An interview with Arounna Khounnoraj of bookhou

I have the opportunity to sit down and record an interview with Arounna Khounnoraj of bookhou, based in Toronto Canada. She has been such an inspiration to me, since way back in the early days of Flickr when I bought a wooden ABC piece for our walls from her and her husband when my kids were little. It was truly inspiration to talk with her and learn more about her business and artistic practice. I hope you enjoy!

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The Taos Color Study Series

Taos Color Study No. 7

Back at the end of August I went on a week-long artist’s retreat in Taos, New Mexico at the Mabel Dodge Luhan house. (If you are on my email list, you probably heard about it already.) I “gifted” this creative trip to myself many months prior when I reserved a spot. As I have mentioned a little bit, our family has been in the throes of an interesting couple of years. In-laws passed away, my mom passed away, health battles preceding those, passings, and lots of things to settle afterwards. When this trip came up, I thought, I should really do this trip for myself, then reserved it.

 

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Love Your Creative Space!

Love Your Creative Space by Lilo Bowman

 

 

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Lilo Bowman, author of Love Your Creative Space (C&T Publishing). In the Quilt As Desired Membership, we have discussed our studio challenges when it comes to making the most out of our space. I am a firm believer that our creative space is our sanctuary, and it yours isn’t feeling that way, there are probably a few things that you can do to tackle some of the problem areas.READ MORE

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