt Guild in Charlton, Mass. Not only did I see some stunning quilts during Show and Tell but one guild member also brought a top from 1876 from her collection to share. I …
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Thanks to the Quinobequin Quilters
Last night, I had the wonderful opportunity to deliver my “Quilts in U.S. History” lecture to the Quinobequin Quilters in Needham, MA. The guild members asked some great questions and there were a few that I wasn’t able to fully answer in the moment that I wanted to follow up …
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2018 Goals
2018 is here and that means it is time to think about goals for the year. I have a list of quilts that I want to get done, and of course, there’s the American Patchwork & Quilting UFO Challenge, but I received a gift from dear friends that perfectly sums …
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2017 Year in Review
I started a new tradition last year of writing a year-in-review blog post after I ran across some others doing it. I find the process of taking stock of the entire year to be a good reminder of just how much I actually did accomplish. American Patchwork & Quilting UFO …
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Home, Sweet Home
I’ve finished the latest in my accidental protest series. Entitled “Home, Sweet Home,” it is done in the style of a cross stitch wall hanging and hand quilted. But, the image of “home” is that of a UNHCR refugee tent like the ones currently housing Syrian refugees. The blue fabric …
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Light the World from Lyric Kinard
I was so touched by what Lyric Kinard wrote in her most recent newsletter that I wanted to share it (with permission): Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Ghandhi I have a simple message for you today. With turmoil and conflict everywhere, it is up …
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